most games 51+ rushing yards

Emmitt Smith had the most games with 51+ rushing yards, with 171 games.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games by a player 51+ rushing yards
NAME GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
171
16,820
3,797
4.4
98.4
145
2,761
442
93
6.2
16.1
9
2 Frank Gore
F. Gore
154
13,423
2,809
4.8
87.2
75
2,769
334
481
8.3
18.0
11
3 Walter Payton
W. Payton
147
15,342
3,316
4.6
104.4
100
3,528
382
9.2
24.0
11
4 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
134
13,052
3,083
4.2
97.4
83
2,697
383
318
7.0
20.1
10
5 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
128
14,443
2,726
5.3
112.8
93
2,328
276
8.4
18.2
9
6 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
127
13,467
2,659
5.1
106.0
108
1,916
232
323
8.3
15.1
6
7 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
126
12,116
2,872
4.2
96.2
69
1,087
146
71
7.4
8.6
3
8 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
124
12,274
2,659
4.6
99.0
131
3,507
450
620
7.8
28.3
15
9 Franco Harris
F. Harris
118
10,512
2,331
4.5
89.1
83
1,569
203
7.7
13.3
5
10 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
117
10,925
2,294
4.8
93.4
69
2,604
285
9.1
22.3
11
11 Edgerrin James
E. James
115
11,401
2,728
4.2
99.1
75
2,939
371
493
7.9
25.6
10
12 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
112
12,302
2,638
4.7
109.8
82
1,730
226
7.7
15.4
4
13 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
112
9,184
2,068
4.4
82.0
83
3,115
356
8.8
27.8
14
14 Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
111
9,888
2,238
4.4
89.1
56
2,804
350
474
8.0
25.3
6
15 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
109
10,190
2,268
4.5
93.5
58
3,201
320
2
10.0
29.4
20
16 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
108
10,605
2,170
4.9
98.2
60
2,007
237
284
8.5
18.6
6
17 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
108
10,460
2,128
4.9
96.9
82
4,928
511
401
9.6
45.6
31
18 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
108
9,513
2,201
4.3
88.1
67
3,241
369
159
8.8
30.0
10
19 John Riggins
J. Riggins
104
9,273
2,211
4.2
89.2
86
1,205
149
8.1
11.6
8
20 Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
101
9,003
1,958
4.6
89.1
71
1,614
201
274
8.0
16.0
8
21 Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
100
8,651
1,830
4.7
86.5
39
1,830
226
264
8.1
18.3
6
22 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
98
9,687
2,068
4.7
98.8
68
1,395
182
200
7.7
14.2
6
23 Eddie George
E. George
98
9,168
2,354
3.9
93.6
59
1,630
196
193
8.3
16.6
7
24 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
98
8,976
2,036
4.4
91.6
57
2,246
263
8.5
22.9
4
25 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
97
10,555
2,005
5.3
108.8
98
1,320
131
169
10.1
13.6
5
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30.8

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134.4

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279.4

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TEAM W L T PCT
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4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
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2
2
1
.500
Giants Giants
2
4
0
.333
Schedule
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10/12
DAL DAL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
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DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
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DEN DEN
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Mon
11/3
ARI ARI
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Mon
11/17
DAL DAL
@
LV LV
8:15 PM
Last Game
NYJ Jets

0 - 5 - 0

22

Final

37

DAL Cowboys

2 - 2 - 1

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NFC East W L T PCT
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4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
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1
0
.800
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2
0
.500
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4
1
0
.800
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3
2
0
.600
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4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
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LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
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Sat
9/6
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Schedule

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Sun
10/12
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Sun
10/12
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IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
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1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
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1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
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1:00 PM