running back most rushing touchdowns, combine regular season and playoffs

Emmitt Smith has scored the most career rushing touchdowns by a running back in the regular-season and playoffs, with 183 touchdowns.

NAME RUSH TD GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
183
243
19,941
4,758
4.2
82.1
3,566
561
132
6.4
14.7
13
2 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
151
180
14,152
3,305
4.3
78.6
4,948
649
904
7.6
27.5
18
3 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
134
238
13,590
3,289
4.1
57.1
5,941
640
9.3
25.0
23
4 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
125
189
15,330
3,346
4.6
81.1
2,528
311
433
8.1
13.4
6
5 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
117
150
12,742
2,617
4.9
84.9
1,775
191
246
9.3
11.8
5
6 John Riggins
J. Riggins
116
184
12,348
3,167
3.9
67.1
2,135
256
8.3
11.6
12
7 Walter Payton
W. Payton
112
199
17,358
4,018
4.3
87.2
4,716
514
9.2
23.7
15
8 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
108
132
10,017
2,356
4.3
75.9
1,572
225
333
7.0
11.9
12
9 Franco Harris
F. Harris
107
192
13,676
3,349
4.1
71.2
2,791
358
7.8
14.5
10
10 Jim Brown
J. Brown
107
122
12,553
2,425
5.2
102.9
2,598
270
9.6
21.3
20
11 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
106
188
12,881
3,001
4.3
68.5
7,394
819
663
9.0
39.3
38
12 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
100
205
14,336
3,678
3.9
69.9
1,506
208
104
7.2
7.3
3
13 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
100
159
15,655
3,153
5.0
98.5
3,032
373
8.1
19.1
10
14 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
98
178
14,896
3,700
4.0
83.7
3,634
521
431
7.0
20.4
10
15 Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
97
162
11,383
2,664
4.3
70.3
2,366
301
413
7.9
14.6
9
16 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
93
153
13,983
3,144
4.4
91.4
2,228
300
7.4
14.6
7
17 Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
88
118
8,393
1,822
4.6
71.1
2,998
345
382
8.7
25.4
8
18 Frank Gore
F. Gore
86
250
16,668
3,883
4.3
66.7
4,152
502
719
8.3
16.6
18
19 Edgerrin James
E. James
86
161
13,098
3,246
4.0
81.4
3,648
468
637
7.8
22.7
11
20 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
86
158
11,749
2,738
4.3
74.4
1,987
256
292
7.8
12.6
7
21 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
86
155
11,309
2,797
4.0
73.0
4,699
508
179
9.3
30.3
17
22 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
86
190
14,122
3,238
4.4
74.3
3,957
444
8.9
20.8
14
23 Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
85
136
9,105
2,087
4.4
66.9
1,893
244
7.8
13.9
10
24 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
84
190
10,706
2,663
4.0
56.3
3,076
382
8.1
16.2
5
25 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
81
203
13,516
3,216
4.2
66.6
5,130
548
29
9.4
25.3
28
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PPG

30.2

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30.8

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RUSH YDS/G

134.4

8th

PASS YDS/G

279.4

3rd

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TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
Cowboys Cowboys
2
2
1
.500
Giants Giants
1
4
0
.200
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10/12
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CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
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DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
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

Sun 5 Oct 2025

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
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
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
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ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
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NE NE
20-13

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
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IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
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1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM