who has the most tds of runs of 20+ yards in nfl history

Emmitt Smith has the most career rushing touchdowns when rushing for 20+ yards, with 164 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
Who has the most tds of runs of 20+ rushing yards in NFL history?
NAME RUSH TD RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
164
18,355
226
4,409
4.2
81.2
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
2 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
145
13,684
170
3,174
4.3
80.5
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
3 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
123
12,243
222
3,022
4.1
55.1
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
4 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
120
14,918
184
3,230
4.6
81.1
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
5 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
110
11,740
141
2,419
4.9
83.3
1,687
178
230
9.5
12.0
5
6 Walter Payton
W. Payton
110
16,726
190
3,838
4.4
88.0
4,538
492
9.2
23.9
15
7 Jim Brown
J. Brown
106
12,312
118
2,359
5.2
104.3
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
8 John Riggins
J. Riggins
104
11,352
175
2,916
3.9
64.9
2,090
250
8.4
11.9
12
9 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
100
9,453
123
2,187
4.3
76.9
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
10 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
100
12,279
176
2,836
4.3
69.8
6,875
767
606
9.0
39.1
36
11 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
99
15,269
153
3,062
5.0
99.8
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
12 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
91
13,662
192
3,479
3.9
71.2
1,449
200
100
7.2
7.5
3
13 Franco Harris
F. Harris
91
12,120
173
2,949
4.1
70.1
2,287
307
7.4
13.2
9
14 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
90
14,101
168
3,518
4.0
83.9
3,329
484
409
6.9
19.8
10
15 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
90
13,259
146
2,996
4.4
90.8
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
16 Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
86
8,172
113
1,780
4.6
72.3
2,962
339
376
8.7
26.2
8
17 Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
85
10,413
149
2,453
4.2
69.9
2,214
287
391
7.7
14.9
9
18 Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
83
8,597
129
1,941
4.4
66.6
1,756
225
7.8
13.6
10
19 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
82
11,241
150
2,618
4.3
74.9
1,913
244
278
7.8
12.8
7
20 Frank Gore
F. Gore
81
16,000
241
3,735
4.3
66.4
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
21 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
81
10,273
182
2,562
4.0
56.4
3,062
376
8.1
16.8
5
22 Edgerrin James
E. James
80
12,246
148
3,028
4.0
82.7
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
23 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
78
10,643
144
2,622
4.1
73.9
4,248
467
176
9.1
29.5
13
24 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
77
12,739
173
2,936
4.3
73.6
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
13
25 Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
76
5,626
110
1,489
3.8
51.1
1,334
175
7.6
12.1
6
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