NFL Yards From Scrimmage Single Game Playoffs Leaders
All-Time Yards From Scrimmage Leaders
Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have mostly complete boxscore data (1933 onward).
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
YScm |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Keith Lincoln | 329 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Boston Patriots, January 5, 1964 |
2 | Anthony Carter | 257 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 9, 1988 |
3 | Steve Smith Sr. | 244 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Chicago Bears, January 15, 2006 |
| Eric Dickerson+ | 244 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 4, 1986 |
5 | Eric Moulds | 240 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins, January 2, 1999 |
6 | Lamar Smith | 227 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Indianapolis Colts, December 30, 2000 |
7 | Raheem Mostert | 226 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers, January 19, 2020 |
8 | T.Y. Hilton | 224 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 4, 2014 |
9 | Reggie Wayne | 221 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos, January 9, 2005 |
10 | Jerry Rice+ | 220 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 22, 1989 |
11 | Marcus Allen+ | 216 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 8, 1984 |
12 | Timmy Smith | 213 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos, January 31, 1988 |
13 | Calvin Johnson+ | 211 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints, January 7, 2012 |
| Freeman McNeil | 211 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 9, 1983 |
15 | Lawrence McCutcheon | 210 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. St. Louis Cardinals, December 27, 1975 |
16 | Marcus Allen+ | 209 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Washington Redskins, January 22, 1984 |
17 | Priest Holmes | 208 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 11, 2004 |
| Thurman Thomas+ | 208 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 23, 1994 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 208 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 11, 1981 |
20 | Ryan Grant | 207 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 12, 2008 |
21 | Terrell Davis+ | 206 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Miami Dolphins, January 9, 1999 |
22 | Dorsey Levens | 205 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Carolina Panthers, January 12, 1997 |
23 | Derrick Henry | 204 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. New England Patriots, January 4, 2020 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 204 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 8, 2012 |
25 | Derrick Henry | 202 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 11, 2020 |
26 | Gabriel Davis | 201 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 23, 2022 |
27 | Thurman Thomas+ | 200 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins, December 30, 1995 |
28 | Thurman Thomas+ | 199 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Raiders, January 20, 1991 |
| Chuck Foreman | 199 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 26, 1976 |
30 | Robert Smith | 198 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 9, 2000 |
31 | Terrell Davis+ | 195 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, December 27, 1997 |
| Ed Podolak | 195 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins, December 25, 1971 |
33 | Martavis Bryant | 194 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos, January 17, 2016 |
34 | Rob Carpenter | 193 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 27, 1981 |
35 | Michael Irvin+ | 192 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 15, 1995 |
36 | Derrick Henry | 191 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 6, 2018 |
37 | Thurman Thomas+ | 190 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New York Giants, January 27, 1991 |
| Fred Biletnikoff+ | 190 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. New York Jets, December 29, 1968 |
39 | Ricky Sanders | 189 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos, January 31, 1988 |
40 | Randy Moss+ | 188 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. St. Louis Rams, January 16, 2000 |
| Tony Dorsett+ | 188 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 28, 1980 |
42 | LaDainian Tomlinson+ | 187 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. New England Patriots, January 14, 2007 |
| Earnest Byner | 187 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Denver Broncos, January 17, 1988 |
44 | Natrone Means | 186 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Denver Broncos, January 4, 1997 |
| Earnest Byner | 186 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Miami Dolphins, January 4, 1986 |
| Cliff Branch+ | 186 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 29, 1974 |
47 | Charlie Garner | 185 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. New York Jets, January 12, 2002 |
| Rodney Hampton | 185 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 9, 1994 |
| John Riggins+ | 185 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 15, 1983 |
50 | Cooper Kupp | 183 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, January 23, 2022 |
| Marshawn Lynch | 183 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers, January 18, 2015 |
| Jerry Rice+ | 183 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. New York Jets, January 12, 2002 |
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