NFL Rushing Yards Single Game Playoffs Leaders
All-Time Rushing Yards 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 |
Yds |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Eric Dickerson+ | 248 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 4, 1986 |
2 | Raheem Mostert | 220 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers, January 19, 2020 |
3 | Lamar Smith | 209 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Indianapolis Colts, December 30, 2000 |
4 | Keith Lincoln | 206 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Boston Patriots, January 5, 1964 |
5 | Timmy Smith | 204 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos, January 31, 1988 |
6 | Freeman McNeil | 202 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 9, 1983 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 202 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. St. Louis Cardinals, December 27, 1975 |
8 | Ryan Grant | 201 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 12, 2008 |
9 | Terrell Davis+ | 199 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Miami Dolphins, January 9, 1999 |
10 | Steve Van Buren+ | 196 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 18, 1949 |
11 | Derrick Henry | 195 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 11, 2020 |
12 | Wilbert Montgomery | 194 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 11, 1981 |
13 | Marcus Allen+ | 191 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Washington Redskins, January 22, 1984 |
14 | Thurman Thomas+ | 186 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 23, 1994 |
15 | John Riggins+ | 185 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 15, 1983 |
16 | Terrell Davis+ | 184 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, December 27, 1997 |
17 | Derrick Henry | 182 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. New England Patriots, January 4, 2020 |
18 | Colin Kaepernick | 181 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers, January 12, 2013 |
19 | Priest Holmes | 176 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 11, 2004 |
20 | Natrone Means | 175 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Buffalo Bills, December 28, 1996 |
21 | Le'Veon Bell | 170 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 15, 2017 |
22 | Cedric Benson | 169 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. New York Jets, January 9, 2010 |
| Barry Sanders+ | 169 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, January 8, 1994 |
24 | Le'Veon Bell | 167 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Miami Dolphins, January 8, 2017 |
| Terrell Davis+ | 167 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. New York Jets, January 17, 1999 |
26 | LeGarrette Blount | 166 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 11, 2014 |
| Curtis Martin+ | 166 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 5, 1997 |
| John Riggins+ | 166 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Miami Dolphins, January 30, 1983 |
29 | Paul Lowe | 165 | LAC | Los Angeles Chargers vs. Houston Oilers, January 1, 1961 |
30 | Eddie George | 162 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 16, 2000 |
| Fred Taylor | 162 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New England Patriots, January 3, 1999 |
32 | Thomas Rawls | 161 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions, January 7, 2017 |
| Rodney Hampton | 161 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 9, 1994 |
| Earnest Byner | 161 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Miami Dolphins, January 4, 1986 |
| Rob Carpenter | 161 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 27, 1981 |
36 | Tony Dorsett+ | 160 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 28, 1980 |
37 | Ray Rice | 159 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. New England Patriots, January 10, 2010 |
| Marshall Faulk+ | 159 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 27, 2002 |
| Joe Morris | 159 | NYG | New York Giants vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 4, 1987 |
| Elmer Angsman | 159 | CRD | Chicago Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 28, 1947 |
41 | Charlie Garner | 158 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. New York Jets, January 12, 2002 |
| Thurman Thomas+ | 158 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins, December 30, 1995 |
| Eric Dickerson+ | 158 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Washington Redskins, December 28, 1986 |
| Franco Harris+ | 158 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 12, 1975 |
45 | Marshawn Lynch | 157 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers, January 18, 2015 |
| Terrell Davis+ | 157 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Green Bay Packers, January 25, 1998 |
47 | Derrick Henry | 156 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 6, 2018 |
| Ahman Green | 156 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 11, 2004 |
49 | Marcus Allen+ | 154 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 8, 1984 |
50 | Arian Foster | 153 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 7, 2012 |
| Franco Harris+ | 153 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Colts, December 27, 1975 |
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