Daily Archives: January 16, 2012
Emmitt Smith and the Most Rushing Touchdowns in Playoff History
Emmitt Smith Is the NFL's All-Time Postseason Rushing TD Leader (nydailynews.com)
Sports List of the Day has been checking out some NFL postseason records lately, thanks to Tom Brady. He’s been hitting the record book these past couple of weeks:
Most Passing Touchdowns in Playoff History
Most Passing Touchdowns in a Single Playoff Game
What about rushing, though?
Here are the players (not all are running backs) with the most rushing touchdowns in playoff history.
Emmitt Smith, the NFL‘s all-time leading rusher of the early ’90s Dallas Cowboys holds yet another record. Not only does he have the most regular season rushing touchdowns, but also the most postseason ones.
Hey, how did John Elway get in there? On a sneak, undoubtedly.
GAMES |
TOUCHDOWNS |
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| 1. | Emmitt Smith | 17 | 19 |
| 2. | Franco Harris | 19 | 16 |
| 2. | Thurman Thomas | 21 | 16 |
| 4. | Terrell Davis | 8 | 12 |
| 4. | John Riggins | 9 | 12 |
| 6. | Marcus Allen | 16 | 11 |
| 7. | Jerome Bettis | 14 | 9 |
| 7. | Larry Csonka | 12 | 9 |
| 7. | Tony Dorsett | 17 | 9 |
| 10. | Shaun Alexander | 9 | 8 |
| 10. | Curtis Martin | 10 | 8 |
| 10. | Ricky Watters | 11 | 8 |
| 10. | Steve Young | 20 | 8 |
| 14. | Mike Alstott | 10 | 7 |
| 14. | Roger Craig | 18 | 7 |
| 14. | Kenneth Davis | 13 | 7 |
| 14. | Chuck Foreman | 13 | 7 |
| 18. | John Elway | 22 | 6 |
| 18. | Marshall Faulk | 12 | 6 |
| 18. | Edgerrin James | 13 | 6 |
| 18. | Jim Kiick | 11 | 6 |
| 18. | Steve McNair | 10 | 6 |
| 18. | Wilbert Montgomery | 7 | 6 |
| 18. | Gerald Riggs | 6 | 6 |
| 18. | LaDainian Tomlinson | 10 | 6 |
