Postseason Rushing Leaders, By Year

by Chase Stuart on March 11, 2018

in Playoffs, Rushing

Do you know who the leader in rushing yards in a single postseason?

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John Riggins rushed for 610 yards for the 1982 Redskins in four postseason games.

What about the rushing leader among players who played in only three postseason games?

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Terrell Davis* rushed for 468 yards in three postseason games for the Broncos in 1998.

What about the rushing leader in the last 10 years in a postseason?

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Le’Veon Bell rushed for 357 yards in three postseason games for the Steelers in 2016.

The table below shows the postseason rushing leaders in every year since the merger.

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Year	Rusher	Team	Yards	G	Yd/G	Won SB?
2017	Leonard Fournette	JAX	242	3	81	No
2016	Le'Veon Bell	PIT	357	3	119	No
2015	C.J. Anderson	DEN	234	3	78	Yes
2014	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	318	3	106	No
2013	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	288	3	96	Yes
2012	Frank Gore	SFO	319	3	106	No
2011	Arian Foster	HTX	285	2	143	No
2010	James Starks	GNB	315	4	79	Yes
2009	Shonn Greene	NYJ	304	3	101	No
2008	Willie Parker	PIT	246	3	82	Yes
2007	Laurence Maroney	NWE	280	3	93	No
2006	Dominic Rhodes	CLT	306	4	77	Yes
2005	Shaun Alexander	SEA	236	3	79	No
2004	Corey Dillon	NWE	292	3	97	Yes
2003	Stephen Davis	CAR	315	4	79	No
2002	Michael Pittman	TAM	182	3	61	Yes
2001	Marshall Faulk*	RAM	317	3	106	No
2000	Jamal Lewis	RAV	338	4	85	Yes
1999	Eddie George	OTI	449	4	112	No
1998	Terrell Davis*	DEN	468	3	156	Yes
1997	Terrell Davis*	DEN	581	4	145	Yes
1996	Natrone Means	JAX	358	3	119	No
1995	Emmitt Smith*	DAL	298	3	99	Yes
1994	Natrone Means	SDG	241	3	80	No
1993	Emmitt Smith*	DAL	280	3	93	Yes
1992	Emmitt Smith*	DAL	336	3	112	Yes
1991	Ricky Ervins	WAS	229	3	76	Yes
1990	Thurman Thomas*	BUF	390	3	130	No
1989	Roger Craig	SFO	288	3	96	Yes
1988	Ickey Woods	CIN	307	3	102	No
1987	Timmy Smith	WAS	342	3	114	Yes
1986	Joe Morris	NYG	313	3	104	Yes
1985	Eric Dickerson*	RAM	294	2	147	No
1984	Walter Payton*	CHI	196	2	98	No
1983	Marcus Allen*	RAI	466	3	155	Yes
1982	John Riggins*	WAS	610	4	153	Yes
1981	Rob Carpenter	NYG	222	2	111	No
1980	Wilbert Montgomery	PHI	312	3	104	No
1979	Wendell Tyler	RAM	228	3	76	No
1978	Earl Campbell*	OTI	264	3	88	No
1977	Tony Dorsett*	DAL	222	3	74	Yes
1976	Chuck Foreman	MIN	267	3	89	No
1975	Franco Harris*	PIT	314	3	105	Yes
1974	Franco Harris*	PIT	343	3	114	Yes
1973	Larry Csonka*	MIA	333	3	111	Yes
1972	Larry Brown	WAS	261	3	87	No
1971	Duane Thomas	DAL	205	3	68	Yes
1970	Duane Thomas	DAL	313	3	104	No

And here are the leaders in graph form:

What stands out to you?

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