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Postseason Rushing Leaders, By Year

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

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

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

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

YearRusherTeamYardsGYd/GWon SB?
2017Leonard FournetteJAX242381No
2016Le'Veon BellPIT3573119No
2015C.J. AndersonDEN234378Yes
2014Marshawn LynchSEA3183106No
2013Marshawn LynchSEA288396Yes
2012Frank GoreSFO3193106No
2011Arian FosterHTX2852143No
2010James StarksGNB315479Yes
2009Shonn GreeneNYJ3043101No
2008Willie ParkerPIT246382Yes
2007Laurence MaroneyNWE280393No
2006Dominic RhodesCLT306477Yes
2005Shaun AlexanderSEA236379No
2004Corey DillonNWE292397Yes
2003Stephen DavisCAR315479No
2002Michael PittmanTAM182361Yes
2001Marshall Faulk*RAM3173106No
2000Jamal LewisRAV338485Yes
1999Eddie GeorgeOTI4494112No
1998Terrell Davis*DEN4683156Yes
1997Terrell Davis*DEN5814145Yes
1996Natrone MeansJAX3583119No
1995Emmitt Smith*DAL298399Yes
1994Natrone MeansSDG241380No
1993Emmitt Smith*DAL280393Yes
1992Emmitt Smith*DAL3363112Yes
1991Ricky ErvinsWAS229376Yes
1990Thurman Thomas*BUF3903130No
1989Roger CraigSFO288396Yes
1988Ickey WoodsCIN3073102No
1987Timmy SmithWAS3423114Yes
1986Joe MorrisNYG3133104Yes
1985Eric Dickerson*RAM2942147No
1984Walter Payton*CHI196298No
1983Marcus Allen*RAI4663155Yes
1982John Riggins*WAS6104153Yes
1981Rob CarpenterNYG2222111No
1980Wilbert MontgomeryPHI3123104No
1979Wendell TylerRAM228376No
1978Earl Campbell*OTI264388No
1977Tony Dorsett*DAL222374Yes
1976Chuck ForemanMIN267389No
1975Franco Harris*PIT3143105Yes
1974Franco Harris*PIT3433114Yes
1973Larry Csonka*MIA3333111Yes
1972Larry BrownWAS261387No
1971Duane ThomasDAL205368Yes
1970Duane ThomasDAL3133104No

And here are the leaders in graph form:

What stands out to you?

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