List Of National Football League Rushing Touchdowns Leaders
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s by total career rushing
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s. This list includes all running backs with at least 75.
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is the all-time leader with 164. He also leads in postseason touchdowns with 19.
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Players with at least 75 touchdowns

''Through week 16 of season''


Players with at least 10 postseason rushing touchdowns

''Through end of playoffs''


Historical rushing touchdowns leaders

Fifteen players are recognised as having held outright or tied the record as the NFL's career rushing touchdowns leader. Both Jim Brown and Emmitt Smith have held the record for over 20 years.


See also

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NFL records (individual) Here is a list of the records in the National Football League set by individual players. Service * Most seasons: 26, George Blanda, 1949–1958, 1960–1975 * Most seasons, one team: 21, Jason Hanson (Detroit Lions), 1992–2012 * Most games p ...
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List of National Football League career rushing yards leaders This is a list of National Football League running backs by total career rushing yards, and includes the 31 running backs who have rushed for at least 10,000 yards, for which sixteen of them have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ...
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List of National Football League annual rushing touchdowns leaders This is a season-by-season list of National Football League players who have led the regular season in rushing touchdowns. Although ''rushing'' has both an offensive and a defensive meaning, this list charts offensive rushing touchdowns, usual ...


References


Career rushing touchdown leaders at profootballreference.com
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