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In 1965, Jim Brown led the league in rushing touchdowns for a fifth time, an NFL record. [10] Emmitt Smith led the league three times and set the single-season record in 1995. [11] He is also the all-time leader in career rushing touchdowns. [12] John Riggins led the league in 1983 with the first 20+ rushing touchdown season. [13]
As of January 18, 2025, only 12 players in the history of the National Football League (NFL) have scored a passing, rushing, and receiving touchdown in the same game. [1] [2] This feat is generally achieved by running backs, as their position naturally receives the most carries in a game, is a receiving target in the passing game, and can occasionally throw the ball on halfback option plays.
The 2024 NFL season has been the year of the running game. Through six weeks, NFL teams are averaging 4.5 yards per carry for just the second time in history, the first coming in 2022. Teams are ...
On November 28, 2004, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer threw for 4 touchdowns and Rudi Johnson ran for 2 more along with a career-high 202 rushing yards as the Bengals survived 413 passing yards and 5 touchdowns by Kelly Holcomb to defeat the Cleveland Browns 58–48, in the second-highest scoring game in NFL history.
Both of these statistics are defined as the sum of passing and rushing yards or touchdowns, and do not include any receiving or returns stats. These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons: Since 1955, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
2023: 220 carries for 1,347 yards and 14 rushing touchdowns; 43 receptions for 569 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns. 2024: 344 rushes for 2,497 yards, 29 touchdowns; ...
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) celebrates after a 48-yard touchdown run during the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, in Houston.
Dual-threat quarterbacks have historically been more prolific at the college level. In the National Football League (NFL), Cam Newton is the NFL's all-time leader in rushing attempts (1,118) and rushing touchdowns (75) for a quarterback, while Lamar Jackson holds the record for most rushing yards (6,173