Playoffs are underway. While passing has been on the rise, especially in recent years, it has so far been a good week for running games. In two of the first three games, the winning team put a running back over 160 yards. (And in Houston, Lamar Miller carried it 31 times.)

In this century, only five other players have run for over 160 yards in playoff games. That includes Colin Kaepernick, when the 49ers were befuddling the Packers with the read-option in 2012.

RUNNING FOR 130-PLUS YARDS IN PLAYOFF GAMES (2000-)
YearPlayerOppResultAttYardsAvgTD
2000Lamar Smith, Mia.Ind.W 23-17402095.22
2007Ryan Grant, G.B.Sea.W 42-20272017.43
2012Colin Kaepernick, S.F.G.B.W 45-311618111.32
2003Priest Holmes, K.C.Ind.L 31-38241767.32
2016LeVeon Bell, Pitt.Mai.W 30-12291675.82
2013LeGarrette Blount, N.E.Ind.W 43-22241666.94
2016Thomas Rawls, Sea.Det.W 26-6271616.01
2001Marshall Faulk, St.L.Phil.W 29-24311595.12
2001Charlie Garner, Oak.NYJW 38-241515810.51
2014Marshawn Lynch, Sea.G.B.W 28-22251576.31
2003Ahman Green, G.B.at Phil.L 17-20251566.20
2011Arian Foster, Hou.Cin.W 31-10241536.42
2005DeShaun Foster, Car.at NYGW 23-0271515.60
2014LeGarrette Blount, N.E.Ind.W 45-7301484.93
2008Willie Parker, Pitt.S.D.W 35-24271465.42
2004Corey Dillon, N.E.Ind.W 20-3231446.30
2006Deuce McAllister, N.O.Phil.W 27-24211436.81
2004Warrick Dunn, Atl.St.L.W 47-17171428.42
2006Brian Westbrook, Phil.NYGW 23-20201417.11
2013Marshawn Lynch, Sea.N.O.W 23-15281405.02
2012Arian Foster, Hou.Cin.W 19-13321404.41
2006Tiki Barber, NYGat Phil.L 20-23261375.30
2012Marshawn Lynch, Sea.at Wash.W 24-14201326.61
2011Arian Foster, Hou.at Balt.L 13-20271324.91
2005Shaun Alexander, Sea.Car.W 34-14341323.92
2012Ray Rice, Balt.at Den.W 38-35301314.41
2010Marshawn Lynch, Sea.N.O.W 41-36191316.91
2013Colin Kaepernick, S.F.at Sea.L 17-231113011.80

—Ian Allan