NFL Playoff Records
All-time postseason records — wins, touchdowns, rushing yards, and Super Bowl appearances
Tom Brady holds the top NFL playoff records with 35 postseason wins and 89 touchdown passes across 48 career playoff games. Patrick Mahomes is the most dominant active postseason QB with a 17-4 record as of the 2024 season. Jerry Rice leads all receivers in playoff catches and yards, while Emmitt Smith tops the career playoff rushing leaderboard with 1,586 yards.
Most Career Playoff Wins — Quarterbacks
Career playoff wins as a starting quarterback (minimum 5 playoff starts). Stats through 2024 NFL playoffs.
| Rank |
Player |
W |
L |
Win % |
Super Bowls Won |
| 1 |
Tom Brady |
35 |
13 |
73.0% |
7 |
| 2 |
Joe Montana |
16 |
7 |
69.6% |
4 |
| 3 |
Patrick Mahomes |
17 |
4 |
81.0% |
3 |
| 4 |
Brett Favre |
13 |
11 |
54.2% |
1 |
| 5 |
Peyton Manning |
14 |
13 |
51.9% |
2 |
| 6 |
Terry Bradshaw |
14 |
5 |
73.7% |
4 |
| 7 |
Roger Staubach |
11 |
6 |
64.7% |
2 |
| 8 |
John Elway |
14 |
8 |
63.6% |
2 |
| 9 |
Troy Aikman |
11 |
4 |
73.3% |
3 |
| 10 |
Aaron Rodgers |
10 |
10 |
50.0% |
1 |
Most Career Playoff Wins — Coaches
All-time playoff wins by head coach (through 2024 NFL playoffs).
| Rank |
Coach |
W |
L |
Win % |
Super Bowls Won |
| 1 |
Bill Belichick |
31 |
12 |
72.1% |
6 |
| 2 |
Tom Landry |
20 |
16 |
55.6% |
2 |
| 3 |
Don Shula |
19 |
17 |
52.8% |
2 |
| 4 |
Chuck Noll |
16 |
8 |
66.7% |
4 |
| 5 |
Andy Reid |
23 |
15 |
60.5% |
4 |
| 6 |
Joe Gibbs |
16 |
5 |
76.2% |
3 |
| 7 |
Mike Shanahan |
14 |
9 |
60.9% |
2 |
| 8 |
Bill Walsh |
10 |
4 |
71.4% |
3 |
Career Playoff TD Passes
Most touchdown passes thrown in NFL postseason history (through 2024 playoffs).
| Rank |
Player |
TD |
INT |
Games |
Passer Rating |
| 1 |
Tom Brady |
89 |
41 |
48 |
97.0 |
| 2 |
Patrick Mahomes |
57 |
19 |
21 |
104.5 |
| 3 |
Peyton Manning |
40 |
25 |
27 |
88.4 |
| 4 |
Brett Favre |
35 |
28 |
24 |
86.0 |
| 5 |
Joe Montana |
45 |
21 |
23 |
95.6 |
| 6 |
Aaron Rodgers |
39 |
10 |
20 |
102.8 |
| 7 |
John Elway |
27 |
21 |
22 |
79.7 |
| 8 |
Terry Bradshaw |
30 |
26 |
19 |
83.5 |
Career Playoff Passing Yards
| Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Games |
Yds/Game |
| 1 |
Tom Brady |
13,400 |
48 |
279.2 |
| 2 |
Patrick Mahomes |
6,156 |
21 |
293.1 |
| 3 |
Peyton Manning |
7,339 |
27 |
271.8 |
| 4 |
Brett Favre |
5,855 |
24 |
243.9 |
| 5 |
Joe Montana |
5,772 |
23 |
250.9 |
| 6 |
Aaron Rodgers |
5,517 |
20 |
275.9 |
| 7 |
John Elway |
4,964 |
22 |
225.6 |
Career Playoff Rushing Yards
All-time leaders in career rushing yards in NFL playoff games (through 2024 playoffs).
| Rank |
Player |
Yards |
Carries |
YPC |
TD |
| 1 |
Emmitt Smith |
1,586 |
349 |
4.5 |
19 |
| 2 |
Franco Harris |
1,556 |
400 |
3.9 |
16 |
| 3 |
Thurman Thomas |
1,442 |
339 |
4.3 |
16 |
| 4 |
Tony Dorsett |
1,383 |
302 |
4.6 |
9 |
| 5 |
Marcus Allen |
1,347 |
267 |
5.0 |
11 |
| 6 |
John Riggins |
996 |
251 |
4.0 |
12 |
| 7 |
Larry Csonka |
891 |
225 |
4.0 |
9 |
| 8 |
LaDainian Tomlinson |
914 |
215 |
4.3 |
17 |
Career Playoff Receiving Leaders
| Rank |
Player |
Pos |
Rec |
Yards |
TD |
| 1 |
Jerry Rice |
WR |
151 |
2,245 |
22 |
| 2 |
Julian Edelman |
WR |
118 |
1,442 |
5 |
| 3 |
Michael Irvin |
WR |
87 |
1,315 |
8 |
| 4 |
Reggie Wayne |
WR |
93 |
1,254 |
9 |
| 5 |
Larry Fitzgerald |
WR |
76 |
1,219 |
10 |
| 6 |
Rob Gronkowski |
TE |
99 |
1,389 |
15 |
| 7 |
Travis Kelce |
TE |
162 |
2,019 |
18 |
Most Super Bowl Appearances
Players and coaches with the most Super Bowl appearances in NFL history (through Super Bowl LVIX, 2025).
Players
| Rank |
Player |
Pos |
Appearances |
Won |
Lost |
| 1 |
Tom Brady |
QB |
10 |
7 |
3 |
| 2 |
Lawrence Taylor |
LB |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 2 |
Mike Lodish |
DL |
6 |
2 |
4 |
| 3 |
Patrick Mahomes |
QB |
5 |
3 |
2 |
| 4 |
Roger Staubach |
QB |
4 |
2 |
2 |
| 4 |
Troy Aikman |
QB |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| 4 |
Emmitt Smith |
RB |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| 5 |
Jerry Rice |
WR |
4 |
3 |
1 |
Coaches
| Rank |
Coach |
Appearances |
Won |
Win % |
| 1 |
Bill Belichick |
9 |
6 |
66.7% |
| 2 |
Don Shula |
6 |
2 |
33.3% |
| 3 |
Bud Grant |
4 |
0 |
0% |
| 4 |
Andy Reid |
5 |
4 |
80.0% |
| 5 |
Chuck Noll |
4 |
4 |
100% |
| 5 |
Joe Gibbs |
4 |
3 |
75.0% |