Editing Emmitt Smith (section)

===NFL records===
Smith currently holds the NFL record in career rushing yards with 18,355, breaking the previous record held by [[Walter Payton]], on October 27, 2002, against the Seattle Seahawks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 28, 2002 |title=Smith gets record; Seahawks get win|agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/221027006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019114304/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/221027006 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=August 9, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Jean-Jacques |date=October 26, 2022 |title=Flashback: The day Cowboys RB Emmitt Smith claimed the NFL's most hallowed record |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2022/10/26/flashback-the-day-cowboys-rb-emmitt-smith-claimed-the-nfls-most-hallowed-record/ |access-date=August 9, 2023 |website=Dallas News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Jason |date=October 27, 2017 |title=FLASHBACK: Emmitt Smith grateful to God after breaking NFL's rushing record |url=https://sportsspectrum.com/sport/football/2017/10/27/flashback-emmitt-smith-grateful-god-breaking-nfls-rushing-record/ |access-date=August 9, 2023 |website=Sports Spectrum |language=en-US}}</ref> He leads all running backs with 164 career rushing touchdowns,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suter |first=Rick |date=April 21, 2023 |title=Which NFL running backs have the most rushing touchdowns of all time? |url=https://thelistwire.usatoday.com/lists/rushing-touchdown-leaders-in-nfl-history/ |access-date=August 9, 2023 |website=List Wire |language=en-US}}</ref> and his 175 total touchdowns ranks him second only to [[Jerry Rice]]'s 208. The total of his rushing yards, receiving yards (3,224), and fumble return yards (−15) gives him a total of 21,564 yards from the line of scrimmage, making him one of only four players in NFL history to eclipse the 21,000 combined-yards mark. (The others are [[Jerry Rice]], [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]], and [[Walter Payton]]).

He is the NFL's all-time leader in rushing attempts with 4,409, the only player to post three seasons with 19 or more touchdowns, and the record-holder for most games in a season with a touchdown and most games in a season with a rushing touchdown (15), set in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Rushing Attempts Career Leaders (since 1946) |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rush_att_career.htm |access-date=August 9, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Emmit Smith Rushing Banner.JPG|thumb|right|280px|Fan banner honoring the NFL's all-time leading rusher banner at [[Texas Stadium]].]]

Smith also accumulated several NFL postseason records, including rushing touchdowns (19), consecutive games with a rushing touchdown (9), and 100-yard rushing games (7). His 1,586 yards rushing is also top on the NFL postseason chart, and he shares the total playoff touchdown mark of 21 with [[Thurman Thomas]]. With the Cowboys, Smith won three Super Bowl rings and rushed for over 100 yards in two of those games, [[Super Bowl XXVII]] (108 yards and a touchdown, and six receptions for 27 yards), and [[Super Bowl XXVIII]] (132 yards and two touchdowns, and four receptions for 26 yards). Smith received the [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|Super Bowl MVP]] award for Super Bowl XXVIII, becoming the only Cowboys running back ever to win the award.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 12, 2023 |title=Super Bowl MVPs: A Complete List from Super Bowl I to LVII |url=https://athlonsports.com/nfl/super-bowl-mvps-complete-list |access-date=August 9, 2023 |newspaper=Athlonsports.com &#124; Expert Predictions, Picks, and Previews |language=en}}</ref> He also scored two touchdowns in [[Super Bowl XXX]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=George |first=Thomas |date=January 29, 1996 |title=SUPER BOWL XXX: The Cowboy Way Is That Championship Season;Brown Plays Starring Role To Thwart Steelers' Hopes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/29/sports/super-bowl-xxx-cowboy-way-that-championship-season-brown-plays-starring-role.html |access-date=August 9, 2023 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

Smith is one of only five NFL players who have amassed over 10,000 career-rushing yards and 400 career receptions. Smith and Jerry Rice are the only two non-kickers in NFL history to score 1,000 points in a career.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhatta |first=Rakshya |date=April 20, 2023 |title=All Time Scoring Leaders and Longest NFL Career – Non-Kickers |url=https://thefootballusa.com/ |access-date=August 9, 2023 |website=The Football USA |language=en}}</ref>