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Marshawn Lynch

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Seattle Seahawks · RB

Marshawn Lynch recorded 149 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

70.0

rush yds/gm

14.9

rec yds/gm

13

playoff games

149

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A researched consensus introduction to Marshawn Lynch's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked NFL career stats: Marshawn Lynch, postseason and milestone context, and verified Athlore box scores. This frozen editorial order balances the highest-leverage indexed appearances with statistical peaks that represent Marshawn Lynch's career; no ranking formula runs in the application.

  1. #1. In the conference championship against Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks, Marshawn Lynch recorded 157 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdowns, 26 receiving yards in the leading indexed performance of this editorial five. NFL career stats: Marshawn Lynch
  2. #2. In the Super Bowl against New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks, Marshawn Lynch recorded 102 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdowns, 31 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Marshawn Lynch
  3. #3. In the Divisional Round against New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks, Marshawn Lynch recorded 140 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns, 3 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Marshawn Lynch
  4. #4. Against New York Giants and Seattle Seahawks, Marshawn Lynch recorded 140 rushing yards, 4 rushing touchdowns, 23 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Marshawn Lynch
  5. #5. Against San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks, Marshawn Lynch recorded 98 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns, 37 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Marshawn Lynch

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Conference Championship
2014
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 18, 2015

Green Bay Packers vs Seattle Seahawks

Conference Championship · Jan 18, 2015

157 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Super Bowl
XLIX
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
FEB 1, 2015

New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks

Super Bowl XLIX · Feb 1, 2015

102 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Divisional Round
2013
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 11, 2014

New Orleans Saints vs Seattle Seahawks

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2014

140 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
2014
NEW YORKGIANTS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 9, 2014

New York Giants vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 9, 2014

140 rush yds · 4 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
2013
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 15, 2013

San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2013

98 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Marshawn Lynch's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 157 rushing yards

Conference Championship
2014
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 18, 2015

Green Bay Packers vs Seattle Seahawks

Conference Championship · Jan 18, 2015

157 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 4 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2014
NEW YORKGIANTS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 9, 2014

New York Giants vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 9, 2014

140 rush yds · 4 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 32 carries

Regular Season
2011
BALTIMORERAVENS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 13, 2011

Baltimore Ravens vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2011

109 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 5 rec

Career high: 1 run of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2018
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 30, 2018

Cleveland Browns vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2018

130 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 3 rec

Career high: 78 receiving yards

Regular Season
2013
TENNESSEETITANS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
OCT 13, 2013

Tennessee Titans vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Oct 13, 2013

77 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 4 rec

One snap at a time

Greatest individual plays

The signature moments from Marshawn Lynch's career.

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Marshawn Lynch · vs New Orleans Saints

Beast Quake

2010 · NFC Wild Card · fourth-quarter upset

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Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Marshawn Lynch's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2016

01
BUFLYNCH23Marshawn Lynch
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

2010–2016

02
SEALYNCH24Marshawn Lynch
SEAWILSON3Russell Wilson
SEASHERMAN25Richard Sherman

Defense, competition and a first championship

Seattle Seahawks · The Legion of Boom

Pete Carroll built a young, physical roster that overwhelmed Denver in Super Bowl XLVIII and returned the next year before a goal-line interception.

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Franchise era

2016–2019

03
LVLYNCH24Marshawn Lynch
LVCARR4Derek Carr
LVMACK52Khalil Mack

A 12-win season revives hope before relocation

Las Vegas Raiders · Carr's breakthrough and Oakland farewell

A young core produced the first playoff berth since 2002, but Carr's injury and later roster changes preceded the final move from Oakland.

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Franchise era

2017–2021

04
SEALYNCH24Marshawn Lynch
SEAWILSON3Russell Wilson
SEAWAGNER54Bobby Wagner

The defense changes while the winning continues

Seattle Seahawks · Wilson carries the transition

The Legion dispersed, but Wilson's deep passing and Wagner's consistency kept Seattle in the playoffs until the partnership reached its limit.

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Career accomplishments

NFL rushing touchdowns leader · 2013, 2014Pro Bowl selection · 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014Super Bowl champion · 2013First-team All-Pro · 201212 NFL seasons149 career games8 career passing yards1 career passing touchdowns10,413 career rushing yards85 career rushing touchdowns287 career receptions2,214 career receiving yards9 career receiving touchdownsCollege: CaliforniaDrafted by: BUFJersey: 2413 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 2007Most recent: Jan 12, 2020

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.