IRVING, Texas -- Emmitt Smith wants his pursuit of Walter Payton's career rushing record to end at home.

Smith would like to break the record at Texas Stadium, and his last chance is Sunday when the Dallas Cowboys host Seattle before playing their next two games on the road. He needs a season-best 93 yards against the Seahawks.

"I'm very excited about the opportunity,'' Smith said Monday. "I want to do it at home very bad, very bad.''

After a season-high 82 yards on 22 carries in Sunday's 9-6 overtime loss at Arizona, Smith finally moved within 100 yards of Payton's record 16,726 yards set in 190 games over 13 seasons.

"I'll be glad whenever it's down to single digits,'' said Smith, who has played 192 games in his 13-season career. "Seattle has a lot to say about it.''

Smith insists he's not preparing any differently this week, even with the record in reach against the NFL's worst rushing defense. The Seahawks have allowed 190 yards rushing per game, including 183 yards and three touchdowns by St. Louis' Marshall Faulk in a 37-20 loss Sunday.

"This week, I'm approaching it just like last week and the week before and the week before that,'' Smith said. "I'll take advantage of what the defense gives me and just try to make as many plays happen as I can.''

If Smith doesn't break the record Sunday, it's almost certain that he would be the NFL's career rushing leader by the time the Cowboys return home on Nov. 24.

Only twice in his career has he had fewer than 93 yards in a three-game stretch -- as a rookie in 1990 when he was held to just 76 yards his first three games, and then a 1998 stretch against Minnesota (44 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries), New Orleans (6 yards on 15 carries) and Kansas City (42 yards on 14 carries).

The Cowboys are expected to get Smith plenty of carries Sunday, especially after making the decision Monday to replace starting quarterback Quincy Carter with 25-year-old rookie Chad Hutchinson, who has never taken a snap in an NFL game.

Smith, however, had no plans to ask coach Dave Campo or offensive coordinator Bruce Coslet about getting extra carries.

"Trust me, these individuals know what's going down. They know what's happening,'' Smith said. "They are going to do, first and foremost what's important to help this team win the game, then they are going to do whatever they can within their power to do what they need to help.''