Factoid
Ryan Mathews did some unusual on Sunday. He ran for 137 yards against the Broncos without scoring. Again.
Mathews, recall, ran for 125 yards at Denver earlier in the year. He didn’t score in that game.
This doesn’t happen often. It’s been 9 years, in fact, since a running back went for 120-plus rushing yards in both games against an opponent without winding up in the end zone at some point along the way. That was Michael Bennett against the Packers.
Barry Sanders is the all-time kind in this category. He did it in back-to-back seasons in the mid-‘90s. Against Tampa Bay in 1994, Sanders famously ran for 401 yards in two games without scoring.
Mostly famous runners on this list.
RUNNING BACKS: LOTS OF YARDS WITH NO TOUCHDOWNS
Running backs going over 120 yards without scoring (rushing or receiving) twice in the same year against the same opponent.
1980 Walter Payton, Chicago (vs. Tampa Bay)
No Yds Avg TD Result (home/away)
28 133 4.8 0 W 23-0 (H)
29 130 4.5 0 W 14-13 (A)
1994 Barry Sanders, Detroit (vs. Tampa Bay)
No Yds Avg TD Result (home/away)
26 237 9.1 0 W 14-9 (H)
20 166 8.3 0 L 14-24 (A)
1995 Barry Sanders, Detroit (vs. Green Bay)
No Yds Avg TD Result (home/away)
22 167 7.6 0 W 24-16 (H)
18 124 6.9 0 L 21-30 (A)
1998 Curtis Martin, New York Jets (vs. Indianapolis)
No Yds Avg TD Result (home/away)
23 144 6.3 0 W 44-6 (H)
28 134 4.8 0 L 23-24 (A)
2002 Michael Bennett, Minnesota (vs. Green Bay)
No Yds Avg TD Result (home/away)
20 130 6.5 0 W 31-21 (H)
19 120 6.3 0 L 22-26 (A)
2011 Ryan Mathews, San Diego (vs. Denver)
No Yds Avg TD Result (home/away)
24 125 5.2 0 W 29-24 (A)
22 137 6.2 0 L 13-16 (H)
—Ian Allan
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