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Atlanta Falcons

Freeman, Coleman found end zone often in 2016

Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman both scored double-digit touchdowns last year. That’s kind of cool – rare to see two running backs on the same team scoring that many touchdowns in the same season. But even harder to keep that kind of an arrangement going.

Since the NFL went to a 16-game schedule, eight other teams have had two running backs score 10-plus touchdowns in the same season (this includes both running and receiving touchdowns). Most recently it happened in 2008, with Tennessee and Carolina (both teams, by the way, having a rookie running back – Jonathan Stewart and Chris Johnson).

But of those previous 16 running backs, only four came back the next year and scored double-digit touchdowns. (I’ve got them in bold).

On this chart below the “Next” number is the number of touchdowns in the following season.

HIGH-SCORING RUNNING BACK DUOS
YearPlayerTDNext
1979Chuck Muncie, N.O.116
1979Tony Galbreath, N.O.105
1985James Brooks, Cin.129
1985Larry Kinnebrew, Cin.109
1985Earnest Byner, Clev.104
1985Kevin Mack, Clev.1010
1988Ickey Woods, Cin.152
1988James Brooks, Cin.149
1991Leroy Hoard, Clev.111
1991Kevin Mack, Clev.106
2004Priest Holmes, K.C.157
2004Larry Johnson, K.C.1121
2008DeAngelo Williams, Car.207
2008Jonathan Stewart, Car.1011
2008LenDale White, Tenn.152
2008Chris Johnson, Tenn.1016
2016• Devonta Freeman, Atl.13?
2016• Tevin Coleman, Atl.11?

—Ian Allan

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