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Trivia for February 10, 2020

Question

Lamar Jackson ran for 1,206 yards in the regular season while averaging 6.85 yards per carry. In the Super Bowl era, who’s the only player who’s run for more than 1,000 yards and averaged even more yards per attempt?

Answer

Michael Vick. In 2006, Vick ran for 1,039 yards, averaging 8.45 yards per carry. In 1934, Beattie Feathers of the Bears averaged 8.44 per carry while running for 1,004 yards, but those were in the Dark Ages of the sport, with record-keeping errors more common. “I have a sneaking suspicion that some punt and kickoff runbacks were added into Beattie’s rushing total,” said Seymour Siwoff, the former head of the league’s official statisticians, the Elias Sports Bureau (as quoted “The New Thinking Man’s Guide to Pro Football,” by the late Paul Zimmerman).

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