Trivia
Trivia for January 14, 2023
Question
Austin Ekeler scored 18 touchdowns in the just-completed season but wasn’t named to the Pro Bowl. The previous year he scored 20 touchdowns but also didn’t get Pro Bowl recognition. Who is the only other player in league history who’s scored more than 15 touchdowns in back-to-back seasons without being named to the Pro Bowl in either of those seasons?
Answer
Shaun Alexander. Alexander scored 16 and 18 touchdowns in the 2001-02 seasons with the Seahawks. More obscurely, Greg Bell scored 18 and 15 touchdowns with the Rams in the 1988-89 seasons, also without Pro Bowl honors. John Riggins is the only player who’s scored more touchdowns in a season than Ekeler without making the Pro Bowl (he punched in 24 TDs in 1983).