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Trivia for April 30, 2023

Question

Who are the only two running backs in the Super Bowl era who’ve never in their career had a 1,000-yard rushing season but have finished with top-5 numbers at the position (using PPR scoring) three times?

Answer

Austin Ekeler and Alvin Kamara. Poking around with the numbers some on this reveals two other such backs who’ve had three top-10 seasons, but would be a big ask for readers to come up with either of them: Terry Metcalf and John L. Williams from the ‘70s and ‘80s. Ekeler and Kamara have both finished as the No. 1 running back (again, using PPR scoring). Three backs did this in the ‘80s while finishing with fewer than 1,000 rushing yards, but two involved seasons shortened by labor issues (and both backs had 1,000-yard seasons in other years). Marcus Allen in 1982, and Herschel Walker in the 1986 and 1987 seasons.

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