Though the 2020 #NFL season marked the 14th for @Lions RB @AdrianPeterson & 1st for RB @DAndreSwift, the duo combined to make history.
The pair became the 1st set of Lions RBs to each rush for 7+ TDs in the same season & were the only pair of NFL RBs to do so in 2020.
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Only 5 players aged 35-or-older have rushed for at least 600 yards & 7 TDs in a season in #NFL history:
- @Lions RB @AdrianPeterson (2020)
- HOF RB Emmitt Smith (2004)
- HOF RB Marcus Allen (1996)
- HOF RB John Riggins (1984; 1985)
- HOF RB John Henry Johnson (1964)
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This was 8 years ago today: Peterson chasing Dickerson, Rodgers throwing darts, Ponder one-upping him, Jordy Nelson sticking a challenge flag in his pants ... it had it all. Still one of the 3 best games Iโve ever seen. (๐ธ โฆ@floresliz12โฉ)
This is the first time in @AdrianPeterson's career that he has rushed for multiple TDs in consecutive games.
He now passes HOF RB Jim Brown (27) for sole possession of the 3rd-most games with 2+ rushing TDs in #NFL history.
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In Weeks 12-13 of his 14th #NFL season, @Lions RB @AdrianPeterson rushed for multiple TDs in consecutive games for the first time of his career.
At 35 years & 260 days, he becomes the oldest player in #NFL history to ever rush for multiple TDs in consecutive games.
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The only RBs in #NFL history to rush for 4+ TDs in a season at age 35-or-older:
- @Lions RB @AdrianPeterson (2020)
- HOF RB Emmitt Smith (2004)
- HOF RB Marcus Allen (1995-97)
- HOF RB John Riggins (1984-85)
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