This article will take a look at various fantasy tidbits on an individual game basis since the 1999 NFL season

Using the following scoring system:

• 1 pt every 25 passing yards
• 1 pt every 10 rushing yards
• 1 pt per reception
• 4 pt per passing touchdown
• -1 pt per pass interception

Running Back Tidbits (per game)

• Least fantasy points (minimum 20 carries)? Lamar Smith (Mia) 4.2 FP against the Patriots in 2000. He ran for 42 yards on 20 carries and didn't catch a pass



• Top five fantasy points?
  • Clinton Portis (Den): 57.4 FP against the Chiefs in 2003
  • LaDainian Tomlinson (SD): 56.1 FP against the Broncos in 2002
  • Shaun Alexander (Sea): 56.1 FP against the Vikings in 2002
  • Priest Holmes (KC): 55.7 FP against the Seahawks in 2002
  • Marshall Faulk (StL): 54.5 FP against the Seahawks in 2002


• Top five rushing yards performances?
  • Jamal Lewis, (Bal) with 295 rushing yards against the Browns in 2003
  • Corey Dillon, (Cin) with 278 rushing yards against the Broncos in 2000
  • Shaun Alexander, (Sea) with 266 rushing yards against the Raiders in 2001
  • Mike Anderson, (Den) with 251 rushing yards against the Saints in 2000
  • LaDainian Tomlinson, (SD) with 243 rushing yards against the Raiders in 2003


• Most touchdowns?
  • Shaun Alexander (Sea) scored five touchdowns against the Vikings in 2002
  • Clinton Portis (Den) scored five touchdowns against the Chiefs in 2003


• Most carries? Rudi Johnson (Cin) carried 43 times (for 182 yards) against the Texans last year



• Most receptions? Marshall Faulk (StL) caught 14 passes (for 91 yards) against the Broncos in 2002



• Most receiving yards? Marshall Faulk (StL) blew away the field with 204 receiving yards against the Bears in 1999



• Best rushing YPC (minimum 15 carries)? Corey Dillon (Cin) carried the ball 22 times for 278 yards (12.6 YPC) against the Broncos in 2000



• Worst rushing YPC (minimum 15 carries)? Curtis Martin (NYJ) carried the ball 17 times for 11 yards (0.6 YPC) against the Raiders in 2000



• Best game from a 'dud' running back? Trung Canidate rushed for 195 yards on 23 carries (38.2 FP) against the Jets in 2001



• Priest Holmes (KC) and Marshall Faulk (StL) have accounted for 13 of the top 25 fantasy performances since 1999



• Running backs have scored 40.0+ fantasy points in a game 42 times under this scoring system
  • 18 different running backs have hit that production mark
  • Marshall Faulk leads the way here by hitting that mark twelve times in the past five years
  • Priest Holmes is second by hitting it seven times


• Surprising Tidbits:
  • Amos Zereoue (Pit) carried the ball 37 times in a game against the Falcons in 2002 (for 123 rushing yards)
  
  
  
  • Charlie Garner (SF) carried the ball 36 times in a game against the Cowboys in 2000 (for 201 rushing yards)
  
  
  
  • James Allen (Chi) carried the ball 37 times in a game against the Patriots in 2000 (the bad news is he only gained 97 yards)
  
  
  
  • Joe Montgomery (NYG) carried the ball 38 times in a game against the Jets in 1999 (for only 111 yards)
  
  
  
  • Sign of things to come (1999) RB Priest Holmes (Bal) carried the ball 9 times for 100 yards against the Titans in 1999
  
  
  
  • LaDainian Tomlinson (SD) touched the ball a staggering 48 times in a game against the Broncos in 2002 (scored 56.1 FP)


• Even the Best have bad games:
  • Emmitt Smith (Dal) - 2000 season: He rushed for only 16 yards on 17 carries against the Bengals (4.5 FP)
  
  
  
  • Deuce McAllister (NO) - 2003 season: He rushed for only 8 yards on 11 carries against the Titans (6.1 FP)
  
  
  
  • Marshall Faulk (StL) - 2003 season: He rushed for only 31 yards on 15 carries and caught 1 pass against the Seahawks (4.7 FP)
  
  
  
  • Corey Dillon (Cin) - 2001 season: He rushed for only 30 yards on 16 carries and didn't catch a pass (3.0 FP)
  
  
  
  • Deuce McAllister (NO) - 2002 season: He rushed for only 26 yards on 15 carries against the Bengals (2.6 FP)
  
  
  
  • Fred Taylor (Jax) - 2000 season: He rushed for only 24 yards on 15 carries against the Steelers (7.8 FP)


• Since the 2002 season began, Priest Holmes (KC) has never had under 13.6 FP in this scoring system



• Since the 2002 season began, Ahman Green has never had under 9.1 FP in this scoring system



• Most 200-yard rushing games? (25 times) (Best to worst - minimum 2 times)
  • LaDainian Tomlinson, 4 times
  • Marshall Faulk, 3 times
  • Jamal Lewis, Clinton Portis, Ricky Williams, Corey Dillon, 2 times


• Most 100-yard rushing games (Best to Worst - minimum 8 times)
  • Edgerrin James, 32 times
  • Ricky Williams, 29 times
  • Stephen Davis, 25 times
  • Curtis Martin, 25 times
  • Marshall Faulk, 24 times
  • Fred Taylor, 24 times
  • Ahman Green, 24 times
  • Priest Holmes, 22 times
  • Jamal Lewis, 22 times
  • Emmitt Smith, 21 times
  • Corey Dillon, 20 times
  • Eddie George, 18 times
  • Clinton Portis, 18 times
  • Jerome Bettis, 17 times
  • Deuce McAllister, 17 times
  • LaDainian Tomlinson, 15 times
  • Shaun Alexander, 15 times
  • Tiki Barber, 12 times
  • Duce Staley, 12 times
  • Charlie Garner, 9 times
  • Antowain Smith, 9 times
  • James Stewart, 9 times
  • Anthony Thomas, 9 times
  • Warrick Dunn, 9 times
  • Travis Henry, 8 times
  • Mike Anderson, 8 times
  • Michael Bennett, 8 times


• Running Backs: Hitting 25.0+ fantasy points in a game (Best to Worst - minimum 5 times)
  • Marshall Faulk, 37 times
  • Priest Holmes, 27 times
  • Edgerrin James, 22 times
  • Ahman Green, 21 times
  • Ricky Williams, 18 times
  • Charlie Garner, 13 times
  • Shaun Alexander, 13 times
  • Eddie George, 13 times
  • Stephen Davis, 12 times
  • Jamal Lewis, 10 times
  • Tiki Barber, 9 times
  • Corey Dillon, 9 times
  • Warrick Dunn, 9 times
  • Curtis Martin, 9 times
  • Deuce McAllister, 9 times
  • Clinton Portis, 9 times
  • Fred Taylor, 9 times
  • LaDainian Tomlinson, 9 times
  • Travis Henry, 5 times
  • James Stewart, 5 times