Cold afternoons, worn-down defenses and a simple plan that kept working: give the ball to the running back near the goal line. In certain NFL seasons, that formula became unstoppable and turned short-yardage into a weekly headline.

Week after week, the end zone kept calling the same names. Some teams built entire identities around pounding the ball, while others watched helplessly as one runner after another crossed the stripe at a historic pace.

Those scoring avalanches didn’t just decide games, they reshaped record books. A small group of rushing campaigns still hover above the rest, separated by eras but connected by one thing: an unmatched ability to finish drives on the ground.

LaDainian Tomlinson | 28 Rushing Touchdowns – 2006 Season

At the peak of an era defined by explosive tal

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