Philadelphia's LeSean McCoy wins first NFL rushing title
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on December 29, 2013 at 3:52 PM, updated December 29, 2013 at 10:20 PM
Philadelphia running back LeSean McCoy didn’t need 16 games to win this season’s NFL rushing title.
The former Bishop McDevitt and University of Pittsburgh running back had a 189-yard lead over Kansas City’s Jamaal Charles going into Sunday’s games. Charles never had a chance to close the gap because he was made inactive against San Diego.
McCoy has 1,476 yards going into Sunday night’s finale against Dallas, which makes him No. 96 on the overall list of NFL single-season rushing yard leaders. He is the first Eagles running back to win the rushing title since Steve Van Buren won it in 1949 with 1,146 yards.
Former Rams running back Eric Dickerson holds the record for most rushing yards in a year with 2,105, set in 1984.
Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson came close to that last year when he finished with 2,097 to win the rushing title. Injuries hampered Peterson this season. He finished with 1,266 yards in 14 games, although he saw only limited action in several.
McCoy not only finished with the rushing title, he also has the best per-carry average (5.1 yards) going into Sunday’s game. Charles is No. 2 at 5.0 yards.
Here is how McCoy secured his first rushing title:
Sept. 9, Eagles 33 at Washington 27: 31 carries for 184 yards, TD.
Sept. 15, San Diego 33 at Eagles 30: 11 carries for 53 yards.
Sept. 19, Kansas City 26 at Eagles 16: 20 carries for 158 yards, TD.
Sept. 29, Eagles 20 at Denver 52: 16 carries for 73 yards.
Oct. 6, Eagles 36 at NY Giants 21: 20 carries for 46 yards, TD.
Oct. 13, Eagles 31 at Tampa Bay 20: 25 carries for 116 yards.
Oct. 20, Dallas 17 at Eagles 3: 18 carries for 55 yards.
Oct. 27, NY Giants 15 at Eagles 7: 15 carries for 48 yards.
Nov. 3, Eagles 49 at Oakland 20: 12 carries for 44 yards.
Nov. 10, Eagles 27 at Green Bay 13: 25 carries for 155 yards.
Nov. 17, Washington 16 at Eagles 24: 20 carries for 77 yards, 2 TDs.
Dec. 1, Arizona 21 at Eagles 24, 19 carries for 79 yards.
Dec. 8, Detroit 20 at Eagles 34: 29 carries for 217 yards, 2 TD.
Dec. 15, Eagles 30 at Minnesota 48: 8 carries for 38 yards.
Dec. 22, Chicago 11 at Eagles 54: 18 carries for 133 yards, 2 TDs.
The former Bishop McDevitt and University of Pittsburgh running back had a 189-yard lead over Kansas City’s Jamaal Charles going into Sunday’s games. Charles never had a chance to close the gap because he was made inactive against San Diego.
McCoy has 1,476 yards going into Sunday night’s finale against Dallas, which makes him No. 96 on the overall list of NFL single-season rushing yard leaders. He is the first Eagles running back to win the rushing title since Steve Van Buren won it in 1949 with 1,146 yards.
Former Rams running back Eric Dickerson holds the record for most rushing yards in a year with 2,105, set in 1984.
Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson came close to that last year when he finished with 2,097 to win the rushing title. Injuries hampered Peterson this season. He finished with 1,266 yards in 14 games, although he saw only limited action in several.
McCoy not only finished with the rushing title, he also has the best per-carry average (5.1 yards) going into Sunday’s game. Charles is No. 2 at 5.0 yards.
Here is how McCoy secured his first rushing title:
Sept. 9, Eagles 33 at Washington 27: 31 carries for 184 yards, TD.
Sept. 15, San Diego 33 at Eagles 30: 11 carries for 53 yards.
Sept. 19, Kansas City 26 at Eagles 16: 20 carries for 158 yards, TD.
Sept. 29, Eagles 20 at Denver 52: 16 carries for 73 yards.
Oct. 6, Eagles 36 at NY Giants 21: 20 carries for 46 yards, TD.
Oct. 13, Eagles 31 at Tampa Bay 20: 25 carries for 116 yards.
Oct. 20, Dallas 17 at Eagles 3: 18 carries for 55 yards.
Oct. 27, NY Giants 15 at Eagles 7: 15 carries for 48 yards.
Nov. 3, Eagles 49 at Oakland 20: 12 carries for 44 yards.
Nov. 10, Eagles 27 at Green Bay 13: 25 carries for 155 yards.
Nov. 17, Washington 16 at Eagles 24: 20 carries for 77 yards, 2 TDs.
Dec. 1, Arizona 21 at Eagles 24, 19 carries for 79 yards.
Dec. 8, Detroit 20 at Eagles 34: 29 carries for 217 yards, 2 TD.
Dec. 15, Eagles 30 at Minnesota 48: 8 carries for 38 yards.
Dec. 22, Chicago 11 at Eagles 54: 18 carries for 133 yards, 2 TDs.
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