The combined rushing totals of the top-2 running backs on every NFL team in 2021

The NFL isn’t abandoning the running back position, it is simply dividing the share of attempts just as they have been for decades with wide receivers. There won’t be many 1,000-yard rushers this year —only five through 16 games— but there are plenty of duos that combine for totals similar to the single-player backfields of yesteryear.

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