Top rushers don't
ensure playoff berths
Certainly a running game is key in the postseason, but it's not always the best runners who get there.
Updated: January 8, 2003, 3:08 PM ET
By by Sam Lubeck, STATS. Inc.
OK, all you rabid football fans and fantasy players out there -- hands on your buzzers. The category is NFL running backs.
The question: Who were the top five yardage backs of 2002?
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