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With the NFL regular season completed the Dallas Cowboys now know they will be hosting the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday night in the Wildcard round. Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott also learned he secured his second rushing title in just three seasons.

Elliott finished the regular season with 1,434 rushing yards. What really stands out is that he only played in 15 games due to the Cowboys having him rest in the regular season finale.

Elliott finished the year averaging 4.7 yards per carry and adding in six rushing touchdowns. He also made himself a valuable member of the Cowboys receiving game bringing in 567 receiving yards on 77 receptions and three touchdowns.

This is Elliott’s second time leading the NFL in rushing. Both times he only played in 15 regular season games. Since 1994 Elliott is the only player to have been active for less than 16 games and still win the rushing title. Last player to do it was former Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith in 1993.

Following right behind Elliott was fellow NFC East running back Saquon Barkley with 1,307 rushing yards. Elliott won the rushing title by a margin of 127 yards.

The Cowboys will need to keep feeding Elliott in order for them to make a run for the organizations sixth Super Bowl title.

The Tennessee Titans had a lot to play for in Week 17. Derrick Henry is making sure the Titans will keep playing after the regular seasons ends Sunday.

Nfl Yearly Rushing Leaders

The Heisman winner from Alabama came into Sunday trailing Nick Chubb of Cleveland and Christian McCaffrey of Carolina in the race for the rushing crown.

He was 124 yards behind Chubb coming in and the Browns’ RB added 41 yards in an early start, which Cleveland lost to Cincinnati.

Henry needed 166 yards to win the title and Tennessee needed to beat Houston to lock up a Wild-Card spot in the AFC.

Henry delivered for the Titans. He had 32 carries for 211 yards and a trio of TDs in the romp over Houston. Henry iced the rushing title — and 35-14 victory — with this brilliant TD run.

Nfl Rushing Titles By Year

Nfl Rushing All Time

The Heisman winner out of Alabama has better than 3,800 yards rushing in his four years with Tennessee.