Player A : 318 touches (291 rushes, 27 receptions), 1,544 total yards (1,337 rushing, 207 receiving), seven touchdowns, two lost fumbles.
Player B : 338 touches (280 touches, 58 receptions), 1,539 total yards (1,115 rushing, 424 receiving), 11 touchdowns, one lost fumble.
Player A has 32 percent of his team's total offense this season on 46 percent of the total touches.
Player B has 35 percent of his team's total offense on 51 percent of the total touches. He is not only the team leader in rushing, but also leads his team in receptions.
Player A 's team is currently 7-7 and in last place in their division.
Player B 's team is currently 8-6 and fighting for a playoff spot in second place in their division.
Player A has had his effort questioned by his coach.
Player B 's teammates have praised his work ethic and durability.
Player A is Clinton Portis of the Washington Redskins.
Player B is Matt Forte , rookie, of the Chicago Bears.
Though the Bears offense has not ...
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2009 Pro Bowl rosters
nfl.com 12/16/2008 — NFL.com NFC Offense Pos. Starter(s) Reserves Quarterback Kurt Warner, Arizona Drew Brees, New Orleans Eli Manning, New York Giants Running back Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Michael Turner, Atlanta Clinton Portis, Washington Fullback Mike Sellers, ...
Rivers was robbed at the expense of an undeserving Brett Favre
sports.yahoo.com 12/17/2008 — I
hate writing this kind of post, because there's really no way to not
sound like a whiny homer. But that's all right with me. I'll be a homer today.
I've got reason to whine today.
Philip Rivers was
left off the Pro Bowl roster .
You may ...
Getting to Pro Bowl too tough for most rookies
msn.foxsports.com 12/17/2008 — You could argue Matt Ryan deserved some Pro Bowl love. But Alex Marvez says it's awfully tough for rookies to get to Hawaii. He also makes the case for Texans RB Steve Slaton and Broncos OT Ryan Clady.
Four Redskins Make Pro Bowl —
Redskins Insider 12/16/2008
Four Redskins, all on offense (Mike Sellers, Clinton Portis, Chris Cooley and Chris Samuels) were named to the NFC Pro Bowl team announced this afternoon. Not bad for a 7-7 team, unless you consider that thanks in part to aggressive marketing the ...
Bears' money player: Briggs —
Chicago Sun-Times Bears 12/17/2008
As a general rule, the Bears don't like to put Pro Bowl clauses in players' contracts because they believe if they're paying top dollar, they expect all-star performance. Weak-side linebacker Lance Briggs delivered on that when he was named to the NFC ...
