Five best running teams

December 19, 2008 at 1:20AM

1 Panthers 11-3

DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart have a combined 1,980 yards, 23 TDs and 5.2-yard average.

2 Titans 12-2

Chris Johnson and LenDale White have a combined 1,859 yards, 22 TDs and 4.5-yard average.

3 Vikings 9-5

Adrian Peterson leads the league with a franchise-record 1,581 yards, a 4.9-yard average and nine TDs.

4 Falcons 9-5

Michael Turner is second in the league with 1,421 yards and a franchise-record 15 rushing TDs.

5 Giants 11-3

The trio of Brandon Jacobs, Derrick Ward and Ahmad Bradshaw has 2,062 yards rushing, but is wearing down.

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Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).

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