LT's 2006 season

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Voted the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 2006, LaDainian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers shattered some previous league marks, one of which was a long-standing record held by a Hall of Famer.

Tomlinson amassed an incredible 186 points in '06 to surpass the record 176 points that Paul Hornung scored for the Green Bay Packers during a 12-game season in 1960.

LT's scoring output came via 31 touchdowns (28 rushing, 3 receiving) that also places him in the record book. His single-season touchdown total eclipsed the 28 touchdowns scored by Shaun Alexander of the Seattle Seahawks in 2005.

Here's a game-by-game breakdown:

 
Rushing
Receiving
Date Opponent
No.
Yds.
Avg.
LG
TD
No.
Yds.
Avg.
LG
TD
Sept. 11 Oakland
31
131
4.2
58
1
3
18
6.0
10
0
Sept. 17 TENNESSEE
19
71
3.7
15
2
7
51
7.3
14
0
Oct. 1 Baltimore
26
98
3.8
29
0
1
7
7.0
7
0
Oct. 8 PITTSBURGH
13
36
2.8
12
0
8
34
4.3
19
0
Oct. 15 San Francisco
21
71
3.4
9
4
7
64
9.1
16
0
Oct. 22 Kansas City
15
66
4.4
19
0
6
72
12.0
37t
1
Oct. 29 ST. LOUIS
25
183
7.3
51
2
3
57
19.0
26
1
Nov. 5 CLEVELAND
18
172
9.6
41t
3
3
20
6.7
7
0
Nov. 12 Cincinnati
22
104
4.7
17
4
6
54
9.0
19
0
Nov. 19 Denver
20
105
5.3
24
3
3
74
24.7
51t
1
Nov. 26 OAKLAND
19
109
5.7
44
2
1
5
5.0
5
0
Dec. 3 Buffalo
28
178
6.4
51t
2
3
14
4.7
7
0
Dec. 10 DENVER
28
103
3.7
17
3
1
9
9.0
9
0
Dec. 17 KANSAS CITY
25
199
8.0
85t
2
1
5
5.0
5
0
Dec. 24 Seattle
22
123
5.6
62
0
1
10
10.0
10
0
Dec. 31 ARIZONA
16
66
4.1
11
0
2
14
7.0
12
0
Total
348
1,815
5.2
85t
28
56
508
9.1
51t
3
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