Travis Kelce scored 4 touchdowns last week, and he did it despite finishing the game with only 25 yards of offense. Nobody has ever done that before. Nobody has even come close.
In the Super Bowl era, only eight other players have scored 4 touchdowns while finishing with fewer than 100 yards (rushing and receiving). Danny Woodhead was the previous low-yardage guy, at 60 yards in a game against the Dolphins in 2015.
One other active player has scored 4 TDs while finishing with fewer than 100 yards: Marvin Jones, who caught 10 passes for 93 yards and 4 TDs against the Vikings in 2019. Jones also had a 4-TD game with Cincinnati, so would be cool to see him get one more this year – giving him three, all with cat-themed teams (Bengals, Lions, Jaguars).
| 4 TOUCHDOWNS WITH FEWER THAN 100 YARDS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Player | Opp | Result | Att | Run | No | Rec | Yards | TD |
| 2022 | Travis Kelce, K.C. | L.V. | W 30-29 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 4 |
| 2015 | Danny Woodhead, S.D. | Mia. | W 30-14 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 50 | 60 | 4 |
| 2004 | T.J. Duckett, Atl. | Oak. | W 35-10 | 12 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 4 |
| 1997 | Harvey Williams, Oak. | at S.D. | W 38-13 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 59 | 66 | 4 |
| 1999 | Az-Zahir Hakim, St.L. | at Cin. | W 38-10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 78 | 4 |
| 2008 | DeAngelo Williams, Car. | at G.B. | W 35-31 | 21 | 72 | 3 | 14 | 86 | 4 |
| 1975 | O.J. Simpson, Buff. | N.E. | W 45-31 | 27 | 69 | 4 | 22 | 91 | 4 |
| 1968 | Leroy Kelly, Clev. | NYG | W 45-10 | 16 | 56 | 3 | 35 | 91 | 4 |
| 2019 | Marvin Jones, Det. | Min. | L 30-42 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 93 | 93 | 4 |
Statistics compiled using search tools at Pro-Football-Reference.com
If you lower the bar to 3 TDs, things start opening up. Particularly with running backs. Since the merger, 30 running backs have scored 4 TDs while finishing with fewer than 40 rushing yards. Jerome Bettis in 2004 finished with 5 carries for 1 yard, with 3 TDs.
| 3 TD RUNS WITH FEWER THAN 40 YARDS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Player | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1979 | Hank Bauer, S.D. | at N.O. | W 35-0 | 4 | 1 | .3 | 3 |
| 2004 | Jerome Bettis, Pitt. | Oak. | W 24-21 | 5 | 1 | .2 | 3 |
| 1999 | Mario Bates, Ari. | at Min. | L 21-41 | 4 | 3 | .8 | 3 |
| 1979 | Booker Russell, Oak. | S.D. | W 45-22 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 1983 | Reggie Evans, Was. | Det. | W 38-17 | 10 | 4 | .4 | 3 |
| 1975 | Don McCauley, Bal. | at Mia. | W 33-17 | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 1998 | Jake Plummer, Ari. | at Was. | W 45-42 | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 3 |
| 1974 | Jon Keyworth, Den. | K.C. | L 34-42 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 3 |
| 2013 | Darrel Young, Was. | S.D. | W 30-24 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 3 |
| 1987 | D.J. Dozier, Min. | Den. | W 34-27 | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 3 |
| 1984 | Otis Wonsley, Was. | Det. | W 28-14 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 2020 | Dak Prescott, Dall. | Atl. | W 40-39 | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 3 |
| 2006 | Marcel Shipp, Ari. | at St.L. | W 34-20 | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 3 |
| 1991 | Kenneth Davis, Buff. | Rdrs. | W 51-3 | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 3 |
| 2005 | LaBrandon Toefield, Jac. | at Hou. | W 38-20 | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 3 |
| 1970 | Jim Kiick, Mia. | Buf. | W 45-7 | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 3 |
| 2012 | Mike Tolbert, Car. | at N.O. | W 44-38 | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 1995 | William Floyd, S.F. | Chi. | W 44-15 | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 2006 | Corey Dillon, N.E. | Det. | W 28-21 | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 2003 | Travis Henry, Buff. | at Jac. | W 38-17 | 21 | 26 | 1.2 | 3 |
| 2014 | Matt Asiata, Min. | Was. | W 29-26 | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 2007 | Daunte Culpepper, Oak. | at Mia. | W 35-17 | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 3 |
| 1997 | Karim Abdul-Jabbar, Mia. | at N.E. | L 24-27 | 18 | 33 | 1.8 | 3 |
| 1988 | Ottis Anderson, NYG | Phoe. | W 44-7 | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 1989 | Merril Hoge, Pitt. | at Mia. | W 34-14 | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 2000 | Rich Gannon, Oak. | at Ind. | W 38-31 | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 3 |
| 2006 | Reggie Bush, N.O. | S.F. | W 34-10 | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 3 |
| 1998 | Bam Morris, K.C. | at S.D. | L 37-38 | 23 | 39 | 1.7 | 3 |
| 1970 | Clint Jones, Min. | Det. | W 24-20 | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 3 |
| 1994 | Bernie Parmalee, Mia. | Det. | W 27-20 | 18 | 39 | 2.2 | 3 |
Statistics compiled using search tools at Pro-Football-Reference.com
—Ian Allan