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How about Joe Mixon last night?
The former Bengals RB tied a Houston Texans record with three rushing TD's in their 34-10 win over the Cowboys.
He rushed 20 times for 109 yards, including a 45-yard TD. He added two catches for 44 yards.
Houston coach Demeco Ryans told ESPN:
"Joe, when he's on, he's a force for us. The run game starts with our offensive line. I challenged them to play fast, play aggressive. I thought they did a really nice job. I really like the way we just kept churning it in the run game, and proud of the guys for stepping up to the challenge."
Mixon: "It was a great thing to see the O-line pretty much go out there and impose their will. ... It was a time in the fourth quarter when the [offensive line] was like, 'Man, let's take it to these boys.' And I'm like, 's---.' I went to [Texans offensive coordinator] Bobby Slowik and I'm like, 'Man, them boys trying to run it.'"
According to ESPN Research, 79 of Mixon's 109 rushing yards came before contact, including him going untouched on a 45-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter, which was the longest score of his career. This was Mixon's sixth straight game with a rushing touchdown, tying the longest streak in Texans history set by former All-Pro running back Arian Foster in 2011.
Mixon became the third player in NFL history to have at least 10 rushing touchdowns in his first eight games with a new team, and the first since running back Eric Dickerson in 1983 with the Los Angeles Rams, according to ESPN Research.
Season stats: 764 yards, 4.5 yards per carry, 10 TD. On-pace for 1,181 yards and 15 TD.