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There hasn't been a more productive running back in the league the last three years in the latter portion of seasons than the Packers' Ryan Grant, and he looks to continue that trend as Green Bay makes its push for a spot in the playoffs.
Grant is coming off one of his finest games of the season, rushing for 137 yards on 20 carries (6.9 avg.) in the Packers' 21-14 win over the Bears last Sunday at Soldier Field. He posted just the second two-touchdown game of his career in the regular season, including a 62-yard scamper off left tackle on Green Bay's first offensive play, his longest run in almost two years. The 6.9-yard average was a career high for a game with at least 20 attempts.
Those kinds of performances later in the season have not been uncommon since 2007, Grant's first year with the Packers. Since '07, Grant is No. 1 in the league with 2,137 rushing yards on 464 carries (4.6 avg.), including nine 100-yard games, in the months of November and December, a ti..
Source: Packers.com