His nickname isn't Wild Card Lenny. It isn't Divisional Round Lenny. It isn't Conference Championship Lenny. It isn't Super Bowl Lenny.
It's Playoff Lenny. He hasn't discriminated based on the round. He's dominated the whole way through.
Midway through the third quarter of Super Bowl LV, with his Buccaneers up 28-9 in an unforeseen blowout over the Chiefs — at least to this point, but I can't count out Mahomes — Fournette recorded his 100th yard from scrimmage on a checkdown pass from Tom Brady. Adding that to his touchdown, which he achieved earlier in the quarter...
...Fournette joined some of the most legendary names in league history with an amazing postseason feat. Only seven other players, including Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith and Terrell Davis, as well as future Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald, have recorded three games with 100 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown in a single postseason (via Stathead).
Travis Kelce has two such games this postseason, but is still 45 yards and a touchdown shy of joining the group.
The Buccaneers, now up 31-9 as of the writing of this story, have benefitted greatly from Fournette's massive day, as he's rumbled for 70 yards and a score on the ground and has added 46 yards on four receptions. However, it seems as though Tom Brady (195 yards, three touchdowns, zero interceptions) or Rob Gronkowski (six receptions, 67 yards, two touchdowns) could have a leg up in the game's MVP race should the Buccaneers come away with a win.
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