LT's 2006 season 01/01/2005 See All News 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 HOME GAMES IN CAPS Back to news