Dynamic Duos: The NFL's Deadliest Tandems

High-powered sports tandems are always fun to watch.

In baseball, you have Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz as the 3-4 hitters for the Boston Red Sox.

In college football, there was the running tandem of Darren McFadden and Felix Jones at Arkansas.

And in the NFL—well, 2007 gave you plenty to pick from.

In no particular order, here's the list...

1. Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Not the most exciting tandem, but they put on a great show this season.

Combined, Taylor and Jones-Drew scored 14 total touchdowns and rushed for 1,970 yards.

Although Jones-Drew had more touchdowns with nine, Taylor killed him the total rushing yards with 1,202.

The duo was were huge part of the Jags' success this season, helping them to an 11-5 record and a first-round win in the playoffs .

All the hype surrounded Jones-Drew before the season, but Taylor is the one going to his first Pro-Bowl, replacing a injured Willie Parker.

2. Randy Moss and Wes Welker (New England Patriots)

Man, were these guys fun to watch this season.

Not only did they catch a combined 31 touchdowns—their team went undefeated.  

Moss caught an all-time regular-season record 23 touchdowns, while Welker was the Pats' own Speedy Gonzalez once he caught a ball.

3. Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor (Minnesota Vikings)

Earlier this season, coach Brad Childress said Taylor was still the Vikes' main guy on the ground. 

I can almost guarantee you he's no longer saying that.

Due to the injury Taylor suffered at the beginning of the season, the Vikes had no choice but go to the rookie Peterson.

Peterson turned out to be one of the NFL's top running backs, as he rushed for 1,341 yards and 12 touchdowns.

"All Day Peterson" pretty much had the Rookie of the Year award wrapped up when he rushed for 296 yards against the San Diego Chargers.

But once Taylor returned from injury, these guys became a deadly 1-2 punch.

Together, they rushed for a combined 2,185 yards and 19 touchdowns. Unfortunately, their team didn't make the playoffs, finishing with an 8-8 record.

Look for these two to be deadly together next season.

4. Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Cincinnati Bengals)

The best wide receiver tandem in the NFL.

Even though the Bengals were terrible this year, these guys were worth watching.

Houshmandzadeh was magnificent, catching at least one TD pass in his first eight games. He finished with 12 on the year

T.J. outdid Johnson this season, and was finally rewarded with his first Pro Bowl selection.

As for Ocho Cinco—he had more receiving yards, but lost the battle in TDs.  Johnson finished with eight scores.

The two combined had 2,583 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns.

5. Bobby Engram, Nate Burleson, Deion Branch, and D.J. Hackett (Seattle Seahawks)

Seattle's passing game is deadly with these four guys.

Even though Hackett only played six games, he was a vital piece of the puzzle when he was in.

2,886 total yards combined for the four receivers, along with 22 touchdowns.

The Seahawks relied on the passing game this season, despite having Shaun Alexander and Maurice Morris in the backfield.

6. Terrell Owens and Jason Witten (Dallas Cowboys)

They may not play the same position, but Owens and Witten were superb in D-Town this season.

Owens caught 15 touchdown passes, third-best in the league behind Randy Moss and Braylon Edwards among wide receivers.  Witten caught seven.

7. Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark (Indianapolis Colts)

Just like Owens and Witten, Wayne and Clark are a great receiver/tight end combo.

With Marvin Harrison out pretty much the entire regular season, Wayne and Clark stepped their games up.

Clark led all tight ends in touchdowns with 11, and Wayne did a perfect job filling in for Harrison with 10 touchdowns and 1,510 yards receiving. 

Wayne was selected to be starter in this year's Pro Bowl. 

8. Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin (Arizona Cardinals)

These guys might have gone unnoticed, but the Cards finished with an 8-8 record.

While Fitzgerald had 10 touchdowns; Boldin caught nine of his own. They combined for 2,262 receiving yards. 

Quarterback Matt Leinart only played five games due to injury, and only threw two touchdowns.  But once Kurt Warner was named the starter, he helped spark the Cardinals offense with 27 TDs for 3,417 yards.

9. Braylon Edwards and Kellen Winslow Jr. (Cleveland Browns)

Another deadly tight end/receiver combo.

The Browns surprised a lot of people this season by winning 10 games. However, they failed to make the playoffs.

Edwards had a breakout season, catching 16 touchdown passes.  He was selected as a reserve for the Pro Bowl.

Winslow only had five TDs, but had 1,106 yards receiving.

10. Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce (St. Louis Rams)

Washed up you say?

These two 30+ year-old receivers got it done in St. Louis this season, despite an awful 3-13 record from the team.

Holt was selected to the Pro Bowl as a reserve. He had over 1,000 yards receiving along with seven touchdowns.

Although Bruce's stat line doesn't look all that great on paper (733 receiving yards and four touchdowns), he has been the perfect complement alongside Holt.

Honorable Mention

Plaxico Burress and Jeremy Shockey (New York Giants) 

Hines Ward and Santonio Holmes (Pittsburgh Steelers)