Sentences with phrase «of yards per rush»

New York has the more ample numbers in terms of yards per rush on offense by a margin of 1.6.

The Panthers had two running backs in 2008's top 10 of yards per rushing attempt.

Not exact matches

Lewis carried the ball 40 times and rushed for 219 yards for an average of 5.4 yards per carry.

He averaged 18 yards per catch out of the slot, rushed four times for 114 yards, and averaged 14 yards per punt return.

He's 89 - of - 118 (75.4 - percent) for 1,170 yards (at 9.9 yards per attempt) with 16 touchdowns, no picks, and an incredible 145.8 rating (plus a rushing touchdown just for fun).

The WVU game (in which the Mountaineers averaged 8.9 yards per play and Justin Crawford rushed for 331 yards) was a reminder that there were still plenty of ongoing issues.

The Pirates gave up 1.8 rushes per game of 20 - plus yards, which wasn't good (92nd in FBS), but we're speaking relatively here.

OU's top four backs have combined to average 187 rushing yards per game at 6.9 yards per carry and have gained at least five yards on 51 percent of their carries (the national average is 39 percent).

Running the ball is key for the Bears, and they are averaging more than 131 rushing yards per game on an average of 30.5 attempts.

Proving that there is some run to complement the shoot, the Falcons won eight of the nine games in which Heyward — who averaged a career - best 4.6 yards per rush — carried the ball at least 14 times.

Kitna, property of the Seattle Seahawks, leads the WLAF in passing yardage (265.6 per game) and touchdowns (13), and is even fourth in rushing (43.3 yards per game).

Boykin was only decent with his arm against Minnesota — he rushed 12 times for 92 yards but completed only 27 of 46 passes at 9.6 yards per completion — and we'll see if TCU can maintain that efficiency.

UCLA attempts balance but leans a bit on the run, and it's worked out well: sophomore Paul Perkins is one of the nation's most underrated backs, rushing for 1,172 yards (6.2 yards per carry, 6.1 highlight yards per opportunity) and taking hits away from quarterback Brett Hundley (107 carries, 725 yards).

Kaepernick, of course, is a dual threat, and added 415 rushing yards, averaging 6.6 yards per rush, and scored five touchdowns on the ground.

He averaged an awful 2.7 yards per pass attempt (including sacks), which is deserving of a grade much worse than a C +, but he was done no favors by drops (Jalen Saunders had a pair of them while catching just three of nine passes for 30 yards) and he gets bonus points: both for finishing drives (Oklahoma scored on all six of its trips inside ULM's 40) and for rushing 12 times (non-sacks) for 112 yards.

As expected, Marshawn Lynch remained the focal point of Seattle's offense, and consequently, Seattle boasted the No. 3 rushing attack in the NFL, averaging 161.2 yards per game on the ground — a total that Wilson added to himself, with his 489 rushing yards.

I think one year, there was a R.B who led the NFL in rushing who didn't get Rookie of the year, because another R.B. had a better yard per carry.

Take the Seahawks game as an example: while Chris Johnson slogged for 2.3 yards per carry on 25 totes, Ellington made the most of his opportunities and rushed for 61 yards on five carries, including the back - breaking 48 - yard touchdown run with 2:07 remaining.

Maybe their coaches were able to scheme around deficiencies early in the year, but those deficiencies became apparent once opposing coaches got a lot of film on the teams in the West and came up with schematic counters (Mississippi State had given up five - plus rushing yards per carry to the unconventional Texas A&M, Auburn, and Ole Miss offenses before facing Georgia Tech's).

On October 23 he rushed for a fantastic total of 272 yards in 34 tries (exactly eight yards per carry) and scored three touchdowns as Hobart crushed heavily favored Union College.

He also added 74 yards on the ground and the Seahawks finished with 124 yards rushing against a Cardinals team that was giving up an average of 80 per game.

65.6 - percent completions, 3,200 yards, 20 TD, 5 INT, 8.1 yards per attempt and a QBR of 71.41 thanks in large part to 815 rushing yards and seven more touchdowns.

It won't be easy for him, as a backup, to top his rushing total from 2014, but I'm betting he will be able to best his yards per carry average of 3.6 per.

Vann rushed for 129 yards in the Eagles» randomly awesome 2015 win at Wyoming, and he was averaging 6.4 yards per play for the season until a couple of late - season duds.

But after a month away, he returned and averaged 190 rushing yards per game the rest of the way.

Those early bombs forced safeties to play really deep, and the emergence of freshman running back Justice Hill and senior Chris Carson (combined average: 212.5 rushing yards per game and 7.1 yards per carry over the final four games) created the ultimate pick - your - poison situation.

OL — CODY CREASON Folsom Sr. 6 - 3, 285 The Arizona - commit protected his record - setting QB and also opened up lanes for a Folsom rushing attack that added 150 yards per game at a clip of seven yards per carry.

Eddie Vincent, No. 1 rusher in last year's Big Ten with an average 6.9 yards per try and a net of 566 yards, returns to the right half position.

James finished his 2014 freshman campaign under Chryst strong; in his last four games, he rushed 39 times for 233 yards (6 yards per carry), but he fell out of favor under Pat Narduzzi.

In 2015, backing up star Zach Terrell, he completed 10 of 12 passes for 188 yards and a touchdown (passer rating: 242.4) and rushed 28 times for 266 yards (9.5 per carry) and two scores.

The Spartans averaged a robust 6.4 yards per play and were never seriously in jeopardy of losing, but while Langford rushed for a robust 134 yards in just 21 carries (6.4 yards per carry), the Spartans were awful on third down, and it cost them quite a few points.

Running back Josh Cleveland, who rushed for 242 (9.3 per carry) and a touchdown in those three late wins and had easily the best efficiency (44 percent of his carries gained at least five yards) and explosiveness (6.5 highlight yards per opportunity) among BGSU backs.

That creates a lot of passing downs, and while Rudock and junior receiver Tevaun Smith (22 catches, 301 yards, 9.1 yards per target on passing downs) have bailed themselves out, Tennessee's got a vicious pass rush, one that ranks fifth in the country in Adjusted Sack Rate.

Pitt's offense ranks sixth in Rushing S&P +, mostly because of Conner, who averages 23 carries and 140 yards per game.

That has helped a little in big - play prevention — Michigan State and Utah combined to average only 11.2 yards per completion — but it has given the Ducks even less of a pass rush.

Unfortunately, Foster has a history of recurring hamstring injuries, and he plays with the league's most promising backup, Ben Tate, whose 5.4 yards per rush last year ranked fourth in the NFL among those with at least 150 carries.

And with Marcus Mariota getting healthier and more mobile, Tennessee should be able to take advantage of the Rams» biggest weakness: rushing defense, which allows 4.7 yards per carry (30th overall).

He has 78 rushing yards and an average of 5.2 yards per carry.

The Falcons gave up 3.2 gains per game of 30 - plus yards (122nd) and 2.5 rushes per game of 20 - plus yards (126th).

RGIII exploded out of the gates in his rookie year, throwing 20 touchdowns to just five interceptions, averaging 8.1 yards per attempt, and rushing for 826 yards and seven touchdowns.

Manziel is averaging 392.4 yards of total offense per game in 2013, and though he's become a far more efficient and dangerous passer (thanks in part to Mike Evans and the rest of a brilliant receiving corps), that's siphoned off his rushing yards (108.5 per game in 2012; 61.1 per game this year), producing a less unusual portrait of greatness.

Despite the presence of LaMichael James and Kenjon Barner in the backfield, Thomas managed to rush for 595 yards on a video game-esque 10.8 yards per carry.

The MRI came back negative, but it's hard to envision Buffalo will have a fully healthy Shady ready to take advantage of a Jaguars defense that gives up 4.5 yards per rush (29th in the NFL).

San Francisco is averaging 4.2 yards per rush behind a revamped offensive line, while the Niners have held Mario Bates of New Orleans and Lawrence Phillips of St. Louis to a combined 45 yards... The latest shot fired in the NFL versus Cowboys owner Jerry Jones: Last week Jones signed a three - year contract with Nortel, a telecommunications company, to create a Cowboys home page on the World Wide Web.

They were 19th in Rushing IsoPPP (which measures the magnitude of your successful plays) and made 6.4 rushes of 10 - plus yards per game (27th).

Over a three - game span in the middle of conference play, he rushed 32 times for 277 yards (8.7 per carry) and was the spark for a road upset of Tulane in early - November.

Chavis focuses so intently on our strengths that we field a defense of 10 safeties and one Myles Garrett, allowing 8.9 yards per rush.

Jackson led the team to a hot start while averaging 93 rushing yards per game, to go along with being one of the best receiving threats out of the backfield.

Talented as Mathieu has proved to be, Lotulelei is front and center in the transformation of Carolina's D, which has gone from allowing 110.1 rushing yards and 22.7 points per game in 2012 to just 79.3 and 13.7 in» 13.

Williams was a revelation as a freshman last season, rushing for 1,057 yards at 6.8 yards per carry; his efficiency was decent for a newbie (he gained at least five yards on 41 percent of his carries, right at the national average), and his explosiveness was off the charts.