Sentences with phrase «out of the backfield for»

Not exact matches

That could mean more time for Dion Lewis, a speed back who averages 5.0 yards per carry, but is also a significant receiving threat out of the backfield.

Ever stronger on defense, he struggled on offense to keep his man out of the Iowa State backfield and, in his frustration, got flagged for holding, which cost his team a critical first down late in the game.

Hill took a handoff out of the backfield, then cut between his left tackle and guard before blasting upfield for the long touchdown run.

Jeffrey has passed for 2,566 yards and 31 TDs (with just 4 INTs), but he is a dual - threat out of the backfield with 596 rushing yards and 8 more scores.

The team was horrible (3 - 13), the offense and defense were both horrible (30th and 29th in points, respectively), the running game was awful, but Josh McCown had the third best season of his career (93.3 passer rating), Gary Barnidge (TE) and Travis Benjamin (WR) had the best year of their careers, rookie third rounder Duke Johnson had a superb season catching passes out of the backfield, and Johnny Manzeil's passer rating almost doubled from his rookie season to a respectable, for a sophomore season, 79.4.

The backfield duo of Hundley (7.1 yards per pass attempt, 10.1 yards per carry in those first three games) and running back Johnathan Franklin (66 carries for 541 yards in that span) was unstoppable and did quite a few favors for a defense that was still figuring a few things out.

It's good news for the Jets backfield, although it's hard to predict who exactly will benefit with each of Matt Forte (knee, questionable), Elijah McGuire (illness, questionable), and Bilal Powell all expected to suit up — plus they'll have to get the job done without starting G Brian Winters (abdominal, out).

His quickness and small frame will also make him a difficult coverage matchup for linebackers as a pass threat out of the backfield.

Leading the way for Smith and slipping out of the backfield to catch his share of third - down passes, Johnston became the hammer for the Cowboys, who have won three Super Bowls in the past four years.

We've sucked so bad at drafting, aquiring, developing CB's, for so long, that after years of fruitless attempts to fix our Secondary, we finally had to go out and overpay for a free agent just to bring some functionality to the backfield.

I was on the Todd Gurley train last week — and he balled out for 180 yards and four touchdowns — but he could have inflated ownership this week because of his recent production, and the Titans have held opposing backfields to the fourth - fewest fantasy points with 21.4 DraftKings and 18.3 FanDuel PPG.

As a receiving option out of the backfield, Riddick also hauled in a touchdown reception for the first score of the game.