Sentences with phrase «yards per game on»

The Badgers have allowed only 243.5 yards per game on defense.

Three linebackers — Jack Cichy, T.J. Watt and T.J. Edwards — all recorded double - digits tackles, and they held an offense averaging about 230 yards per game on the ground and 240 through the air to 130 and 219, respectively.

But don't chalk that up to stellar play by the front 6 stopping the run, as they still give up over 150 yards per game on the ground, ranking them 53rd in the country.

WKU averages an NCAA worst 66.9 yards per game on the ground, and Georgia State ranks dead last in rushing S&P +.

An extension could prove tricky since he returned from a torn Achilles last season to average 56.8 yards per game on 3.8 receptions.

The Tigers average 320 yards per game on the ground, and they were so effective against Tennessee last week, they ended attempting just seven passes.

The Cowboys have averaged 134.5 yards per game on the ground this season.

In the last five games (against Penn State, Purdue, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan), the Buckeyes have gained 379.6 rushing yards per game on a staggering 8.7 yards per carry.

Minnesota averaged 164.6 yards per game on the ground (second in the NFL), but only 171.9 passing yards per game (31st).

They allowed just 172.0 yards per game on average over the course of the regular season.

The Broncos put together the No. 1 passing offense ever, with 340.3 passing yards per game on average.

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.

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.

The Pats have averaged just 103.29 yards per game on the ground while the Bears have allowed 108.43 yards per contest.

Conversely, the Bears have rushed for 95.29 yards per game, and will face a New England front seven that has given up 126.29 yards per game on the ground.

Not exact matches

Washington's defense in regular season: Allowed 92 rushing yards per game, best in FBS Washington's defense vs. Saquon Barkley: Allowed 92 rushing yards on one play

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).

Translation: The Steelers should dominate this game in the trenches on passing downs, which we should see plenty of since the Bengals can not run the ball (3.2 yards per carry, 31st in the NFL).

Notre Dame has a little bit more of a passing game than Navy does, but still relies heavily on the running game, as their 303 yards per game ranks sixth in the country.

Cause of Death: Total yards, yards per carry, however you want to measure it, Alfred Morris had his worst game running the ball as a professional, finishing with 26 yards on 11 carries.

Franklin's deceptive quickness, which is most obvious on off - tackle runs, where he cuts through the open field like a combine harvester, adds a dimension to a San Diego ground game that ended the 2014 season in third - to - last place in yards per game (85.4) and in a three - way tie for second - to - last place in touchdowns (six).

Colts at Jaguars Indianapolis is on a well - publicized quest for perfection, but Jacksonville has quietly won five straight games behind a stingy defense that is allowing 283.2 yards per game.

Clearly, Miami is focused on boosting its passing attack, which ranked No. 26 in the NFL in passing yards per game in 2012 (198.8).

Maryland (7 - 6) could only muster 222 total yards, including just eight yards on the ground against the Cardinal, which came into the game ranked second in the nation in scoring defense (16.0 points per game) and fourth in total yards allowed per game (287).

Alfred Blue has just 273 yards on 74 carries in eight games this year, an average of 3.7 yards per carry.

And after gaining a mere 148.4 yards a game on the ground last season (78th in the country), the Tigers are third in the nation in rushing (320.0 yards per game).

The junior is nimble, averaging 5.1 yards per non-sack carry, but he's only taking on about eight such carries per game.

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.

Jackson was a key piece of a fun, all - or - nothing run game — he averaged 7.8 yards per non-sack carry — but he took sacks on one of every 10 pass attempts and completed 56 percent of his passes with 10 touchdowns to eight interceptions.

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.

The Buckeyes opened on an 80 - yard field goal drive, all on the ground, against a Bama defense that averaged 88 rushing yards allowed per game.

Manning gets almost no help on the ground from a rushing attack that averages just 91.3 yards per game.

Breaking out on the football field hasn't been a problem for Ricky Williams, who leads the nation in rushing, with 171.0 yards per game.

The similarities continue on defense, with Green Bay 25th in the NFL in total yards per game allowed (379.2) and Chicago's defense at No. 21 (372.4 yards).

Watson's rushed more than 10 times in a game only once since October (again, against Florida State), and he's being called on to tote the mail fewer times this season in general with only 4.1 yards per carry.

In eight games, Martin had just 421 yards on 144 carries, averaging a dismal 2.9 yards per attempt.

On the season, SDSU is averaging 149.7 rushing yards per game which makes them a current system match.

Quarterback Jason Gesser (199 of 375 for 3,010 yards and 26 touchdowns in 2001), wide receiver Mike Bush (46 receptions, 20.8 yards per catch) and four starters on the line return to an offense that last season averaged 35 points per game.

The 6» 2 ″ back rushed for 111 yards on just 11 carries in the season opener against Michigan, and is averaging 8.0 yards per carry after two games.

Owls running back Devin Singletary is 204 rushing yards away from 2,000 on the season, and Akron is 99th in the country in rushing yards allowed per game (197.2).

Opponents averaged just 10.5 yards per completion, meaning they were forced to either remain extremely patient or lean on a run game that moved backwards a decent amount (Fresno was 32nd in stuff rate, run stops at or behind the line).

Focus on the pass, and the running game (which averaged over 150 rushing yards per game during the regular season) will make you pay.

With Clemson on the ropes in overtime, two Williams carries gained 25 yards and iced the win, but even with those two bursts, Williams is averaging just 3.4 yards per carry in two games against power competition this year.

On the other side, Buffalo (2 - 3) boasts the top ground attack in the NFL with 198 yards rushing per game.

The two are averaging a combined 7.8 yards per carry and are on pace for more than 2,600 rushing yards even if the Hogs don't make a bowl game.

If he averages what he did last year — 88.8 yards per game — Payton will pass Brown in the eighth game of the season, on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

With uncertainty everywhere on the depth chart, Arizona's 2016 defense was ultra-conservative; the Wildcats did a decent job of avoiding big plays; they allowed 4.7 gains per game of 20 - plus yards (60th in FBS) and 3.1 such passes per game (54th), and that constituted the closest thing they had to a strength.

According to Football Outsiders DVOA, the Patriots were 31st in the league on the defensive side of the ball — ranking 29th in yards per game and 31st in yards per play.

Still, the 6» 6, 220 - pound Neal can run (on about 10 non-sack carries per game, he averaged 6.1 yards per carry), and the efficiency potential is obvious.

Williams now has 2,073 rushing yards on the season, averaging more than 188 yards per game.