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Here are some facts regarding our running game:
Here’s how the ground games of the only five teams that matter stack up against each other:
NFL's BIG FIVE on the GROUND
Team Attempts YPA First Downs % Firsts* TDs Fumbles % Run
Pittsburgh 405 4.10 77 19.0 7 6 52.87
Indy 358 3.97 98 27.4 15 1 45.60
Dallas 335 4.36 70 20.9 11 3 45.70
NE 356 4.09 103 28.9 13 2 43.95
Green Bay 270 3.79 46 17.0 9 3 35.81
* Percentage of run plays that result in a first down
Among the five best offenses in football, the Patriots rank:
No. 3 in rush attempts
No. 3 in yards per rush attempt
No. 1 in rushing first downs
No. 1 in the percentage of runs for a first down
No. 2 in rushing TDs
No. 2 in fewest fumbles
No. 4 in percentage of run plays
See http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.co...e_buxom_bosom_theory_of_NE's_ground_game.html for more details
Here’s how the ground games of the only five teams that matter stack up against each other:
NFL's BIG FIVE on the GROUND
Team Attempts YPA First Downs % Firsts* TDs Fumbles % Run
Pittsburgh 405 4.10 77 19.0 7 6 52.87
Indy 358 3.97 98 27.4 15 1 45.60
Dallas 335 4.36 70 20.9 11 3 45.70
NE 356 4.09 103 28.9 13 2 43.95
Green Bay 270 3.79 46 17.0 9 3 35.81
* Percentage of run plays that result in a first down
Among the five best offenses in football, the Patriots rank:
No. 3 in rush attempts
No. 3 in yards per rush attempt
No. 1 in rushing first downs
No. 1 in the percentage of runs for a first down
No. 2 in rushing TDs
No. 2 in fewest fumbles
No. 4 in percentage of run plays
See http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.co...e_buxom_bosom_theory_of_NE's_ground_game.html for more details