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Running game in focus
December 18, 2007
Do the Patriots have a productive running game?
It's a question that has been debated this season, and opinions vary. While statistics don't always reflect success, here are a few numbers that some might point to when saying the team has been productive running the ball:
4.0 -- The number of yards per carry the Patriots are averaging this season, gaining a total of 1,609 rushing yards on 400 attempts. The total includes quarterback kneeldowns at the end of games.
1 -- The number of times in the last 20 years that the Patriots have averaged 4.0 yards per carry or better in a season (2004, 4.1).
47.5 -- The percentage of Patriots rushing attempts that have gained four or more yards this season, the highest total in the NFL.
4.21 -- The average number of yards per carry that Laurence Maroney has gained in his career (1378 yards on 327 attempts).
4.22 -- The Patriots’ individual franchise record for most yards per carry with the team, achieved by Corey Dillon (3180 yards on 753 carries from 2004-06) and Craig James (2469 yards on 585 carries from 1984-88).
4 -- The number of games this season in which the Patriots have had a 100-yard rusher.
3 -- The total number of games in which the Patriots had a 100-yard rusher over the previous two seasons combined (2005-06).
-PatsisSickies
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