Factoid
As I’m working on putting together the player board for week 2 – it will be ready for tomorrow morning – I notice that an unusually high number of running backs were really bad on opening day.
By my count, over half of the league’s starting tailbacks ran for under 60 rushing yards on opening day, and a lot of these guys had really poor yards-per-carry averages.
RUNNING BACKS HELD UNDER 60 YARDS ON OPENING DAY
(among starters)
Att Yds Avg.
15 57 3.8 Chris Johnson, Tenn.
15 57 3.8 Fred Jackson, Buff.
11 57 5.2 Jamal Lewis, Clev.
25 55 2.2 Matt Forte, Chi.
13 55 4.2 LaDainian Tomlinson, S.D.
16 46 2.9 Brandon Jacobs, NYG
8 46 5.8 Correll Buckhalter, Den.
10 43 4.3 Ronnie Brown, Mia.
17 42 2.5 Joseph Addai, Ind.
14 37 2.6 DeAngelo Williams, Car.
22 30 1.4 Frank Gore, S.F.
9 25 2.8 Fred Taylor, N.E.
11 20 1.8 Larry Johnson, K.C.
15 20 1.3 Kevin Smith, Det.
13 19 1.5 Willie Parker, Pitt.
9 17 1.9 Steve Slaton, Hou.
8 15 1.9 Tim Hightower, Ariz.
7 14 2.0 Reggie Bush, N.O.
—Ian Allan
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