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Bobby Anderson averaged 4.1 yards per rush attempt since 1970.

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	NAME	YPC	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Bobby Anderson B. Anderson	4.1	54	1,282	314	23.7	9	861	84	10.3	15.9	2
2	Donny Anderson D. Anderson	3.8	70	3,141	818	44.9	27	1,543	146	10.6	22.0	9
3	Tony Baker T. Baker	3.6	71	1,443	398	20.3	14	333	48	6.9	4.7	1
4	Pete Banaszak P. Banaszak	3.7	124	2,639	713	21.3	42	518	72	7.2	4.2	0
5	Warren Bankston W. Bankston	4.0	25	416	103	16.6	2	183	25	7.3	7.3	0
6	Tom Barrington T. Barrington	3.2	12	228	72	19.0	2	130	22	5.9	10.8	0
7	Craig Baynham C. Baynham	2.6	12	111	43	9.3	0	53	13	4.1	4.4	0
8	Sid Blanks S. Blanks	3.4	14	44	13	3.1	0	49	5	9.8	3.5	0
9	Emerson Boozer E. Boozer	4.0	70	3,193	802	45.6	28	827	87	9.5	11.8	9
10	Lee Bouggess L. Bouggess	2.6	32	697	271	21.8	5	589	78	7.6	18.4	3
11	Bill Brown B. Brown	3.3	70	970	295	13.9	9	604	57	10.6	8.6	7
12	Ken Brown K. Brown	3.4	77	1,193	346	15.5	7	468	58	8.1	6.1	2
13	Larry Brown L. Brown	3.8	88	4,987	1,328	56.7	31	2,183	204	10.7	24.8	20
14	Bob Brunet B. Brunet	3.0	74	179	60	2.4	3	40	6	6.7	0.5	0
15	Norm Bulaich N. Bulaich	4.1	120	3,362	814	28.0	30	1,766	224	7.9	14.7	11
16	Ronnie Bull R. Bull	3.5	25	565	162	22.6	0	135	22	6.1	5.4	1
17	Cannonball Butler C. Butler	3.4	32	1,233	358	38.5	2	302	40	7.6	9.4	3
18	Sonny Campbell S. Campbell	3.4	25	195	57	7.8	2	132	10	13.2	5.3	0
19	Woody Campbell W. Campbell	2.9	18	448	155	24.9	2	257	35	7.3	14.3	0
20	Terry Cole T. Cole	0.9	10	8	9	0.8	0	31	3	10.3	3.1	0
21	Larry Conjar L. Conjar	3.0	3	3	1	1.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
22	Willis Crenshaw W. Crenshaw	2.9	12	200	69	16.7	5	105	18	5.8	8.8	1
23	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	4.3	124	6,975	1,622	56.3	56	519	74	7.0	4.2	2
24	Doug Cunningham D. Cunningham	3.6	46	755	210	16.4	5	541	71	7.6	11.8	0
25	Dick Davis D. Davis	3.5	6	94	27	15.7	0	29	4	7.3	4.8	0

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419

Nix

RUSH

72

Dobbins

REC

140

Waddle

Team Rankings

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OPP PPG

22.0

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RUSH YDS/G

82.5

27th

PASS YDS/G

209.5

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	.500
Chargers	0	2	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	LAR	@	DEN	8:20 PM
Sun 10/4	DEN	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	DEN	@	ARI	4:05 PM

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1 - 1

Final

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Pass Yards Leaders

844

Love

662

Shough

648

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

349

Robinson

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Walker

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Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

284

Watson

277

Smith-Njigba

274

London

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Love

6

Prescott

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

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QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

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38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

173.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

281.3

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

64.7

Robinson

49

Henry

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Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Watson

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Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

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McBride

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000