John Stephens had 297 carries for 1,168 yards and scored 5 touchdowns in 16 games in his rookie season in 1988. He was selected to play in his first Pro Bowl, and won the Offensive Rookie of the Year award.
| NAME | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Stephens | 1988 | 16 | 1,168 | 297 | 3.9 | 73.0 | 4 | 98 | 14 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 0 |
NE| NAME | DATE | SEASON | TM | OPP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | J. Stephens | 12/17/1988 | 1988 | @ | 130 | 17 | 7.6 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 9.7 | 0 | |||
| 2 | | J. Stephens | 12/11/1988 | 1988 | vs | 10 | 12 | 0.8 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6.5 | 0 | |||
| 3 | | J. Stephens | 12/4/1988 | 1988 | vs | 121 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | | J. Stephens | 11/27/1988 | 1988 | @ | 56 | 23 | 2.4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | | J. Stephens | 11/20/1988 | 1988 | @ | 88 | 20 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | | J. Stephens | 11/13/1988 | 1988 | @ | 87 | 21 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | | J. Stephens | 11/6/1988 | 1988 | vs | 104 | 25 | 4.2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5.0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | J. Stephens | 10/30/1988 | 1988 | vs | 124 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | | J. Stephens | 10/23/1988 | 1988 | @ | 134 | 25 | 5.4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16.0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | J. Stephens | 10/16/1988 | 1988 | vs | 56 | 16 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | J. Stephens | 10/9/1988 | 1988 | @ | 21 | 7 | 3.0 | 0 | -5 | 1 | -5.0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | J. Stephens | 10/2/1988 | 1988 | vs | 52 | 16 | 3.3 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -1.0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | | J. Stephens | 9/25/1988 | 1988 | @ | 23 | 8 | 2.9 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 17.0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | | J. Stephens | 9/18/1988 | 1988 | vs | 81 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | | J. Stephens | 9/11/1988 | 1988 | @ | 40 | 7 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | | J. Stephens | 9/4/1988 | 1988 | vs | 41 | 10 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Average | 73.0 | 18.6 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 7.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| Total | 1,168 | 297 | 3.9 | 4 | 98 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 |
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