most playoff rushing yards in the 2010s by a rookie

From 2010 through 2019, Sony Michel had the most rushing yards by a rookie, with 336 yards in 2018.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Sony Michel S. Michel	336	2018	NE	3	71	4.7	112.0	6	9	1	3	9.0	3.0	0
2	James Starks J. Starks	315	2010	GB	4	81	3.9	78.8	1	15	3	4	5.0	3.8	0
3	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	242	2017	JAX	3	70	3.5	80.7	4	44	7	12	6.3	14.7	0
4	Bernard Pierce B. Pierce	202	2012	BAL	4	39	5.2	50.5	0	8	1	1	8.0	2.0	0
5	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	127	2012	SEA	2	15	8.5	63.5	1	0	0	0		0.0	0
6	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	125	2016	DAL	1	22	5.7	125.0	0	-2	1	1	-2.0	-2.0	0
7	Deebo Samuel Sr. D. Samuel Sr.	102	2019	SF	3	6	17.0	34.0	0	127	10	18	12.7	42.3	0
8	Khiry Robinson K. Robinson	102	2013	NO	2	21	4.9	51.0	1	13	1	1	13.0	6.5	0
9	Montee Ball M. Ball	96	2013	DEN	3	28	3.4	32.0	0	15	5	7	3.0	5.0	0
10	David Johnson D. Johnson	95	2015	ARI	2	30	3.2	47.5	1	111	15	18	7.4	55.5	0
11	Vick Ballard V. Ballard	91	2012	IND	1	22	4.1	91.0	0	3	1	2	3.0	3.0	0
12	Ronnie Hillman R. Hillman	83	2012	DEN	1	22	3.8	83.0	0	20	3	4	6.7	20.0	0
13	Eddie Lacy E. Lacy	81	2013	GB	1	21	3.9	81.0	0	7	2	3	3.5	7.0	0
14	Alfred Morris A. Morris	80	2012	WAS	1	16	5.0	80.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
15	Miles Sanders M. Sanders	69	2019	PHI	1	14	4.9	69.0	0	8	3	5	2.7	8.0	0
16	Zurlon Tipton Z. Tipton	68	2014	IND	3	18	3.8	22.7	1	22	3	7	7.3	7.3	0
17	Knile Davis K. Davis	67	2013	KC	1	18	3.7	67.0	1	33	7	7	4.7	33.0	1
18	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	66	2017	NO	2	21	3.1	33.0	1	72	5	10	14.4	36.0	1
19	LaMichael James L. James	65	2012	SF	3	11	5.9	21.7	1	11	2	2	5.5	3.7	0
20	Devin Singletary D. Singletary	58	2019	BUF	1	13	4.5	58.0	0	76	6	7	12.7	76.0	0
21	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	54	2018	BAL	1	9	6.0	54.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
22	Kendall Hunter K. Hunter	54	2011	SF	2	10	5.4	27.0	0	13	1	1	13.0	6.5	0
23	Jeremy Hill J. Hill	47	2014	CIN	1	13	3.6	47.0	1	0	0	0		0.0	0
24	Giovani Bernard G. Bernard	45	2013	CIN	1	12	3.8	45.0	0	73	7	11	10.4	73.0	0
25	Kareem Hunt K. Hunt	42	2017	KC	1	11	3.8	42.0	1	5	3	3	1.7	5.0	0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	5	1	.833
Patriots	4	3	.571
Jets	2	5	.286
Dolphins	1	5	.167

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	NE	@	MIA	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	GB	@	NE	4:25 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/29	NE	@	LAC	8:20 PM
Sun 12/6	BUF	@	NE	4:25 PM

Last Game

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4 - 3

Final

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5 - 2

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1,989

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1,958

Love

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Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

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Walker

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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Olave

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Pass TD Leaders

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Purdy

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

112.5

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110.4

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110.1

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7.0

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6.0

Turner

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30.7

28.1

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Opp PPG Rankings

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17.2

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Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

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Pass Yards Rankings

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293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

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Walker

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Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

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Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
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