most rushing yards per game by qb in the 2017 nfl season

Cam Newton averaged the most rushing yards per game by a quarterback in 2017, with 47.1 per game.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS/G	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Cam Newton C. Newton	47.1	2017	CAR	16	754	139	5.4	6	0	0	0		0.0	0
2	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	38.4	2017	HOU	7	269	36	7.5	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
3	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	36.6	2017	SEA	16	586	95	6.2	3	0	0	0		0.0	0
4	Tyrod Taylor T. Taylor	28.5	2017	BUF	15	427	84	5.1	4	0	0	0		0.0	0
5	DeShone Kizer D. Kizer	27.9	2017	CLE	15	419	77	5.4	5	0	0	0		0.0	0
6	Brett Hundley B. Hundley	24.5	2017	GB	11	270	36	7.5	2	10	1	1	10.0	0.9	0
7	Alex Smith A. Smith	23.7	2017	KC	15	355	60	5.9	1	0	0	0		0.0	0
8	Carson Wentz C. Wentz	23.0	2017	PHI	13	299	64	4.7	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
9	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	22.3	2017	DAL	16	357	57	6.3	6	0	0	0		0.0	0
10	Nate Sudfeld N. Sudfeld	22.0	2017	PHI	1	22	1	22.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
11	Marcus Mariota M. Mariota	20.8	2017	TEN	15	312	60	5.2	5	0	0	0		0.0	0
12	Mitchell Trubisky M. Trubisky	20.7	2017	CHI	12	248	41	6.0	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
13	Blake Bortles B. Bortles	20.1	2017	JAX	16	322	57	5.6	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
14	C.J. Beathard	19.4	2017	SF	7	136	26	5.2	3	0	0	0		0.0	0
15	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	18.0	2017	GB	7	126	24	5.3	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
16	Kevin Hogan K. Hogan	17.8	2017	CLE	4	71	10	7.1	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
17	Blaine Gabbert B. Gabbert	16.4	2017	ARI	5	82	22	3.7	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
18	Jacoby Brissett J. Brissett	16.3	2017	IND	16	260	63	4.1	4	0	0	0		0.0	0
19	Paxton Lynch P. Lynch	15.0	2017	DEN	2	30	5	6.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
20	Bryce Petty B. Petty	13.8	2017	NYJ	4	55	7	7.9	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
21	Ryan Fitzpatrick R. Fitzpatrick	13.0	2017	TB	6	78	15	5.2	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
22	T.J. Yates	12.8	2017	HOU	4	51	5	10.2	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
23	Trevor Siemian T. Siemian	11.5	2017	DEN	11	127	31	4.1	1	0	0	0		0.0	0
24	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	11.2	2017	WAS	16	179	49	3.7	4	0	0	0		0.0	0
25	Case Keenum C. Keenum	10.7	2017	MIN	15	160	40	4.0	1	0	0	0		0.0	0

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648

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Saints	1	1	.500
Panthers	1	1	.500
Falcons	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	CAR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM

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Love

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Shough

648

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

349

Robinson

290

Walker

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Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

284

Watson

277

Smith-Njigba

274

London

Pass TD Leaders

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6

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6

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Rush TD Leaders

4

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4

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Rec TD Leaders

4

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QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

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3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

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35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

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8.5

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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

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Fantasy RB Rankings

64.7

Robinson

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

52.4

Watson

51.7

Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Fantasy K Rankings

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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

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
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
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CAR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	TEN	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	NE	@	JAX	1:00 PM
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