what rb had the most rushing attempts in 1959

Jim Brown had the most carries by a running back in 1959, with 290 rush attempts.

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	NAME	ATT	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jim Brown J. Brown	290	1959	CLE	12	1,329	4.6	110.8	14	190	24	7.9	15.8	0
2	J.D. Smith	207	1959	SF	12	1,036	5.0	86.3	10	133	13	10.2	11.1	1
3	Tom Tracy T. Tracy	199	1959	PIT	12	794	4.0	66.2	3	273	23	11.9	22.8	5
4	Billy Ray Barnes B. Ray Barnes	181	1959	PHI	12	687	3.8	57.3	7	314	32	9.8	26.2	2
5	Alan Ameche A. Ameche	178	1959	BAL	12	679	3.8	56.6	7	129	13	9.9	10.8	1
6	Rick Casares R. Casares	177	1959	CHB	12	699	3.9	58.3	10	273	27	10.1	22.8	2
7	Ollie Matson O. Matson	161	1959	LA	12	863	5.4	71.9	6	130	18	7.2	10.8	0
8	Paul Hornung P. Hornung	152	1959	GB	12	681	4.5	56.8	7	113	15	7.5	9.4	0
9	John David Crow J. David Crow	140	1959	CHC	12	666	4.8	55.5	3	328	27	12.1	27.3	4
10	Joe Perry J. Perry	139	1959	SF	11	602	4.3	54.7	3	53	12	4.4	4.8	0
11	Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell	131	1959	CLE	12	743	5.7	61.9	5	351	35	10.0	29.3	4
12	Clarence Peaks C. Peaks	124	1959	PHI	12	451	3.6	37.6	3	209	28	7.5	17.4	0
13	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	120	1959	GB	9	452	3.8	50.2	6	71	9	7.9	7.9	2
14	Don Bosseler D. Bosseler	119	1959	WAS	12	644	5.4	53.7	3	47	11	4.3	3.9	0
15	Frank Gifford F. Gifford	106	1959	NYG	11	540	5.1	49.1	3	768	42	18.3	69.8	4
16	Dick James D. James	100	1959	WAS	12	384	3.8	32.0	3	192	13	14.8	16.0	1
17	Lenny Moore L. Moore	92	1959	BAL	12	422	4.6	35.2	2	846	47	18.0	70.5	6
18	Mel Triplett M. Triplett	91	1959	NYG	11	381	4.2	34.6	1	78	6	13.0	7.1	0
19	Johnny Morris J. Morris	87	1959	CHB	12	312	3.6	26.0	0	197	13	15.2	16.4	2
20	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	82	1959	DET	10	270	3.3	27.0	2	34	7	4.9	3.4	1
21	Alex Webster A. Webster	79	1959	NYG	10	250	3.2	25.0	5	381	27	14.1	38.1	2
22	Nick Pietrosante N. Pietrosante	76	1959	DET	10	447	5.9	44.7	3	140	16	8.8	14.0	0
23	Tom Barnett T. Barnett	75	1959	PIT	12	238	3.2	19.8	1	52	7	7.4	4.3	1
24	Larry Krutko L. Krutko	75	1959	PIT	12	226	3.0	18.8	4	100	13	7.7	8.3	0
25	Bobby Joe Conrad B. Joe Conrad	74	1959	CHC	12	328	4.4	27.3	2	142	14	10.1	11.8	3

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284

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23.8

19th

RUSH YDS/G

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23rd

PASS YDS/G

213.8

19th

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Browns	3	1	.750
Ravens	3	1	.750
Steelers	2	2	.500
Bengals	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	BAL	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM

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Final

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Pass Yards Leaders

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1,268

Young

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

507

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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119.6

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30.3

29.8

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16.0

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429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

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303.5

300.8

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292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

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Worst Record ATS

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Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
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Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
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AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
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Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Raiders	3	1	0	.750
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Chargers	0	4	0	.000

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Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
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Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
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