who was the best run defense team in 2021

Jonathan Taylor had the most rush attempts in 2021, with 332 carries.

	NAME	ATT	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	332	2021	IND	17	1,811	5.5	106.5	18	360	40	51	9.0	21.2	2
2	Najee Harris N. Harris	307	2021	PIT	17	1,200	3.9	70.6	7	467	74	94	6.3	27.5	3
3	Joe Mixon J. Mixon	292	2021	CIN	16	1,205	4.1	75.3	13	314	42	48	7.5	19.6	3
4	Antonio Gibson A. Gibson	258	2021	WAS	16	1,037	4.0	64.8	7	294	42	52	7.0	18.4	3
5	Dalvin Cook D. Cook	249	2021	MIN	13	1,159	4.7	89.2	6	224	34	49	6.6	17.2	0
6	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	240	2021	NO	13	898	3.7	69.1	4	439	47	67	9.3	33.8	5
7	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	237	2021	DAL	17	1,002	4.2	58.9	10	287	47	65	6.1	16.9	2
8	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	228	2021	CLE	14	1,259	5.5	89.9	8	174	20	25	8.7	12.4	1
9	David Montgomery D. Montgomery	225	2021	CHI	13	849	3.8	65.3	7	301	42	51	7.2	23.2	0
10	Derrick Henry D. Henry	219	2021	TEN	8	937	4.3	117.1	10	154	18	20	8.6	19.3	0
11	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	217	2021	LV	15	872	4.0	58.1	9	348	54	64	6.4	23.2	0
12	Sony Michel S. Michel	208	2021	LAR	17	845	4.1	49.7	4	128	21	33	6.1	7.5	1
13	Elijah Mitchell E. Mitchell	207	2021	SF	11	963	4.7	87.5	5	137	19	20	7.2	12.5	1
14	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	206	2021	LAC	16	911	4.4	56.9	12	647	70	94	9.2	40.4	8
15	Melvin Gordon M. Gordon	203	2021	DEN	16	918	4.5	57.4	8	213	28	38	7.6	13.3	2
16	Damien Harris D. Harris	203	2021	NE	15	929	4.6	61.9	15	132	18	21	7.3	8.8	0
17	Javonte Williams J. Williams	203	2021	DEN	17	903	4.4	53.1	4	316	43	53	7.3	18.6	3
18	James Conner J. Conner	202	2021	ARI	15	752	3.7	50.1	15	375	37	39	10.1	25.0	3
19	Devin Singletary D. Singletary	188	2021	BUF	17	870	4.6	51.2	7	228	40	50	5.7	13.4	1
20	A.J. Dillon	187	2021	GB	17	803	4.3	47.2	5	313	34	37	9.2	18.4	2
21	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	180	2021	TB	14	812	4.5	58.0	8	454	69	84	6.6	32.4	2
22	Myles Gaskin M. Gaskin	173	2021	MIA	17	612	3.5	36.0	3	234	49	63	4.8	13.8	4
23	Chuba Hubbard C. Hubbard	172	2021	CAR	17	612	3.6	36.0	5	174	25	37	7.0	10.2	1
24	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	171	2021	GB	15	799	4.7	53.3	4	391	52	65	7.5	26.1	6
25	James Robinson J. Robinson	164	2021	JAX	14	767	4.7	54.8	8	222	31	46	7.2	15.9	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,101

Jones

RUSH

1,443

Taylor

REC

785

Pierce

Team Rankings

PPG

28.0

6th

OPP PPG

21.6

12th

RUSH YDS/G

128.5

6th

PASS YDS/G

241.1

9th

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	10	4	.714
Texans	9	5	.643
Colts	8	6	.571
Titans	2	12	.143

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/22	SF	@	IND	8:15 PM
Sun 12/28	JAX	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 1/4	IND	@	HOU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Colts

8 - 6

Final

Seahawks

11 - 3

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,931

Prescott

3,722

Stafford

3,672

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

1,443

Taylor

1,415

Cook

1,186

Achane

Rec Yards Leaders

1,541

Smith-Njigba

1,367

Nacua

1,212

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

37

Stafford

29

Goff

26

Prescott

Rush TD Leaders

16

Taylor

13

Gibbs

13

Jacobs

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

St. Brown

10

McBride

QB Rating Leaders

112.2

Stafford

110.4

Goff

109.1

Maye

Sack Leaders

21.5

Garrett

13.0

Burns

12.5

Parsons

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.6

30.0

29.4

29.1

28.9

28.0

Opp PPG Rankings

16.3

17.3

18.6

19.1

19.4

Total Yards Rankings

396.9

383.6

381.2

379.9

369.1

364.2

Rush Yards Rankings

158.5

151.9

146.2

137.1

131.1

128.5

Pass Yards Rankings

287.9

265.9

262.5

262.0

257.8

256.6

Sack Leaders

58.0

48.0

47.0

42.0

40.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

284.1

Taylor

258.2

McCaffrey

255.4

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

209.7

Smith-Njigba

184.8

Nacua

180.9

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

167.1

McBride

111.8

Kelce

109.1

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

182

Myers

160.6

Aubrey

153

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NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-4

9-4-1

9-5

Worst Record ATS

5-9

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots	11	3	0	.786
Bills	10	4	0	.714
Dolphins - e	6	8	0	.429
Jets - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	8	6	0	.571
Ravens	7	7	0	.500
Bengals - e	4	10	0	.286
Browns - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	10	4	0	.714
Texans	9	5	0	.643
Colts	8	6	0	.571
Titans - e	2	12	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - x	12	2	0	.857
Chargers	10	4	0	.714
Chiefs - e	6	8	0	.429
Raiders - e	2	12	0	.143

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	9	5	0	.643
Cowboys	6	7	1	.464
Commanders - e	4	10	0	.286
Giants - e	2	12	0	.143
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	10	4	0	.714
Packers	9	4	1	.679
Lions	8	6	0	.571
Vikings - e	6	8	0	.429
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	7	7	0	.500
Panthers	7	7	0	.500
Falcons - e	5	9	0	.357
Saints - e	4	10	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Rams - x	11	3	0	.786
Seahawks	11	3	0	.786
49ers	10	4	0	.714
Cardinals - e	3	11	0	.214

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/13	SF	@	NO	26-21
Sat 9/13	NE	@	MIA	33-27
Sat 9/13	CAR	@	ARI	22-27
Sat 9/13	DEN	@	IND	28-29
Sat 9/13	PHI	@	KC	20-17

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	LAR	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sat 12/20	PHI	@	WAS	5:00 PM
Sat 12/20	GB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 12/21	BUF	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 12/21	LAC	@	DAL	1:00 PM

Jonathan Taylor had the most rush attempts in 2021, with 332 carries.

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