Chase Stuart
Footballguy
Which SB champion had the highest rushing YPC average by its team RBs? And where does that team rank all-time? And which team had the highest RB rushing YPC average ever?
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redman
Footballguy
I would think that the Broncos 1998 team was pretty damn good.Edit to 1998; I thought '97 was TD's ridiculous 2000+ yard season.
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The Man With No Name
Footballguy
I will guess the 1972 dolphins for team season
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The Man With No Name
Footballguy
1987 Redskins for Super Bowl Champ? When Timmy Smith ran wild.
redman
Footballguy
Wait, he means in the Super Bowl game itself, or over the course of the entire season?
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
1998 Denver was pretty darn good (4.83 YPC, second behind SF), but not the highest.
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
Ding. That Dolphins team RBs averaged 4.86 YPC. The interesting thing, I think, is that they rank only 31st among teams since the merger. Now there have only been 37 years played, so ranking 31st is pretty darn good. But what it also means is that of the top 30 rushing teams since 1970, none of them have won a Super Bowl. (Obviously, I'm using highest team RB YPC as a proxy for top rushing team, which may not be as accurate as we would like.)
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
You were right the first time.
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
Top rushing season of all time (by a mile) is still out there. Not that difficult, so I'll reveal soon if no one guesses.
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
Yeah, I miss understood it. thought you meant highest in the Super Bowl itself.
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
1963 Cleveland Browns
redman
Footballguy
Not a Super Bowl winner.
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
Sorry. I should have specified, "since the merger". That's implicit in most of my posts. Those Browns averaged an astonishing 6.23 YPC, which is greater than the top post-merger team.
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
We're done with SB winners. The top post-merger rushing team to win a SB was the '72 Dolphins. Now we're looking for the top post-merger rushing team, period.
redman
Footballguy
2006 Falcons? :sleeper:
Rams?
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
1997 Detroit Lions?
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
Remember, this is team RB rushing. So Vick's numbers don't help Atlanta here.
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
The '78 Patriots RBs ran for the 10th most yards since the merger. They actually ranked 2nd in yards that year (KC), and ranked 3rd in YPC (the stat I've been using throughout the thread). In terms of how they ranked in YPC average, the '78 Patriots (4.46) are "just" tied for 147th best.The '73 Bills (5.41) are the second best rushing team by RBs since the merger, behind the '97 Lions (5.84). But the '73 Bills did outrush every team since the merger, with 2,940 yards. (The '97 Lions rank 30th in total rushing yards by RBs.)
Family Matters
Footballguy
But I thought the Rams and Faulk were a passing team.
