Lightened Loads
David Sabino
July 23, 2012
Over the last decade, most Super Bowl--winning teams have adopted a running-back-by-committee approach. Compare the workloads of those teams' busiest rushers with the ones carried by top backs on the 10 previous champs.
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2002--11 |
Attempts Per Game |
NFL Rank |
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AHMAD BRADSHAW
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|
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2011 Giants |
14.3 |
20TH |
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BRANDON JACKSON
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|
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2010 Packers |
11.9 |
28TH |
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MIKE BELL
|
|
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2009 Saints |
13.2 |
23RD |
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WILLIE PARKER
|
|
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2008 Steelers |
19.1 |
7TH |
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BRANDON JACOBS
|
|
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2007 Giants |
18.4 |
12TH |
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JOSEPH ADDAI
|
|
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2006 Colts |
14.1 |
27TH |
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WILLIE PARKER
|
|
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2005 Steelers |
17.0 |
18TH |
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COREY DILLON
|
|
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2004 Patriots |
23.0 |
2ND |
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ANTOWAIN SMITH
|
|
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2003 Patriots |
14.0 |
23RD |
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MICHAEL PITTMAN
|
|
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2002 Buccaneers |
12.8 |
28TH |
Over the last decade, most Super Bowl--winning teams have adopted a running-back-by-committee approach. Compare the workloads of those teams' busiest rushers with the ones carried by top backs on the 10 previous champs.
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