Return of the 100-yard rusher — Week 7 has had 11
For starters: perspective on the big news
Remember the 100-yard NFL rusher? Sure you do. Well he made a big comeback on Sunday.
For several years he’s been outnumbered by the 300-yard passer, as teams rely ever more on quarterbacks to advance the ball through the air.
Normally there are more 300-yard passers (300YP) than 100-yard rushers (100YR) in any given week. For instance, over the previous three seasons the average weekly number of 300YP was 7.1, compared to 6.4 100YR.
Nearly half way through this season, the weekly averages are about the same: 7.7 300YP versus 6.7 100YR.
Since 2012 the odds are only about 70% in any given week that there’ll be more 300YP than 100YR. And when there are more of the latter, it’s usually by a smidge. Such as in Week 4 earlier this month, when there were seven 100YR and only six 300YP.
Now. Contrast that to a couple of decades ago. In 1995, for instance, there were 5.9 100-yard rushers per week, and only 4.7 300
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