andy janovich led the nfl in rushing yards last year.
andy janovich led the nfl in rushing yards last year.
who led the nfl in rushing yards last year?
andy janovich
ingram began the 2017 season sharing carries with former vikings star adrian peterson and rookie alvin kamara, but became the team's first-option rusher in week 3. after averaging just 42 yards a game through the first four, after the saints' bye week ingram had consecutive 100+ yard games against detroit and green bay in weeks 6 and 7, including his first three touchdowns of the season. in week 10, he led the nfl with 131 rushing yards and his first career game with three touchdowns in an emphatic 47–10 victory over buffalo, moving him into a three-way tie for the league lead in rushing touchdowns at seven with ezekiel elliott and todd gurley. in week 11, he again led the nfl with 134 rushing yards and a touchdown on just 11 carries in a 34–31 overtime win over washington, earning him nfc offensive player of the week. kamara also had 100+ yards from scrimmage in both games. in week 13, he recorded 85 yards rushing and scored his nfl-leading ninth rushing touchdown (trailing only teammate kamara and todd gurley for the lead in total touchdowns; they had 11 each). on december 19, 2017, ingram was named to his second pro bowl alongside kamara, becoming the first ever pair of running backs from the same team to earn the honors. he finished the regular season with career-highs of 1,124 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns, 58 receptions, and 416 receiving yards. he finished sixth in the league in rushing yards, and second in rushing touchdowns behind todd gurley. ingram and kamara became the first running back duo in nfl history to each have over 1,500 scrimmage yards in the same season. the saints won the nfc south in the 2017 season. in the wild card round, against the carolina panthers, ingram finished with 22 rushing yards and 13 receiving yards in the 31–26 victory. in the divisional round against the minnesota vikings, he finished with 25 rushing yards in the 29–24 loss. he was ranked 43rd by his fellow players on the nfl top 100 players of 2018.
mark ingram jr.
some consider johnson's 2009 season to be one of the best ever in nfl history for a running back. he started the season off with 57 rushing yards in a 13–10 loss to the pittsburgh steelers. in the next game, a 34–31 loss to the houston texans, he had 16 carries for 197 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with nine receptions for 87 yards and a receiving touchdown. over the next three games, losses to the new york jets, jacksonville jaguars, and the indianapolis colts, he combined for 214 rushing yards. in the next game, a 59–0 loss to the new england patriots, he had 128 rushing yards. in the next game, a 30–13 victory over the jacksonville jaguars, he had 24 carries for 228 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. he followed that up with 135 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns against the san francisco 49ers. the next week, against the buffalo bills, he had 132 rushing yards and his third consecutive game with two rushing touchdowns to go along with nine receptions for 100 yards. in the next game, against the houston texans, he was held out of the endzone but had 151 rushing yards on 29 carries. he followed that up with 154 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in the 20–17 victory over the arizona cardinals. on december 13, against the st. louis rams, he had 117 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with three receptions for 69 yards and a receiving touchdown in the 47–7 victory. in week 16, on christmas day, he had 142 rushing yards and a touchdown in a loss to the san diego chargers. in the regular season finale against the seattle seahawks, he had 36 carries for 134 yards and two touchdowns in the 17–13 victory. overall, he rushed for 2,006 yards and finished the year with 11 consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards. to become one of only seven players in nfl history to be in the 2,000 rushing yards club. he averaged 5.6 yards per carry and 125.4 yards per game to lead the league. he had 2,509 total yards from scrimmage, breaking marshall faulk's single-season record. he was named the nfl's offensive player of the year in 2009. after his 2009 season, he was named to his second pro bowl and the media referred to him as "cj2k".
chris johnson (running back)