Well, let me tell ya, figuring out which NFL team runs the ball the most, it ain’t rocket science, but it ain’t exactly easy pickin’s neither. You gotta look at the numbers, see who’s poundin’ the ground week in, week out.
The Runnin’ Game: It Ain’t Just About Fancy Passes
Now, these city folk, they love their fancy passes and quarterbacks throwin’ the ball all over the place. But lemme tell ya, a good runnin’ game, that’s the heart and soul of football. You gotta be able to push them fellers around, get them yards on the ground, wear ’em down. That’s how you win games, that’s how it’s always been and that’s how it should be.
I heard tell that the Cleveland Browns, yeah, them Browns, they chucked the ball a whole lot last season. 512 times, can you believe it? That’s a lot of throwin’, more throwin’ than any other team. But that don’t mean they run the ball the most, no sir. It just means their quarterback got an arm like a cannon, or maybe he just likes throwin’ the ball even when he shouldn’t, those city boys are unpredictable.
So, Who’s the Real Runnin’ Kings?
See, findin’ out who runs the most, you gotta look at somethin’ called “rushing attempts.” That’s just how many times a team tries to run with the ball. The more times you run, the more likely you are to be a team that runs a lot, makes sense right? It’s plain as day.
- Some folks say you gotta look at yards per carry, that’s how many yards they get each time they run. That matters some, but what really matters is just how many times you’re runnin’ the damn ball.
- If a team gets a bunch of yards on just a few runs, that might just be a lucky play or two. What you want to see is a team that keeps on poundin’ the ground, game after game.
Now, I ain’t got all the fancy stats in front of me like them fellers on TV. But I heard some talk about the Seahawks, yeah them birds up in Seattle, they like to run the ball. I also heard that some of them other good teams, the Rams and the Texans, they run the ball a fair bit too. They say those teams, sometimes, they even run the ball on the first play, more than most other teams! First play, can you believe it? That just shows you they ain’t afraid to get down and dirty.
The Carolina Panthers and Defendin’ the Run
Now, speaking of runnin’, the Carolina Panthers, they had some trouble stoppin’ other teams from runnin’ on ’em last year. Heard they gave up over 2,200 yards rushin’. That’s a whole lotta yards! Means them other teams were just runnin’ all over ‘em, like a bunch of chickens in a barnyard. If you can’t stop the run, well, you ain’t gonna win many games, that’s for sure.
“America’s Team” and All That Jazz
And then there’s them Dallas Cowboys, they call ‘em “America’s Team.” Got a whole lotta fans, millions and millions of ‘em, all over the world. They got fancy stadiums and big-name players, and they probably sell a whole heap of them jerseys. But all that don’t mean nothin’ if you can’t run the ball or stop the other team from runnin’ on ya. You can have all the followers on that social media stuff they use, but that ain’t gonna help you get a first down if you ain’t got a good runnin’ game. Remember that.
Regular Season, Playoffs, It All Matters
Now, when you’re lookin’ at who runs the most, you gotta think about the whole season. Preseason games, them don’t really count. But regular season games, and even them playoff games, those are the ones that matter. You gotta see who’s runnin’ the ball when the chips are down, when the pressure is on. That’s when you see what a team is really made of.
The End of the Story? Not Quite
So, who runs the ball the most in the NFL? Well, it ain’t easy to say for sure without lookin’ at all the numbers, but if you ask me, it’s the teams that ain’t afraid to get their hands dirty, the teams that know how to grind it out on the ground. You gotta look for those teams that have a whole lot of rushing attempts, the ones that keep on poundin’ the ball even when everyone knows it’s comin’. Those are the real runnin’ teams, the ones that know how to win football games the old-fashioned way. And that, my friends, is all there is to it. You don’t need fancy stats to see that, just good ol’ common sense. Now, go get me some sweet tea, my throat’s dry from all this talkin’.
A Little More on Stats and Common Sense
Like I said, I don’t pay no mind to all them fancy numbers, but sometimes they can tell you a little somethin’. If a team’s got a lot of yards per carry, that means they’re good at runnin’. But if they only run the ball a few times a game, well, that don’t make ‘em a runnin’ team, does it? You need to be runnin’ a whole bunch of times to really be a runnin’ team, and getting yards while you’re at it makes you a good runnin’ team. That’s plain as the nose on your face.
And don’t you go forgettin’ about the defense neither. You can run the ball all you want, but if you can’t stop the other team from runnin’ on you, well, you ain’t gonna win many games. It’s a two-way street, this runnin’ game business. You gotta be able to do it yourself, and you gotta be able to stop the other fellers from doin’ it to you.
So, next time you’re watchin’ them football games, don’t just pay attention to all them fancy passes. Watch the runnin’ backs, watch the offensive line, see who’s gettin’ after it on the ground. That’s where the real football is played, that’s where the games are won and lost. And that’s how you figure out which team runs the ball the most, without needin’ no fancy computer or nothin’.
