Fred Jackson Leads Week 2 Rusher Rating

By Ken Crippen
Professional Football Researchers Association

Philadelphia Eagles’ running back LeSean McCoy led all week one rushers using CHFF’s Rusher Rating System, but it was Fred Jackson who took the Week 2 title. His 15 carries for 117 yards (an impressive 7.80 yards-per-carry) and two touchdowns gave him a 148.35 Rusher Rating to lead all Week 2 rushers. However, McCoy still leads the overall season rankings with a slim lead over Jackson (141.64 and 138.84 respectively). The top ten running backs this week, and for the season, won 70 percent of their games.
 
The Green Bay Packers still hold on to the season lead in offensive Rusher Rating with 131.50, a wide margin over the other teams. It is no surprise that they have a 2-0 record.
 
Impressive performances in Week 2 propelled teams into the top ten. For example, Buffalo’s rushing performance, led by Jackson, pushed the Bills into the top ten offensive Rusher Rating teams.

Here are the top 10 rushers of Week 2 with a minimum of 15 attempts, based on Rusher Rating:
 

Player	Attempts	Yards	Yards per Attempt	TD	Fumbles	Rusher Rating
Fred Jackson – BUF	15	117	7.80	2	0	148.35
LeSean McCoy – PHI	18	95	5.28	1	0	134.52
Adrian Peterson – MIN	25	120	4.80	2	0	131.89
BenJarvus Green-Ellis – NE	17	70	4.12	1	0	127.01
Jahvid Best – DET	16	57	3.56	1	0	125.10
Michael Turner – ATL	21	114	5.43	1	0	124.36
Brandon Jacobs – NYG	16	50	3.13	1	0	122.70
Shonn Greene – NYJ	16	49	3.06	1	0	122.36
Rashard Mendenhall – PIT	19	66	3.47	1	0	118.04
Frank Gore – SF	20	47	2.35	1	0	109.56

 
 
Now, the top 10 rushers of the season with a minimum of 30 attempts, based on Rusher Rating:
 

Player	Attempts	Yards	Yards per Attempt	TD	Fumbles	Rusher Rating
LeSean McCoy – PHI	33	217	6.58	3	0	141.64
Fred Jackson – BUF	35	229	6.54	2	0	138.84
Beanie Wells – ARI	32	183	5.72	2	0	136.93
Adrian Peterson – MIN	41	218	5.32	2	1	113.12
Brandon Jacobs – NYG	22	79	3.59	1	0	112.38
Ray Rice – BAL	32	150	4.69	1	0	105.93
Michael Turner – ATL	31	214	6.90	1	1	103.56
Peyton Hillis – CLE	44	151	3.43	2	1	100.65
Cedric Benson – CIN	41	180	4.39	1	0	98.28
Willis McGahee – DEN	32	104	3.25	1	0	98.04

 
 
Next, let’s look at the top ten teams, based on offensive Rusher Rating, for week 2:
 

Team	Attempts	Yards	Yards per Attempt	TD	Fumbles	Rusher Rating
Buffalo Bills	25	217	8.68	2	0	153.18
Arizona Cardinals	15	93	6.20	1	0	139.58
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	19	105	5.53	2	0	135.88
Carolina Panthers	17	71	4.18	1	0	127.33
Green Bay Packers	21	124	5.91	1	0	126.98
Pittsburgh Steelers	35	124	3.54	2	0	122.38
Minnesota Vikings	33	186	5.64	2	1	122.00
Oakland Raiders	30	131	4.37	3	1	113.59
Atlanta Falcons	29	138	4.76	1	0	109.16
New England Patriots	25	94	3.76	1	0	108.52

 
Buffalo, led by Jackson, gave the Bills the lead for the week. Jackson is unhappy that the Bills have not re-negotiated his contract and he is proving that he deserves to get paid.
 
Next, let’s look at the top ten teams, based on offensive Rusher Rating, for the season:
 

Team	Attempts	Yards	Yards per Attempt	TD	Fumbles	Rusher Rating
Green Bay Packers	48	227	4.73	3	0	131.50
Oakland Raiders	69	321	4.65	4	1	122.27
Buffalo Bills	64	380	5.94	3	1	119.04
New York Giants	58	194	3.35	3	0	116.53
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	35	161	4.60	2	1	114.53
New England Patriots	47	200	4.26	2	0	113.48
Arizona Cardinals	40	192	4.80	2	1	111.06
Minnesota Vikings	59	345	5.85	2	1	106.52
Carolina Panthers	48	145	3.02	2	0	105.93
Philadelphia Eagles	62	369	5.95	3	3	104.79

 
 
Finally, the top ten teams, based on Rusher Rating Differential, for the season (collective record: 13-7)
 

Team	Rushing Attempts	Offensive Rusher Rating	Defensive Rushing Attempts	Defensive Rusher Rating	Rusher Rating Differential
San Francisco 49ers	56	91.17	44	33.80	57.37
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	35	114.53	68	75.67	38.86
New York Giants	58	116.53	45	77.88	38.65
Green Bay Packers	48	131.50	42	93.53	37.97
Houston Texans	77	91.11	44	58.12	32.99
Arizona Cardinals	40	111.06	62	88.71	22.35
Tennessee Titans	42	88.96	64	69.39	19.57
New England Patriots	47	113.48	44	95.40	18.08
Atlanta Falcons	43	93.73	57	79.71	14.02
Chicago Bears	39	73.60	43	59.65	13.95

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