Rusher Rating Week 4: Jackson still on top

San Francisco’s Frank Gore led all week 4 rushers using CHFF’s Rusher Rating System, but Buffalo’s Fred Jackson still retains the season lead over Philadelphia’s LeSean McCoy.
 
The Chicago Bears, and their 7.23 yards-per-carry, led all teams in Week 4, based on offensive Rusher Rating. However, the Oakland Raiders still retain the season lead, with the Buffalo Bills still in second place.
 
Looking at Rusher Rating Differential, the San Francisco 49ers have a large lead with 40.91. The top 10 teams, based on Rusher Rating Differential have a record of 28-12 for a 70 percent winning percentage.

Here are the top 10 rushers of week 4 with a minimum of 15 attempts, based on Rusher Rating:
 

Player	Attempts	Yards	Yards per Attempt	TD	Fumbles	Rusher Rating
Frank Gore – SF	15	127	8.47	1	0	152.01
Ryan Torain – WAS	19	135	7.11	1	0	137.96
Chris Wells – ARI	27	138	5.11	3	0	133.60
Matt Forte – CHI	25	205	8.20	1	0	132.88
BenJarvus Green-Ellis – NE	16	75	4.69	1	0	131.28
Fred Jackson – BUF	17	66	3.88	1	0	125.71
Michael Turner – ATL	26	70	2.69	2	0	120.33
LeGarrette Blount – TB	25	127	5.08	1	0	115.76
Arian Foster – HOU	30	155	5.17	1	0	110.39
Ray Rice – BAL	25	66	2.64	1	0	102.37

 
 
Now, the top 10 rushers of the season with a minimum of 45 attempts, based on Rusher Rating:
 

Player	Attempts	Yards	Yards per Attempt	TD	Fumbles	Rusher Rating
Fred Jackson – BUF	64	369	5.77	4	0	137.19
LeSean McCoy – PHI	66	363	5.50	4	0	135.73
Chris Wells – ARI	59	321	5.44	5	1	127.31
BenJarvus Green-Ellis – NE	50	197	3.94	3	0	127.06
LeGarrette Blount – TB	67	294	4.39	3	0	116.16
Darren McFadden – OAK	75	468	6.24	3	1	115.76
Ryan Mathews – SD	61	288	4.72	3	1	114.02
Michael Turner – ATL	68	304	4.47	3	1	109.01
Ahmad Bradshaw – NYG	55	228	4.15	2	0	107.44
Adrian Peterson – MIN	81	376	4.64	3	1	104.86

 
 
Next, let’s look at top ten teams, based on offensive Rusher Rating, for week 4:
 

Team	Attempts	Yards	Yards per Attempt	TD	Fumbles	Rusher Rating
Chicago Bears	31	224	7.23	2	0	145.20
Carolina Panthers	26	169	6.50	2	0	141.22
New England Patriots	30	183	6.10	2	0	139.03
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	36	192	5.33	2	0	130.81
Green Bay Packers	28	111	3.96	2	0	127.31
Seattle Seahawks	15	53	3.53	1	0	124.94
Pittsburgh Steelers	22	118	5.36	1	0	122.11
Atlanta Falcons	36	121	3.36	2	0	119.99
Oakland Raiders	27	160	5.93	1	0	117.80
Arizona Cardinals	32	156	4.88	3	1	117.37

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

Team	Attempts	Yards	Yards per Attempt	TD	Fumbles	Rusher Rating
Oakland Raiders	128	715	5.59	9	2	128.74
Buffalo Bills	104	548	5.27	5	1	119.30
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	107	468	4.37	5	1	113.33
New England Patriots	103	491	4.77	4	0	113.02
Green Bay Packers	105	438	4.17	5	1	112.91
New York Giants	107	350	3.27	5	0	111.74
Arizona Cardinals	100	438	4.38	5	2	111.14
Carolina Panthers	102	421	4.13	4	1	105.16
San Diego Chargers	109	408	3.74	5	2	104.81
Atlanta Falcons	94	399	4.24	3	1	99.00

 
 
Finally, the top ten teams, based on Rusher Rating Differential, for the season. Note that only the Panthers are under .500, and eight of the 10 teams are 3-1 or better.
 

Team	Rushing Attempts	Offensive Rusher Rating	Defensive Rushing Attempts	Defensive Rusher Rating	Rusher Rating Differential
San Francisco 49ers	110	90.27	84	49.36	40.91
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	107	113.33	101	73.19	40.14
Green Bay Packers	105	112.91	77	78.21	34.70
Baltimore Ravens	114	79.43	90	58.98	20.45
Buffalo Bills	104	119.30	106	99.19	20.11
New York Giants	107	111.74	117	91.73	20.01
Chicago Bears	82	94.12	98	79.02	15.10
Carolina Panthers	102	105.16	111	91.31	13.85
Tennessee Titans	94	77.70	109	65.35	12.35
San Diego Chargers	109	104.81	100	92.61	12.20

 

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