Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. ___ Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry combined for 395 yards rushing on back-to-back nights at SoFi Stadium as the dynamic playmakers keep proving that investing in running backs can pay off in the right situation. Barkley became the sixth player to have two TD runs of at least …
NFL teams are refusing to give running backs lucrative long-term contracts, leaving the best players at the position feeling angry and underappreciated. Only three Super Bowl champions in the last 15 years had a 1,000-yard rusher in the regular season compared with 11 in the 15 seasons before that. Phenomenal QBs like Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes are a big …
There’s a reason two of the NFL’s three unsigned “franchise” players are running backs, and it’s because no position group has been more disrespected by executives and coaches in recent years. His situation is not unlike that of the Giants’ Saquon Barkley and the Cowboys’ Tony Pollard, fellow running backs who were franchise tagged and have yet to receive multiyear …
