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Goal-line rushing

Packers, Colts had best goal-line running offenses

The Packers, Colts and Giants were the best teams at running the ball at the goal line last year. Most effective, anyway. They were the three teams that scored on only 72 percent of their running plays from either the 1- or 2-yard line.

The Browns, Saints, Titans and Texans, meanwhile, were the worst teams in that part of the field. Those were the four teams that scored on less than a third of their carries.

Here are the numbers for all 32. “Touchdowns” includes both touchdowns and 2-point conversions.

RUNNING AT THE GOAL LINE
RkTeamAttYdsAvgTDPct
1Green Bay10121.2990.0%
2Indianapolis75.7685.7%
3NY Giants116.5872.7%
4Arizona75.7571.4%
5Minnesota771.0571.4%
6Washington76.9571.4%
7Tampa Bay32.7266.7%
8Detroit1716.91164.7%
9Kansas City14141.0964.3%
10Philadelphia1311.8861.5%
11San Francisco13131.0861.5%
12St. Louis108.8660.0%
13Miami73.4457.1%
14Carolina104.4550.0%
15Cincinnati123.3650.0%
16Dallas120.0650.0%
17Denver167.4850.0%
18NY Jets64.7350.0%
19Oakland1610.6850.0%
20New England177.4847.1%
21Chicago161.1743.8%
22Jacksonville7-2-.3342.9%
23Pittsburgh144.3642.9%
24San Diego123.3541.7%
25Seattle171.1741.2%
26Atlanta104.4440.0%
27Buffalo106.6440.0%
28Baltimore1812.7633.3%
29Houston101.1330.0%
30Tennessee105.5330.0%
31New Orleans113.3327.3%
32Cleveland120.0325.0%

—Ian Allan

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