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Carolina Panthers

Cam Newton powers Carolina's running game

We tend to think of Carolina has having one of the better running games, but a huge part of that production comes on quarterbacks scrambles and designed runs. You take Cam Newton away, and the Panthers start to look very ordinary. They’re not a team that lines up and pounds people with the run.

Over the past three years, in fact, Newton has run for over 2,000 yards and scored 19 touchdowns on his own. So when you look at just quarterbacks and wide receivers (not running backs), the Panthers have been No. 1 in rushing.

RUSHING PRODUCTION, 2012-14 (QB-WR)
RkTeamYdsTDPts
1.Carolina44.406.8
2.Seattle43.275.9
3.San Francisco41.235.5
4.Washington38.194.9
5.Minnesota25.294.2
6.NY Jets26.234.0
7.Indianapolis21.253.6
8.Philadelphia23.173.3
9.Tennessee21.153.0
10.Cincinnati17.212.9
11.Green Bay21.102.7
12.Kansas City22.062.6
13.Miami17.102.4
14.Buffalo15.152.3
15.St. Louis15.132.3
16.Oakland17.082.2
17.Chicago17.062.0
18.Detroit10.172.0
19.Baltimore9.171.9
20.Cleveland16.021.7
21.Jacksonville14.021.6
22.Tampa Bay10.061.4
23.New Orleans6.131.4
24.Houston8.081.3
25.Atlanta9.041.1
26.New England6.081.1
27.Pittsburgh7.041.0
28.Arizona7.02.9
29.NY Giants4.04.6
30.San Diego6.00.6
31.Dallas4.02.5
32.Denver1.02.3

But when you look at just the running backs (setting quarterbacks aside), Carolina has one of the worst running games.

The “points” on these charts, by the way, are fantasy points – 6 points for a rushing touchdown, and 1 point for every 10 rushing yards. Numbers are of the per-game variety.

RUSHING PRODUCTION, 2012-14 (RB only)
RkTeamYdsTDPts
1.New England1181.1018.5
2.Denver113.8816.6
3.Kansas City111.8516.2
4.Seattle114.7716.0
5.Houston118.7116.0
6.Philadelphia111.7715.7
7.Minnesota111.7715.7
8.Washington99.8815.2
9.Dallas103.7314.7
10.NY Giants96.8314.6
11.San Francisco102.7114.4
12.Buffalo110.5614.4
13.Cincinnati101.7114.3
14.Green Bay99.7314.3
15.Baltimore101.6714.1
16.NY Jets106.5013.6
17.Detroit90.7313.4
18.New Orleans95.6313.3
19.Chicago92.6012.9
20.Miami89.6312.7
21.Cleveland82.6712.2
22.Pittsburgh90.5212.1
23.Tampa Bay90.4811.9
24.Atlanta78.6711.8
25.San Diego94.4011.8
26.Carolina84.5411.6
27.St. Louis91.4211.6
28.Tennessee84.5211.5
29.Indianapolis84.4811.2
30.Arizona77.5611.1
31.Oakland80.4210.5
32.Jacksonville74.429.9

—Ian Allan

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