What Are Scrimmage Yards
The Kansas City Chiefs were hit with a lot of criticism when they opted to take a running back in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. The analytics hive bashed the Chiefs for their decision, claiming that running backs don’t matter. Others pontificated on the player they would have selected had they been the general manager.
A couple of plays later, Ajayi pushed the ball in from 8 yards out for his first TD of the game to give the Mustangs a 21-0 lead at halftime. Southeastern Oklahoma climbed back into the game.
- Examples of how to use “yards from scrimmage” in a sentence from the Cambridge Dictionary Labs.
- The most hard-fought yards in football games come from running or receiving the ball. The fight for every inch starts as kids in schoolyard games and continues at the highest level of NFL competition. Every single time there's a carry or catch, players battle for every yard over a game, season and career.
- CHARLOTTE — Running back Christian McCaffrey was back in full force during Carolina's loss at Kansas City, racking up 151 yards from scrimmage and a pair of touchdowns.
- Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson ran for 2,006 yards in 2009, averaging 5.6 yards per carry, and also recorded an NFL-record 2,509 yards from scrimmage. Minnesota Vikings back Adrian Peterson is the second most recent player to have surpassed 2,000 yards rushing, having finished the 2012 season with 2,097 yards rushing, just 8 yards.
Now, nearing the halfway point of the 2020 season, Clyde Edwards-Helaire has established himself as one of the premier offensive weapons in the NFL. He’s the No. 2 player in scrimmage yards in the league behind only Saints RB Alvin Kamara.
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Defenses have struggled to stop Edwards-Helaire, whether he’s catching passes from Patrick Mahomes (gaining 194 yards on 22 receptions) or pounding the rock on the ground (rushing for 551 yards and two touchdowns on 115 attempts). His rushing yardage is also good for second in the NFL, behind only Titans RB Derrick Henry.
Another area where Edwards-Helaire excels is yards after contact, with 372 following the win over the Broncos. The rookie phenom has proven to be one of the most difficult tackles in the NFL this season and he showed it yet again in Week 7.
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“Yeah, how good is he, I mean the ability to break tackles, he’s got unbelievable balance, the contact thing is crazy, the yards after contact are nuts and so you got a chance to see that,” Chiefs HC Andy Reid boasted on Monday. “I don’t know how many snow games he’s played in his life coming from LSU there, so I don’t know how much they play or had the opportunity to jump in the snow there and play. I think he’s done a good job on contact. I think we got to see it even up another notch and it was great for him to have that reward of him scoring there.”
What Are Scrimmage Yards
Edwards-Helaire is currently averaging 106 scrimmage yards per game. He’s pacing to finish his rookie season with 1,696 scrimmage yards and six touchdowns. While those touchdowns numbers would be low, the scrimmage yards would mark the most by a Chiefs player since the 2018 season when Tyreek Hill notched 1,630 yards from scrimmage. That’s not a bad number to reach in your first season in the league.