The Unexpected Power Shift: How the Ground Game is Quietly Dominating This NFL Playoff Season
The Threat of a Rushing QB
It always helps when your quarterback can run the ball at any given time. Teams that ranked above average in quarterback rushing attempts this season went 4-3 in the playoffs.
The top-four running quarterback teams all won, too, between Jalen Hurts’ Eagles, Lamar Jackson’s Ravens, Josh Allen’s Bills and Jayden Daniels’ Commanders. The teams that ranked below the NFL average went 2-5.
Teams that ranked above average in yards per rush by a quarterback also went 3-2 (with the losses coming against teams whose quarterbacks had a higher average), while those who were below average went 3-7.
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