The Unexpected Power Shift: How the Ground Game is Quietly Dominating This NFL Playoff Season
Teams have been doing it for years, though the modern age of the prolific passing attack threatened to change that. In 2024, seven of the top-10 rushing units went to the postseason, including all of the top six.
But the first round of the playoffs truly separated good running games from the great ones – and the best ones moved onto the divisional round. Four of the six winning teams from the wild-card round also led the game in rushing yards and rushing attempts, while the Washington Commanders and Los Angeles Rams both only finished with 20 of fewer rushing yards in their respective wins.
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