For the season, 53.5% of James Cook’s rushing yardage has come on runs of 15 or more yards (per Pro Football Focus) — and lest we think he’s getting bottled up on all the small runs, he’s also averaging 5.8 yards per rush. Devin Singletary is averaging 4.6 yards per rush, the second-highest average of his career, and 31.6% of his yards have come on 15-plus-yard runs. 7% of Singletary’s runs have gained 15 or more yards, while an absolutely staggering 13.75% of Cook’s runs have crossed the 15-yard threshold. To help put these numbers in perspective, Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb, widely thought to be the best pure runner in football and the back with the most 15-plus-yard runs in the NFL, hits that threshold on 7.6% of his runs.
Cook and Singletary are delivering big plays in the running game, which is exactly what you need to keep defenses on their toes when they play against a top-tier NFL quarterback like Allen.
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