| Many great football teams in the history of the | | | | Sayers, Thomas Jones, Neal Anderson, Brad |
| National Football League have been built on the | | | | Muster, Matt Forte, and of course the great |
| running game. Most coaches will tell you that the | | | | Walter Payton. |
| running game is a much better thing than the | | | | Here are the top ten franchises in NFL history in |
| passing game because less can go wrong. There | | | | terms of how many 100 yard rushing games |
| are other advantageous things about a running | | | | they have had in their entire history (through the |
| game too, including the fact that it eats up the | | | | 2009 season). |
| clock, wears down a defense, and is generally | | | | 1. Chicago Bears - 682 |
| more reliable. | | | | 2. Pittsburgh Steelers - 670 |
| The best running backs are often judged based | | | | 3. St. Louis Rams - 644 (tie) |
| on how many 100 yard games they have during | | | | 3. San Francisco 49ers - 644 (tie) |
| a particular season or for their whole career. | | | | 5. New York Giants - 629 |
| What franchise has more 100 yard rushing games | | | | 6. Washington Redskins - 608 |
| than any other in the history of the NFL? That | | | | 7. Green Bay Packers - 602 (tie) |
| honor belongs to one of the most famous teams | | | | 7. Philadelphia Eagles - 602 (tie) |
| in the league, the Chicago Bears. The Bears have | | | | 9. Detroit Lions - 585 |
| always seemed to have, along with a great | | | | 10. Arizona Cardinals - 562 |
| defense, a way better than average running | | | | Because they are the newest team in the league, |
| game. This is thanks in large part to some great | | | | it should come as no surprise to football fans that |
| Chicago Bears players that have been there over | | | | the Houston Texans would rank last in the entire |
| the years like Matt Suhey, Willie Gallimore, Gale | | | | NFL in this category. |
