Former Browns RB Jim Brown, who was a prominent member of the 1964 NFL Championship team, the team's all-time leader in rushing yards, and a Pro Football Hall of Fame member.

A non-star quarterback on a winning team may be called a " game manager " if he avoids making mistakes that prevent his team's defense and rushing offenses from succeeding.

The 2006 campaign would see the Chargers set the team's single-season record for wins with 14, while Tomlinson would enjoy the finest statistical season of his career, leading the league with 1, 815 rushing yards and setting an NFL single-season record by scoring 31 touchdowns.

) The team's starting halfback, Paul Hornung, was injured early in the season, but running back Elijah Pitts did a good job as a replacement, gaining 857 combined rushing and receiving yards.

Foreman was the Vikings ' top offensive contributor, finishing the game as the team's leading rusher and receiver with 18 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards.

Despite not becoming a full-time starter until the tenth game of the regular season, Dorsett led the team in rushing with 1, 007 yards, scored 13 total touchdowns, and was the team's third leading receiver with 29 receptions for another 273 yards.

In the Steelers ' rushing game, running back Franco Harris was the team's leading rusher for the 7th consecutive season, recording 1, 082 yards and 8 touchdowns, while also catching 22 passes for another 144 yards.

Both teams entered the game with the best defenses in the league ( the Cowboys only allowed 107. 6 rushing yards per game while the Steelers only allowed 107. 8 ), and each side took advantage of the other team's mistakes throughout the game.

Fullback John Riggins once again was the team's top rusher with 1, 347 yards, and set a then-NFL record by scoring the most rushing touchdowns in a season ( 24 ).

Craig was the team's second leading rusher with 649 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns, and also caught 71 passes for 675 yards.

The team's leading receiver was Pro Bowl wide receiver Jerry Rice who had 112 catches for 1, 499 yards and 13 touchdowns, while also gaining 93 yards and two more touchdowns rushing the ball.

Thorpe, however, convinced Warner to let him try some rushing plays in practice against the school team's defense ; Warner assumed he would be tackled easily and give up the idea.

The 1962-1964 Bills are still ranked among the best in rushing touchdowns in a season in the team's record book.

In the backfield, the team's rushing game was led by running backs Antowain Smith and Kevin Faulk, who carried the ball equally.

However, a patchwork offensive line limited the team's offensive firepower ; they finished last in rushing ( Herschel Walker rushed for 72 more yards than the entire Express team ).

He led the Buckeyes in rushing as a freshman with 867 yards, but his numbers exploded the following year with the team's conversion to the I-formation.

Conacher was again the star, rushing for two touchdowns and scoring 13 of his team's points.

He was instrumental in what Baltimore dubbed their " Three-Headed-Monster " rushing attack and still played a key role in the team's 11-5 record and playoff berth.

Unbelievably, Beuerlein was the team's third-leading rusher ( behind rookie fullback Brad Hoover ), with his second-straight 100-yard rushing season.

He once held the Browns ' career record for kickoff returns for touchdowns, and he also currently holds the team's best rookie rushing average ( 13. 36 in 1958 ).< ref >

* In American football, a player's or team's total rushing yards or attempts, down conversions ( first or third ), interceptions, completions, field goal percentage, etc.

The Seahawks forced four turnovers, and allowed only 36 rushing yards and 14 points, as they advanced to their first Super Bowl trip in the team's 30-year history.

This was a remarkable team effort, as the team's best offensive players in 2010 ( Johnson, 2009 NFL passing yards leader Matt Schaub, and 2010 NFL rushing leader Arian Foster ) were only on the field at the same time for a total of three and a half quarters ( the first half of Week 2 against the Miami Dolphins, and the first quarter and first half of the second quarter in Week 4 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

He was the team's Most Valuable Player twice and was twice named all-conference as a safety and was a very productive running back rushing for over 2, 000 yards his junior and senior years.

The stadium " Tivoli ", opened in 1928, served as the venue for the team's home games and was well known for its incomparable atmosphere throughout the whole of the second division.

Both Johnson and Schilling had suffered injuries during the season and Schilling was traded in the off season to the Boston Red Sox where he contributed to that team's 2004 World Series victory.

Jeff Moorad, a former sports agent, joined the partnership, and was named the team's CEO ; becoming its primary public face.

A fan contest, drawing 33, 288 voters, was then held to determine the team's name.

However, the team's history during that period was hardly one of futility, but was rather punctuated with some of the most memorable moments in World Series history, including Enos Slaughter's " mad dash " in, the " Impossible Dream " of, Carlton Fisk's home run in, and Bill Buckner's error in.

For years many sources have listed " Pilgrims " as the early Boston AL team's official nickname, but researcher Bill Nowlin has demonstrated that the name was barely used, if at all, during the team's early years.

" The team's first demonstration before Navy officials took place on 10 May 1946 and was met with enthusiastic approval.

The team's SNJ was also replaced by a F8F-1 " Bearcat ", painted yellow for the air combat routine.

He was replaced by Captain Greg McWherter, the team's previous Commanding Officer.

In 1983 the Brabham BT52, driven by Piquet and Italian Riccardo Patrese, was powered by the BMW M12 Straight-4 engine, and powered Brabham to four of the team's 35 Grand Prix victories.

The team was founded in the 1940s as a charter franchise in the All-America Football Conference ( AAFC ), with Paul Brown, the team's namesake and a pioneering figure in professional football, as its first coach.

Negotiations with players were handled by John Brickels, the team's acting manager, as Brown was still in the Navy.

After Seifert was fired following the disastrous 2001 season, the Panthers hired New York Giants defensive coordinator John Fox as the team's third head coach.

Mike Brown, the team's de facto general manager, was rated as among the worst team owners in American professional sports Compounding matters were off-field problems of several players, notably receiver Chris Henry, who was suspended several times during his short professional career and was actually released by the Bengals at one point, but was then re-signed for the season.

Lajoie was named manager in, and the team's fortunes improved somewhat.

Manny Acta was hired as the team's 40th manager on October 25, 2009.

The team's commitment to contend was complete when Green made a midseason deal on June 15 to shore up the starting rotation due to injuries to Rick Reuschel ( 5 – 5 ) and Sanderson.

Once again, though, the team's pitching was a glaring weakness, as the staff had an ERA of 6. 02.

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the crest of the former metropolitan borough of Greenwich was used as a symbol for the club but this was not used on the team's shirts.