How Rice Ranks
By Joe Barnes
Ray Rice has been an offensive beast this year, and especially this week, putting up over 200 total yards in the FIRST HALF. In this post, we’ll look into how he ranks in the NFL in several statistical categories.
RUSHING YARDS
Rice: 1,041 yards
Rank in NFL: 9th
League Leader: Chris Johnson, TEN (1,626)
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
Rice: 7
Rank in NFL: T-12
League Leader: Adrian Peterson, MIN/Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX (14)
RECEIVING YARDS
Rice: 652
Rank in NFL: 44th
Rank of RBs: 1st
League Leader: Andre Johnson, HOU (1,237)
RECEPTIONS
Rice: 68
Rank in NFL: 14th
Rank of RBs: 1st
League Leader: Wes Welker, NE (105)
Total Yards per game
Rice: 130.2
Rank in NFL: 2nd
Rank of RBs: 2nd
League Leader: Chris Johnson, TEN (155.2)
As evidenced by these stats, Rice has been an offensive monster this season, undoubtedly the biggest weapon the Ravens have. That’s even while sharing time with two other backs and being targeted week in and week out by the opposing defense. He was a force at Rutgers, and that success and talent has carried over to the NFL. He is a huge reason that the Ravens are in the playoff hunt.