: the act of advancing a football by running plays : the use of running plays
also
: yardage gained by running plays
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In early matchups, the Chiefs held Philadelphia’s Saquon Barkley, Baltimore’s Derrick Henry and Detroit’s Jahmyr Gibbs — three of the league’s elite — under 100 rushing yards apiece.
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Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 22 Nov. 2025
Bourke Toler had a game-leading 115 rushing yards on 23 carries.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Nov. 2025
Virginia Tech scores to start second half Jeffrey Overton scores a 38-yard rushing touchdown for Virginia Tech to start the second half.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
Through four games in 2025, Irving added 237 rushing yards and 193 receiving yards with two receiving scores before missing the next six games due to foot and shoulder injuries.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 22 Nov. 2025
Bourke Toler had a game-leading 115 rushing yards on 23 carries.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Nov. 2025
Virginia Tech scores to start second half Jeffrey Overton scores a 38-yard rushing touchdown for Virginia Tech to start the second half.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
Through four games in 2025, Irving added 237 rushing yards and 193 receiving yards with two receiving scores before missing the next six games due to foot and shoulder injuries.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Rushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rushing. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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