{"id":253068,"date":"2026-07-15T16:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/the-nfl-rushing-champions-quiz\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T16:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:00:43","slug":"the-nfl-rushing-champions-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/the-nfl-rushing-champions-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;NFL rushing champions&#8217; quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/buffalo_bills\/32\" class=\"yard_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buffalo Bills<\/a> running back James Cook had the most productive season of his career in 2025-26, rushing for an NFL-best 1,621 yards and 12 touchdowns. But once again, even without QBs like Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson or Joe Burrow in the field, the Bills failed to get out of the AFC Playoffs.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><span>With Buffalo\u2019s first training camp under new head coach Joe Brady set to begin on July 29 in Rochester, Cook talked to NFL writer Bobby Kownack about focusing on 2026-27.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI won the rushing title, but this is a new year. That doesn\u2019t matter anymore,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/articles\/james_cook_iii_opens_up_about_bills_super_bowl_goal_award_winning_2025_season\/s1_13132_44063622\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Cook said.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI hear it all the time, and I tell everyone it\u2019s over now. Let\u2019s flip the page and try to do it again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After finishing 12-5 and losing to Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional Round last season, the Bills not only made a coaching change but also a new receiving weapon in D.J. Moore for former MVP-quarterback Josh Allen.<\/p>\n<p><span>Which brings us to today\u2019s quiz. Cook is the first Bill to win the NFL rushing title since O.J. Simpson in 1976. With that being said, can you name the players to lead the NFL in rushing since the AFL\/NFL merger?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Good luck!<\/p>\n<p><span><em>Did you like this quiz? Are there any quizzes you\u2019d like to see us make in the future? 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