The table giving the Bengals rushing yardage rank appeared in The Enquirer this morning. What happened from 2005 to 2006? In 2006 Rich Braham was injured and retired. Guess who took over for him? I was taught correlation does not imply causation, but in this case, I'm not so sure. A projected total of 72 yds/game? It makes me sick.
| Year | Total | Avg./G | NFL rank |
| 2003 | 1,987 | 124.2 | 13th |
| 2004 | 1,839 | 114.9 | 17th |
| 2005 | 1,910 | 119.4 | 11th |
| 2006 | 1,629 | 101.8 | 26th |
| 2007 | 1,556 | 97.3 | 24th |
| *2008 | 1,154 | 72.1 | 30th |
