Which running backs rush for the most yards in the second half?

Why this matters

Coaches spend the opening portion of a game diagnosing how a defense lines up, then spend the time after halftime exploiting it. A rushing attack that finds room once the break has passed is often executing an adjustment built off what the staff saw work, or overcorrecting for a front that shut down the run before that adjustment arrived.

Rushing volume after halftime tends to follow the scoreboard more than any individual back's talent. A team nursing a lead leans on the ground game to shorten the clock, while a team chasing the score abandons it almost entirely, so the same back can look like a workhorse or an afterthought depending on how the day is going.

The most useful read is whether a back's workload holds up across different game states rather than only when a lead is already secure. A player who shows up here mainly in lopsided wins is describing his offense's habits as much as his own ability, so weigh this split against how often his team actually plays a close game into the final period.