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This developing story was originally reported by ESPN on Oct 06, 2026. Our editorial team has summarized and analyzed this important update for our readers in Sports World.
Is Bijan Robinson the NFL's best running back? He is when he's in primetime
Since the 1970 NFL/AFC merger, no player has more scrimmage yards per game in primetime than Robinson (145.4 in 11 games) with a minimum of five games,...
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- Since the 1970 NFL/AFC merger, no player has more scrimmage yards per game in primetime than Robinson (145.4 in 11 games) with a minimum of five games, per ESPN Research.
- "For me, whether it's primetime, whether it's a 1 o'clock game, they're all the same in terms of my mentality," Robinson said.
- Last season, he had the two longest runs of his career -- 93 yards against the Los Angeles Rams and 81 yards against the Buffalo Bills -- on "Monday Night Football." Against the Minnesota Vikings on "Sunday Night Football" in 2025, Robinson had 168 scrimmage yards.
- Since Robinson debuted in 2023, he has over 20 scrimmage yards per game more than any other running back in primetime.
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Since the 1970 NFL/AFC merger, no player has more scrimmage yards per game in primetime than Robinson (145.4 in 11 games) with a minimum of five games, per ESPN Research. "For me, whether it's primetime, whether it's a 1 o'clock game, they're all the same in terms of my mentality," Robinson said. Last season, he had the two longest runs of his career -- 93 yards against the Los Angeles Rams and 81 yards against the Buffalo Bills -- on "Monday Night Football." Against the Minnesota Vikings on "Sunday Night Football" in 2025, Robinson had 168 scrimmage yards. Since Robinson debuted in 2023, he has over 20 scrimmage yards per game more than any other running back in primetime. In his past four primetime games, Robinson is averaging 213.8 scrimmage yards. "Our players love playing under the lights, and that takes all of us back to high school days and Friday night lights," Stefanski said.