Cedric Benson vs Matt Forte

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Cedric Benson and Matt Forte compared on their NFL careers: Cedric Benson played 8 seasons, 2005 to 2012, Matt Forte 10 seasons, 2008 to 2017. Cedric Benson has 6,017 rushing yards to Matt Forte's 9,796.

Who has the better career numbers?

Cedric Benson and Matt Forte career totals
96GP146
6,017YDS9,796
32TD54
3.8AVG4.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Cedric Benson and Matt Forte postseason
5GP2
287YDS150
3TD0
4.3AVG3.6

Where each stands all time

Cedric Benson and Matt Forte all-time places
78th (6,017)Rushing yards27th (9,796)
130th (32)Rushing touchdowns60th (54)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Cedric Benson: 0 championships; none on file
  • Matt Forte: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Cedric Benson and Matt Forte season by season
YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.
1st200527204.120081,23883.9
2nd200664764.1200992943.6
3rd200767443.420101,06964.5
4th200874723.5201199734.9
5th20091,25164.220121,09454.4
6th20101,11173.520131,33994.6
7th20111,06763.920141,03863.9
8th201224813.5201589844.1
9th————201681373.7
10th————201738123.7