Herbert alone accounted for more rushing yards than the Bears generated in total against the Browns, breaking out for a season-high 112 yards — the second-best output of his career — on 20 carries.
The third-year pro started stacking big games early in the season with 103 rushing yards Oct. 1 against Denver and 76 yards four days later in Washington, but an ankle injury sidelined him for the next five games. Since his return on Nov. 19, Herbert had yet to regain his prior form, totaling 75 yards in the last four contests.
While Herbert led the Bears offense in a 27-16 win Sunday, he credited his blockers as the reason for his success.
“Felt great,” Herbert said. “Big boys did a great job up front today, opening up some holes, so I was able to capitalize.”
Rookie right tackle Darnell Wright thought Herbert was seeing the field well, running through arm tackles and finding ways to make something out of nothing at times, adding: “It’s definitely fun seeing him do his thing.”
“Oh yeah, he be ballin’,'” Wright said. “When the opportunity comes, he definitely be ballin’. There’s a lot that goes into a run play — offensive line, there’s a quarterback selling it, a running back executing what he do and there’s a wide receiver blocking. So there’s a lot of things that go into just one play. But when he has an opportunity, he definitely balls, so it’s fun.”
On Friday when fielding questions about Herbert and the run game, coach Matt Eberflus told reporters the Bears had “some good plays in there for [Herbert] and the other guys to get the ball on the perimeter as well as inside.”
Eberflus also noted that he had seen Herbert’s burst during practice and was “excited to see it in the game.” Following the win on Sunday, Eberflus was complimentary of Herbert’s performance, specifically his 11-yard touchdown when he ran around the left edge instead of staying inside like the play was designed.
“It starts up front,” Eberflus said. “I liked his tempo and the way he brought it to the game. Everything starts with passion. You’ve got to start with that. That’s the No. 1 thing, and he did a really good job with that. I thought he got his pads down.
“One of the nicest runs that he had, it’s just a play that’s an inside type of play, and you’re reading the Mike linebacker, and he did a really good job of capturing the edge on that touchdown run.”
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