Ben Tate Season Recap
Houston, TX (1/17/2012)-After suffering a season ending ankle injury during the 2010 preseason. Ben Tate returned to the gridiron with a vengeance in 2011. Tate finished the 2011 regular season with 942 rushing yards on 175 attempts with 4 rushing touchdowns and 98 total receiving yards in 15 games played. This was a remarkable accomplishment given that, aside from two games serving as the starter because of a hamstring injury to starting RB Arian Foster, Tate was the backup to the All-Pro running back for the rest of the season.
He averaged 5.4 yards per carry, tying him for third in that category among running backs with at least 100 rushing attempts. Tate ran for 115 yards against the Cleveland Browns in Week 9 while Arian Foster ran for 124 yards in the same contest giving the two running backs a combined 261 yards on the ground, a Houston Texans’ franchise record.
Tate’s performance helped propel the Texans to their best-ever season record finishing at 10-6. The Texans also added the team’s first AFC South Divisional Championship and also their playoff appearance during their historic 2011 season.