DeMarco Murray on pace to break the 30-yr-old NFL single-season rushing record of 2,105 yds

[Falcons1stPanthers2nd]

always thought injuries held him back. i don't think i'm alone there. It's why he dropped to the 3rd. I definitely had him as a 1st round talent that year but dude is constantly hurt. Glad he's putting it all together and hope he can stay healthy. But i hope they still lose.

[gettlemanjack]

after 7 games, DeMarco Murray is now on pace for 2,087 rushing yards this season...18 yards shy of the NFL single-season record

[gettlemanjack]

Murray is now on a streak of seven straight 100-yard rushing games. Of the 17 Hall of Fame RBs whose

career began in 1960 or later, only 5 were able to run for 100 in seven straight games, and they each were only able to each do it once in their careers (other than Sanders if you count his 14 straight as 7-straight back-to-back):

-OJ Simpson, 7 straight games, Dec 1972-Oct 1973

-Earl Campbell, 7 straight games, Nov-Dec 1979

-Walter Payton, 9 straight games, Oct-Dec 1985

-Marcus Allen, 11 straight games, Oct 1985-Sept 1986

-Barry Sanders, NFL record 14 straight, Sept-Dec 1997

The 12 HOF RBs whose career began in 1960 or later who were never able to do that at any point in their careers are: Eric Dickerson, Emmitt Smith, Tony Dorsett, Marshall Faulk, Curtis Martin, Franco Harris, Thurman Thomas, Larry Csonka, Floyd Little, John Riggins, Gale Sayers, Leroy Kelly

The last RB to do it before Murray was Adrian Peterson: 8 straight games, Oct-Dec, 2012. It was the only time Peterson has done it in his career.

[Falcons1stPanthers2nd]

He needs to average 5.5 to get 2k. His carries have got to come down. The 2 backs who didn't have a 5.5 YPC and hit 2k fell  off a cliff in a hurry. Well i guess Jamal Lewis did ok in Cleveland but he clearly wasn't the same player. His carries have got to come down IMO for his careers sake.

[gettlemanjack]

NFL.com:

"The holes were not there much of the day against the Giants, yet Murray made something out of nothing en route to 128 rushing yards."

[gettlemanjack]

Murray gave each of Dallas' starting linemen a new iMac desktop computer this week. The computers retail around $1,300 a pop.

"That just shows how much respect he has for us, how much he appreciates us, so it's a great gift," guard Ronald Leary said.

[Falcons1stPanthers2nd]

at 1054. pace for 2108. needs to have one of those 200 yarders cause he will inevitably have a less than 100 output.

 

barry had 2

oj 3

ap had 2

lewis 2

dickerson 2

TD had 1 but 1 at 191.

Chris johnson had 1 but one at 197.