Sunday, December 3 Four running backs go for two (hundred) By Rico Longoria ESPN.com |
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Talk about making up for lost time. After a 1999 season in which not a single running back gained 200 yards in a game, nine different players have now posted 10 200-yard rushing games this season. That breaks the record of seven 200-yard games set in 1997.
Dillon is the only player to break 200 yards twice this season, getting 216 Sunday against Arizona and an NFL single-game record 278 in Week 8 against Denver. Anderson has also sniffed 200 yards on two other occasions, racking up 195 yards at Seattle in Week 13 and 187 in Week 3 at Oakland. The Dallas Cowboys have also made a big contribution to this record-breaking season despite the fact that Emmitt Smith has failed to reach 200 yards. America's Team has now allowed three different backs to pile up at least 200 yards this year, becoming the first team ever to allow more than one 200-yard rusher in a season. Dunn's 210 yards against the 'Boys this week comes after Dallas had given up 201 to both Charlie Garner in Week 4 and Duce Staley in Week 1. Here's a game-by-game look at this season's 200-yard rushing performances:
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