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Eric Dickerson's NFL Record Matched by Titans' RB Johnson

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Eric Dickerson's NFL Record Matched by Titans' RB Johnson

PostPosted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:00 am
by MrMustang1965
NASHVILLE, Tenn.(AP)—Tennessee running back Chris Johnson has matched the NFL record shared by Earl Campbell and Eric Dickerson with his sixth straight game rushing for at least 125 yards.

Johnson topped 125 yards with an 85-yard touchdown run in the third quarter Sunday against Arizona, giving him 150 yards on 15 carries. Campbell set the mark in 1980 when the Titans were the Houston Oilers, and Dickerson matched him in 1984.

The second-year running back already passed Barry Sanders for the best November rushing the ball in the NFL since the merger with the AFL in 1970. He needed 55 yards coming into Sunday’s game to pass Sanders.

Re: Eric Dickerson's NFL Record Matched by Titans' RB Johnson

PostPosted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:59 am
by horseshoe hilltop
He has averaged about 126 rush yards per game this season. But he would need to average almost 142 per game in the last five games to reach Dickerson's single season record of 2,105 yards. I think he has a chance at 2,000 but I don't see him breaking the record.

One thing that is different though is that CJ is more of a threat in the passing game than Dickerson was in 1984 when he set his record.