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Sunday, December 3
 
Four running backs go for two (hundred)

By Rico Longoria
ESPN.com

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.

Corey Dillon
Corey Dillon would make a great addition to the Browns but will probably get the franchise tag in Cincinnati.
Included in that total are Mike Anderson, Corey Dillon, Warrick Dunn and Curtis Martin , each of whom had over 200 yards on Sunday, marking the first time in NFL history that four players rushed for 200 yards or more on the same day. Only twice in league history have two players reached 200 yards on the same day: George Rogers and Joe Morris on Dec. 21, 1985, and Edgerrin James and Marshall Faulk in Week 7 this season.

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:

200-yard rushers in 2000
Player, Team Date/Opponent Statistics
Corey Dillon, Bengals 10/22 vs. Broncos 22 car., 278 yds., 2 TDs
Mike Anderson, Broncos 12/3 at Saints 37 car., 251 yds., 4 TDs
Fred Taylor, Jaguars 11/19 at Steelers 30 car., 234 yds., 3 TDs
Edgerrin James, Colts 10/15 at Seahawks 38 car., 219 yds., 3 TDs
Corey Dillon, Bengals 12/3 vs. Cardinals 35 car., 216 yds., 1 TD
Warrick Dunn, Bucs 12/3 vs. Cowboys 22 car., 210 yds., 2 TDs
Marshall Faulk, Rams 10/15 vs. Falcons 25 car., 208 yds., 1 TD
Curtis Martin, Jets 12/3 vs. Colts 30 car., 203 yds., 1 TD
Duce Staley, Eagles 9/3 at Cowboys 26 car., 201 yds., 1 TD
Charlie Garner, 49ers 9/24 at Cowboys 36 car., 201 yds., 1 TD





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