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Thursday, November 2
 
Records were made to be broken

By Russell S. Baxter
Special to ESPN.com

 Marshall Faulk
Marshall Faulk and the Rams are on pace to break a number of NFL records.
It's already been a memorable season in terms of NFL records with Vikings kicker Gary Anderson becoming the league's all-time leading scorer and Bengals running back Corey Dillon setting the single-game rushing record two weeks ago against the Broncos.

No one dislikes projections as much as myself. But as the NFL reaches the halfway point, it's interesting to note that that there are a number of teams and players that are in position to perhaps make a run at some of the league's single-season records.

While you may think the Rams and their skill players dominate this list, they are far from the only club and individual having impressive campaigns.

Keep in mind that most teams have played only eight games (a handful of clubs have played nine), so teams and/or individuals have seven or eight games remaining to reach these marks.

Individual Records
Player/Team 2000 Performance NFL Record Gms. left
Matt Stover, Ravens 23 FGs 39 (O. Mare, '99) 7
Marvin Harrison, Colts
Isaac Bruce, Rams
962 rec. yds.
950 rec. yds.
1,848 (J. Rice, '95)
 
8
8
Ricky Williams, Saints
Edgerrin James, Colts
Stephen Davis, Redskins
205 rush att.
200 rush att.
212 rush att.
410
(J Anderson, '98)
8
8
7
Hugh Douglas, Eagles
La'Roi Glover, Saints
Trace Armstrong, Miami
12 sacks
12 sacks
11 sacks
22
(M. Gastineau, '84)  
7
8
8
Marshall Faulk, Rams 1,326 total yds. 2,429 (Faulk, '99) 8
M. Faulk, Rams 14 TDs 25 (E. Smith, '95) 8
M. Faulk, Rams 88 pts. 176 (P. Hornung, '60) 8
Tony Horne, Rams

MarTay Jenkins, Cards
1,024 kickoff return yds.
1,016 yds.
1,791 (T. Hughes, '96) 8

8
Tony Horne, Rams
MarTay Jenkins, Cards
Charlie Rogers, Seahawks
41 kickoff returns
40 returns
40 returns
70 (T. Hughes, '96) 8
8
7

Team Records
Team 2000 Performance NFL Record Gms. left
Rams 41 TDs scored 70 (Dolphins, '84) 8
Rams 330 pts. scored 556 (Vikings in '98) 8
Rams
49ers
252 pts. allowed
292 pts.
533 (Colts, '81) 8
7
Rams 3,931 total yds. 6,936 (Miami, '84) 8
Steelers 84 pts. allowed 187 (Bears, '86)* 8
Bucs
Saints
37 sacks
36 sacks
72 (Bears, '84) 8
8

*16-game season record

Russell S. Baxter is the chief NFL researcher for ESPN and a senior reporter for ESPN the Magazine.





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