Wednesday, October 18
Faulk steps up his record pace
By Rico Longoria
ESPN.comOf all the heroes in the St. Louis offense this season, Marshall Faulk is arguably the biggest. Don't believe it? Look at the numbers.
| '99 Faulk vs. '00 Faulk | |||||
| 1999 | 2000* | ||||
| yds/rush | 5.5 | 5.9 | |||
| yds/rec | 12.0 | 12.8 | |||
| rush yds/gm | 86.3 | 103.5 | |||
| rec yds/gm | 65.5 | 77.0 | |||
| total yds/gm | 151.8 | 180.5 | |||
| * Through six games | |||||
And Faulk is not only chasing his own record for yards from scrimmage in a season, he is attacking it. On pace to gain 2,891 yards this season, nearly 500 yards better than his record 2,429 in 1999, Faulk is also poised to set career highs in three other categories: rushing yards, receptions and receiving yards.
Should Faulk lead the NFL in yards from scrimmage again this season, he will join Jim Brown and Gale Sayers as the only running backs to top the league in as many as three straight seasons.
Faulk's 2000 projections
RUSHING
Through six games: 106 carries, 621 yards, 5.9 average, 6 touchdowns
Projected for 2000: 283 carries, 1,658 yards, 16 touchdowns
RECEIVING
Through six games: 36 receptions, 462 yards, 12.8 average, 3 touchdowns
Projected for 2000: 96 receptions, 1,233 yards, 8 touchdowns
TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE
Through six games: 142 attempts, 1,083 yards, 9 touchdowns
Projected for 2000: 379 attempts, 2,891 yards, 24 touchdowns
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