Mind-blowing stats for the St. Louis Rams

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Everyone knows Eric Dickerson holds the single-season rushing record with 2,105 yards in 1984. A good amount of people know Dickerson accomplished the feat in just his second NFL season, but few know that he also had a prolific rookie season. Find out how many yards he rushed for in his first season, and more in our mind-blowing stats for the St. Louis Rams.

Gurley the Future?
The Rams have selected five running backs over the last four draft classes, including Todd Gurley with the 10th overall pick in the 2015 draft. Gurley is the first running back to be selected in the first round by the Rams since Steven Jackson in 2004. Jackson merely had 1,000+ yards rushing in eight straight seasons from 2005 to 2012, the longest streak in a franchise that has boasted Hall of Fame greats such as Eric Dickerson and Marshall Faulk. In fact, only three players have had longer streaks in their career: Emmitt Smith rushed for 1,000 yards in 11 straight seasons, while Curtis Martin and Barry Sanders each did it for 10 straight seasons. The only other backs in NFL history to do so in eight straight seasons are Thurman Thomas and LaDainian Tomlinson.

Super Bowl Great
Former Rams quarterback and current NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner played in three Super Bowls in his career. Warner holds the record for most passing yards in a Super Bowl with 414 yards in the Rams' Super Bowl XXXIV win against the Tennessee Titans. Warner also has the second and third most passing yards in Super Bowl history in his other two appearances; 377 yards in Super Bowl XLIII for the Cardinals in defeat vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers and 365 yards in the Rams' Super Bowl XXXVI loss against the New England Patriots. His 1,156 passing yards in three Super Bowls is one more yard than Eagles quarterback Mark Sanchez has thrown for in his six career playoff starts.

Most Prolific Dual-Threat
Marshall Faulk is the best dual-threat running back of all-time. Of the 29 running backs who have rushed for at least 10,000 yards, Faulk has more than 1,400 more receiving yards than any of them. Faulk's 6,875 receiving yards and 36 receiving TD are by far the most of any running back with 10,000 or more rushing yards. Marcus Allen's 5,411 receiving yards and Thurman Thomas' 23 receiving TD rank second among RBs who have rushed for at least 10,000 yards.

Off to a Fast Start
Everyone knows Eric Dickerson holds the single-season rushing record with 2,105 yards in 1984. A good amount of people know Dickerson accomplished the feat in just his second NFL season. However, not many people know Dickerson also rushed for 1,808 yards as a rookie, giving him a total of 3,913 yards in his first two NFL seasons. That is by far the most rushing yards for a player in his first two NFL seasons. Edgerrin James is second on the list with 3,262 yards, or 651 fewer yards than Dickerson.

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Willie "Flipper" Anderson holds the NFL record for receiving yards in a game with 336 against the New Orleans Saints in Week 12, 1989. Anderson had 15 receptions in the game from QB Jim Everett. That is still more than Calvin Johnson's amazing 14-reception, 329-yard performance against the Cowboys in Week 8 of 2013.

Playoff Drought
The Rams have not made the playoffs since 2004, a streak of 10 consecutive seasons. That is the longest streak in the NFC. Each of the other 15 NFC teams has made the playoffs within the past eight years. There have been seven different NFC teams to make the Super Bowl since the Rams last made the playoffs (49ers, Giants, Packers, Saints, Cardinals, Bears and Seahawks).

Greatest Tandem Ever?
Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt had five seasons as teammates where they each had over 1,000 yards receiving. That is the most for teammates in NFL history, with Keenan McCardell and Jimmy Smith of the Jaguars and Cris Carter and Jake Reed of the Vikings each boasting four such seasons.

Night-Time Robbery
Hall of Famer Dick "Night Train" Lane holds the record for most INT in a single-season with 14, set all the way back in 1952. That was Lane's rookie year, and he set the record in only 12 games. No player has had more than 10 INT in a season since Everson Walls had 11 for the 1981 Cowboys.

The Deacon
Recently-deceased Hall of Famer Deacon Jones had three seasons with at least 20 sacks before the stat became official, according to the Rams media guide. Since sacks became an official stat in 1982, there have only been a total of eleven 20+ sack seasons and only J.J. Watt (2012 and 2014) has multiple 20-sack seasons.

 

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lol. Who screwed up the number in Deacon's picture, and HOW did it get past all the editors?
Deacon had almost 7000 sacks? Impressive.

 

[RamFan503]

And Dickerson apparently had 336 somethings. Not sure what though.

 

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[Stranger]

is 1,156 passing yards in three Super Bowls is one more yard than Eagles quarterback Mark Sanchez has thrown for in his six career playoff starts.

That's hilarious!

A good amount of people know Dickerson accomplished the feat in just his second NFL season, but few know that he also had a prolific rookie season.

There are a lot more incredible stats on ED...

• Most rushing yards as a rookie- 1808 in 1983
• Most rushing yards in a season- 2105 in 1984
• Fastest player to reach 2,000 rushing yards- 18 GP
• Fastest player to reach 3,000 rushing yards- 27 GP
• Fastest player to reach 4,000 rushing yards- 33 GP
• Fastest player to reach 5,000 rushing yards- 45 GP
• Fastest player to reach 6,000 rushing yards- 53 GP
• Fastest player to reach 7,000 rushing yards- 63 GP
• Fastest player to reach 8,000 rushing yards- 73 GP
• Fastest player to reach 9,000 rushing yards- 82 GP
• Fastest player to reach 10,000 rushing yards- 91 GP
• Fastest player to reach 11,000 rushing yards- 103 GP
• Fastest player to gain 1,000 yards from scrimmage- 7 GP
• Fastest player to gain 2,000 yards from scrimmage- 14 GP
• Fastest player to gain 4,000 yards from scrimmage- 30 GP- tied with Edgerrin James
• Fastest player to gain 7,000 yards from scrimmage- 55 GP
• Fastest player to gain 8,000 yards from scrimmage- 64 GP

Dickerson was inducted into the Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor during the week 15 game against the Houston Texans on December 15, 2013 along with Marshall Faulk, who is also a former Colts running back.[15]

 

[551staaa]

And don't forget most yards passing in a game is 554 set by Norm Van Brocklin in 1951. That's a record that has stood for SIXTY-FOUR YEARS!!!

 

[Legatron4]

And don't forget most yards passing in a game is 554 set by Norm Van Brocklin in 1951. That's a record that has stood for SIXTY-FOUR YEARS!!!

This is one record I just can't understand. I don't even believe he did it honestly. They mustvhave given no fucks about blowouts back then.

 

[ramsince62]

This is one record I just can't understand. I don't even believe he did it honestly. They mustvhave given no fucks about blowouts back then.

On the contrary, it happened during the period when the running game dominated. Van Brocklin was a gun slinger with talented receivers and most of their opponents were largely unfamiliar dealing with a significant areal attack.

 

[Legatron4]

On the contrary, it happened during the period when the running game dominated. Van Brocklin was a gun slinger with talented receivers and most of their opponents were largely unfamiliar dealing with a significant areal attack.

So the Rams were just straight up ballers is what you're saying.

 

[fearsomefour]

That Van Brocklin stat is amazing.
Every year in the Super Bowl I just watch to see if anyone is coming close to Warner lowest yardage number. Im sure one will fall soon enough, but, damn that dude was a big game player.

 

[Pancake]

scanners.

 

[DaveFan'51]

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Everyone knows Eric Dickerson holds the single-season rushing record with 2,105 yards in 1984. A good amount of people know Dickerson accomplished the feat in just his second NFL season, but few know that he also had a prolific rookie season. Find out how many yards he rushed for in his first season, and more in our mind-blowing stats for the St. Louis Rams.

Gurley the Future?
The Rams have selected five running backs over the last four draft classes, including Todd Gurley with the 10th overall pick in the 2015 draft. Gurley is the first running back to be selected in the first round by the Rams since Steven Jackson in 2004. Jackson merely had 1,000+ yards rushing in eight straight seasons from 2005 to 2012, the longest streak in a franchise that has boasted Hall of Fame greats such as Eric Dickerson and Marshall Faulk. In fact, only three players have had longer streaks in their career: Emmitt Smith rushed for 1,000 yards in 11 straight seasons, while Curtis Martin and Barry Sanders each did it for 10 straight seasons. The only other backs in NFL history to do so in eight straight seasons are Thurman Thomas and LaDainian Tomlinson.

Super Bowl Great
Former Rams quarterback and current NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner played in three Super Bowls in his career. Warner holds the record for most passing yards in a Super Bowl with 414 yards in the Rams' Super Bowl XXXIV win against the Tennessee Titans. Warner also has the second and third most passing yards in Super Bowl history in his other two appearances; 377 yards in Super Bowl XLIII for the Cardinals in defeat vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers and 365 yards in the Rams' Super Bowl XXXVI loss against the New England Patriots. His 1,156 passing yards in three Super Bowls is one more yard than Eagles quarterback Mark Sanchez has thrown for in his six career playoff starts.

Most Prolific Dual-Threat
Marshall Faulk is the best dual-threat running back of all-time. Of the 29 running backs who have rushed for at least 10,000 yards, Faulk has more than 1,400 more receiving yards than any of them. Faulk's 6,875 receiving yards and 36 receiving TD are by far the most of any running back with 10,000 or more rushing yards. Marcus Allen's 5,411 receiving yards and Thurman Thomas' 23 receiving TD rank second among RBs who have rushed for at least 10,000 yards.

Off to a Fast Start
Everyone knows Eric Dickerson holds the single-season rushing record with 2,105 yards in 1984. A good amount of people know Dickerson accomplished the feat in just his second NFL season. However, not many people know Dickerson also rushed for 1,808 yards as a rookie, giving him a total of 3,913 yards in his first two NFL seasons. That is by far the most rushing yards for a player in his first two NFL seasons. Edgerrin James is second on the list with 3,262 yards, or 651 fewer yards than Dickerson.

Video Game Good
Willie "Flipper" Anderson holds the NFL record for receiving yards in a game with 336 against the New Orleans Saints in Week 12, 1989. Anderson had 15 receptions in the game from QB Jim Everett. That is still more than Calvin Johnson's amazing 14-reception, 329-yard performance against the Cowboys in Week 8 of 2013.

Playoff Drought
The Rams have not made the playoffs since 2004, a streak of 10 consecutive seasons. That is the longest streak in the NFC. Each of the other 15 NFC teams has made the playoffs within the past eight years. There have been seven different NFC teams to make the Super Bowl since the Rams last made the playoffs (49ers, Giants, Packers, Saints, Cardinals, Bears and Seahawks).

Greatest Tandem Ever?
Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt had five seasons as teammates where they each had over 1,000 yards receiving. That is the most for teammates in NFL history, with Keenan McCardell and Jimmy Smith of the Jaguars and Cris Carter and Jake Reed of the Vikings each boasting four such seasons.

Night-Time Robbery
Hall of Famer Dick "Night Train" Lane holds the record for most INT in a single-season with 14, set all the way back in 1952. That was Lane's rookie year, and he set the record in only 12 games. No player has had more than 10 INT in a season since Everson Walls had 11 for the 1981 Cowboys.

The Deacon
Recently-deceased Hall of Famer Deacon Jones had three seasons with at least 20 sacks before the stat became official, according to the Rams media guide. Since sacks became an official stat in 1982, there have only been a total of eleven 20+ sack seasons and only J.J. Watt (2012 and 2014) has multiple 20-sack seasons.

Here's another NFL Record a Ram's Player has: "2" ...

Fred Dryer Holds the NFL Record for 'Safeties' in a Single Game (2) One other player has Tied Dryer but I don't recall the name!

 

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And Dickerson apparently had 336 somethings. Not sure what though.

Man. Talk about just flat-out lazy incompetent. How does that work? Dude writes an article and asks some intern to put pictures together with the numbers he quoted? And THAT gets screwed up? On the Official National Football League website?

Yeesh.

 

[RamFan503]

Man. Talk about just flat-out lazy incompetent. How does that work? Dude writes an article and asks some intern to put pictures together with the numbers he quoted? And THAT gets screwed up? On the Official National Football League website?

Yeesh.

Probably more like lazy "sports journalist" orders lazy sports journalism intern to write a story that lazy #1 can put his name on while editor approves latest Tom Brady sympathy piece on his way to the next strip club on Jerry's bus. But yeah... either way.

 

[Rams43]

Here's a couple more noteworthy Ram firsts...

Jack Youngblood playing in a SB with a broken bone in one leg. The SB, for crying out loud! I'm in awe of that to this day.

Another was the game where the Rams held the Seahawks to minus seven yards in the entire game. I can't remember whether that was -7 yards rushing, or -7 yards total offense. I think it was the latter.

Either way, that was phenomenal.

Being a Ram fan for 47 years has been a helluva ride, that's for sure.

 

[snackdaddy]

lol. Who screwed up the number in Deacon's picture, and HOW did it get past all the editors?
Deacon had almost 7000 sacks? Impressive.

Ironically, Deacon's total sacks are the exact number of Faulk's receiving yards. What are the odds?

 

[DaveFan'51]

Here's a couple more noteworthy Ram firsts...

Jack Youngblood playing in a SB with a broken bone in one leg. The SB, for crying out loud! I'm in awe of that to this day.

Another was the game where the Rams held the Seahawks to minus seven yards in the entire game. I can't remember whether that was -7 yards rushing, or -7 yards total offense. I think it was the latter.

Either way, that was phenomenal.

Being a Ram fan for 47 years has been a helluva ride, that's for sure.

If I'm not mistake Youngblood also Played with that Broken leg in the NFC Championship game and after the SB he played in the Pro Bowl! ( Pro bowl was after the SB back then. they shouldn't have changed that!)

 

[OldSchool]

If I'm not mistake Youngblood also Played with that Broken leg in the NFC Championship game and after the SB he played in the Pro Bowl! ( Pro bowl was after the SB back then. they shouldn't have changed that!)

Yup! In an age where players skip out of the PB for little or no reason Jack played the game hurt for his fans.

 

[RamFan503]

If I'm not mistake Youngblood also Played with that Broken leg in the NFC Championship game and after the SB he played in the Pro Bowl! ( Pro bowl was after the SB back then. they shouldn't have changed that!)

Yup! In an age where players skip out of the PB for little or no reason Jack played the game hurt for his fans.

You guys beat me to this. How studly is that? And what player is the poster child for love of the game, guts, and determination. Youngblood is a God to every old time Rams fan I know.

 

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So it's clear that this article is shyte.
So many mistakes, so many missed achievements.
And thanks for sticking that playoff drought in there, NFL.com. That was great.