Stat of the week

Stat of the Week

Kansas City's Jamaal Charles is trying to become the most dangerous back, per carry, of the past 50 years in the NFL. I looked at the best backs (minimum 10 carries per game, on average) for a single season since 1960, and Charles, with one game left, is right there with them:

Player, Team Year Att. Yards Avg. Rush TD Jim Brown, Cleveland 1963 291 1,863 6.40 12 Mercury Morris, Miami 1973 149 954 6.40 10 Jamaal Charles, KC (Who)? 2010 216 1,380 6.39 4 Barry Sanders, Detroit 1997 335 2,053 6.13 11 O.J. Simpson, Buffalo 1973 332 2,003 6.03 12

Amazing company for a player who turns 24 today -- and who shares the rushing job on the Chiefs with banger Thomas Jones.

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