KC Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles Joins NFL Rushing Title Race
by Joel Thorman on Dec 19, 2010 5:46 PM CST
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PrintKansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles is getting closer to Houston Texans RB Arian Foster (who left his game with an ankle injury) the current leader for the NFL's rushing title. Charles, thanks to an 80-yard run, put up 126 yards on the St. Louis Rams which puts him 42 yards behind Foster. That we're even talking about him as the NFL's rushing king when he splits carries is evidence of just how effective he's been this year.
So here's how it all breaks down. Foster leads the NFL with 1,345 yards and he's followed by Jacksonville Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew at 1,324 yards. Charles checks in at 1,303 yards. Over the next two games, he would have to go +42 yards over Foster and +21 yards over Jones-Drew.
The really amazing part of this is just how much more effective Charles has been than Foster and Jones-Drew. Charles has his yards on 203 carries. Foster has 277 and Jones-Drew has 299.
The Chiefs have two more games for Charles to add to his total -- Tennessee Titans and Oakland Raiders. Before the Week 15 games, the Titans were 21st in the NFL stopping the run while the Raiders were 26th. The potential is there for Charles to put up some numbers.
We could always see a big Week 16 from someone to make this a four-man race but right now it looks like it'll come down to Foster, Jones-Drew and Charles.
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Best part is...
he is still pretty fresh considering the carries Jones has had thus saving his legs.
"It doesn't matter what you do in Life only that you do it the best you can. "
Yeah 200 carries are not feature-back numbers
Foster and MJD will probably pass 300 carries next week. Charles probably won’t hit 250 by the end of the year.
by Joel Thorman on Dec 19, 2010 5:53 PM CST up reply actions
So technically
would that makes Charles in Charge? Cue the pics.
D.J. #56 - Pay The Man & Play The Man
by KansasCityShuffle on Dec 19, 2010 5:50 PM CST reply actions
That's heyday material
for creative photoshoppers
D.J. #56 - Pay The Man & Play The Man
by KansasCityShuffle on Dec 19, 2010 6:00 PM CST up reply actions
He must work out in the sun while wearing gloves.
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by ExRoyalsFan on Dec 19, 2010 6:00 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
I love AP nation
D.J. #56 - Pay The Man & Play The Man
by KansasCityShuffle on Dec 19, 2010 6:02 PM CST up reply actions
That is a really good one.
"I don't know if I want to go to New York. They'll have to pay me a lot more money because I like it here in Kansas City." -- Roger Maris
That shit kills me
perfect fit.
D.J. #56 - Pay The Man & Play The Man
by KansasCityShuffle on Dec 19, 2010 6:05 PM CST up reply actions
Even the off-camera look fits.
"I don't know if I want to go to New York. They'll have to pay me a lot more money because I like it here in Kansas City." -- Roger Maris
im pissed Charles was caught from behind lol
i know he was hurt but i still thought he’d outrun Bartell. not complainin. loved the game.
by LookListenLearn on Dec 19, 2010 6:00 PM CST reply actions
I'm complaining
he shoulda took it home. Only thing I have to complain complaining more is the blantant usage of “paydirt” by CBS announcers
D.J. #56 - Pay The Man & Play The Man
by KansasCityShuffle on Dec 19, 2010 6:02 PM CST up reply actions
Hideous
*complain about more
D.J. #56 - Pay The Man & Play The Man
by KansasCityShuffle on Dec 19, 2010 6:04 PM CST up reply actions
well it looked like he started slowin down towards the end of the run
so im guessin the cramping came back in the middle of the run. h
by LookListenLearn on Dec 19, 2010 6:07 PM CST up reply actions
I blame the cramps.
R-E-S-T-E-C-P! Find out what ya mean to me.. R-E-S-C-E-T-P! ... 10-6 motha@$#%!! You know how'ta spell it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK6J_zw29RY (mild cursing. ahem.)
yeah probably so
i just hope he throws his cup away if he didnt wear a tamp or pad
by LookListenLearn on Dec 19, 2010 6:35 PM CST up reply actions
Ever see a stripper with a thread?
Not a pretty sight.
YAAAAAY! Now you go, lady!
by Tarkus on Dec 19, 2010 6:38 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Prove it.
D.J. #56 - Pay The Man & Play The Man
by KansasCityShuffle on Dec 19, 2010 6:16 PM CST up reply actions
What impresses me more is the W-L record of the respective teams.
JC is on top. And so are TJ, Battle, Castille and Cox.
and after today, JC is at 6.4 YPC!
Can anyone tell I"m impressed? I don’t need any damn KoolAid. Reality is just as sweet!
CBS flashed a stat on the screen quite awhile before JC's big run...
…that he had the highest yards per carry EVER IN THE NFL with a certain number of attempts (something like 400 or more total carries)
Pretty damned impressive!
Jets beat Pittsburg
- seed isn’t a pipe dream.
by craig in calgary on Dec 19, 2010 6:22 PM CST reply actions
In what planet is SBNations autoformating helping anyone?
Should say #2
by craig in calgary on Dec 19, 2010 6:23 PM CST up reply actions
Going to take quite the upset to end up there.
"I don't know if I want to go to New York. They'll have to pay me a lot more money because I like it here in Kansas City." -- Roger Maris
Shoot
Steelers play Carolina next week,
Ain’t gonna happen
by craig in calgary on Dec 19, 2010 6:25 PM CST up reply actions
Hey, Carolina beat AZ this week.
Could go for the winning streak. =)
"I don't know if I want to go to New York. They'll have to pay me a lot more money because I like it here in Kansas City." -- Roger Maris
I played with Yahoo Playoff Scenario Generator
and according to it, Ravens beat us in the tiebreaker for #2 Seed
Even if Steelers and Ravens lose out and we win out, it always has someone else at #2
Well, there goes that.
Oh well, let’s just get in.
by craig in calgary on Dec 19, 2010 6:31 PM CST up reply actions
Sounds like something isn't correct with it.
If they lose out and we win out, we would have 11 wins to their 10.
Gonna be a lot of Cassel love this week...
For those who obsess about national attention.
YAAAAAY! Now you go, lady!
Tennessee played well today.
Have to get up on them early and let the crowd beat them down.
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by craig in calgary on Dec 19, 2010 6:27 PM CST up reply actions
This.
Gotta stop the ground game and let our secondary handle Collins/Britt/Moss.
"I don't know if I want to go to New York. They'll have to pay me a lot more money because I like it here in Kansas City." -- Roger Maris
omg!!!
cant wait to see JC vs CJ. The two most explosive and fastest backs in the league against eachother. I think there will be plenty of big runs in next weeks game! anybody else excited?
by LookListenLearn on Dec 19, 2010 6:29 PM CST reply actions
Im not a give Charles 400 carries guy
but could you just imagine what he would do IF we did just that
Yeah, he could retire five years sooner.
by OnixConcepcion on Dec 19, 2010 6:30 PM CST up reply actions
yea I know it wouldnt be a good idea
I understand completely what they are doing with him I have from the start its just hard not to imagine what could be
Just charles breaking big runs
And Johnson being shown up
by Supersexy on Dec 19, 2010 6:34 PM CST via mobile reply actions
hail to jc hes my savior
FOUR F'S FIND UM FEEL UM FUGUM FORGET UM.
by sexassassin on Dec 19, 2010 6:37 PM CST via mobile reply actions
JC and CJ playin in the same game. The only other thing i'd ask for is
Gus Johnson callin the game
by LookListenLearn on Dec 19, 2010 6:42 PM CST reply actions
sorry, but no
Gus Johnson and his close games and San Diego blowouts needs to stay the hell away!
by Chief Willie Wildcat on Dec 19, 2010 6:49 PM CST up reply actions
lmao you got a point
But I just like the excitement he brings to the games. I know he would go crazy with JC and CJ playin in the same game…
by LookListenLearn on Dec 19, 2010 6:53 PM CST up reply actions
gus johnson is a jinx the guy
Jinxs our team every time.
FOUR F'S FIND UM FEEL UM FUGUM FORGET UM.
by sexassassin on Dec 20, 2010 9:09 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Even if Foster gets 100 yards
in each of the next two games, it would be the second lowest rushing total for the NFL rushing leader since 1993.
That's part of the league tending towards the 2 back system
The leaders are worn down at this point. Jamal has a real shot being fresher. Just hope that long run was just cramps again. Get that boy some gatorade.
Third and short
Just think how many more yards he would have if we ever ran it on third and short instead of passing it. We lead the league in rushing…..run the ball!
title or no title..
I’ll take my man JC any day. Any word on his injury, after that 80 yarder?
Just like novocaine. give it time; always works..
The greater the fall, the grander the ascention..
Raiders lose next week.
And play super soft defense in week 17.
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Pulled this off a Yahoo! article
“Here’s a wicked stat: Charles has 1,961 rushing yards in his last 17 games. And he did that on only 297 carries. That’s a staggering average of 6.6 yards per carry.”
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=cr-winnersandlosers121910
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