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Christopher Brown

Derrick Henry Passes Jim Brown — Now 11th All-Time in Rushing Yards

Derrick Henry just added another massive milestone to his résumé. With 34 yards on the opening drive today, Henry (12,328) officially passed Jim Brown (12,312) to move into 11th all-time in NFL rushing yards. He’s now just 412 yards away from cracking the top 10: All-Time Rushing Leaders: Emmitt Smith — 18,355 Walter Payton — 16,726 Frank Gore — 16,000 Barry Sanders — 15,269 Adrian Peterson — 14,918 Curtis Martin — 14,101 LaDainian Tomlinson — 13,684 Jerome Bettis — 13,662 Eric Dickerson — 13,259 Tony Dorsett — 12,739 Derrick Henry — 12,328 Jim Brown — 12,312 … and so on. Every RB with 12,000+ yards is either already in the Hall of Fame… or isn’t eligible yet (Gore, Peterson, Henry). Where do you rank Henry all-time if he finishes top 10? #NFL #DerrickHenry #Titans #NFLHistory #RushingYards #NFLRecords

Derrick Henry Passes Jim Brown — Now 11th All-Time in Rushing Yards
Nicholas Hudson

My NFL origin story: Born Lions, died Lions, reborn Rams

I was born into a Lions family, which means I was basically cursed from birth to love a franchise that specializes in breaking hearts. But Matthew Stafford became my all-time favorite player, watching him drag those terrible Detroit teams to respectability with nothing but arm talent and pure grit. When the Lions traded Stafford to the Rams, I had a choice to make. Stay loyal to the franchise that wasted the best years of my favorite player’s career, or follow the quarterback who gave everything to Detroit and deserved a real shot at a championship. I chose Stafford, and watching him finally win a Super Bowl in Los Angeles was worth every second of confusion about my fandom. Now I’m a Rams fan, and honestly it feels weird rooting for a competent organization. But Stafford earned this loyalty, and I regret nothing about following him west. #NFLFanOriginStory #NFL

My NFL origin story: Born Lions, died Lions, reborn Rams
Michael Thompson

The 2004 divisional round still makes me question everything

For me as a Jets fan, it’s the 2004 divisional round game at Pittsburgh against the 15-1 Steelers. That loss still keeps me up at night because we had that game won twice and somehow found a way to blow it both times. It was a close game the whole way through, and we had two legitimate chances to win at the end of regulation but completely screwed it up. Our first field goal attempt from 47 yards hit the crossbar, then Pittsburgh turns the ball over and gives us another shot. Instead of trying to get closer, our coaches decide to kick it from 43 yards out, and we missed again. We outplayed the 15-1 Steelers for sixty minutes and had nothing to show for it. That was our year, and we let it slip away on two missed kicks. #NFL #NFLPain #NewYorkJets

The 2004 divisional round still makes me question everything