Is Dallas RB Emmitt Smith that good? Or is he just hanging on? Smith has 16,634 career yards rushing and needs just 93 yards to surpass the late Walter Payton’s mark of 16,726 yards. Dare we argue this point: Smith’s scoring totals are more incredible. He needs just one rushing TD to become the first player in NFL history with 150 rushing TDs.
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Not quite as impressive, Bears WR Marty Booker (left) needs eight catches to pass Jim Dooley (211) to rank 10th in club history. We guess that not even Jim Dooley cares.
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Oakland WR Jerry Rice needs one TD to become the first in NFL history to score 200 in his career.
Tampa Bay’s Brad Johnson needs 50 yards passing to become the sixth player in Bucs history to pass for 5,000 yards. Can you name the others? Sorry, we can’t. You’re on your own.
Saints WR Joe Horn has 3,214 yards receiving with the Saints and if he gets 11 more, you can call him the fifth-leading receiver in Saints history. You could do that before he gains the 11 yards, but you’d look really silly.
The city of Detroit holds its collective breath as the Lions aim for consecutive victories for first time since November 2000. Let them dream.
Jacksonville WR Jimmy Smith (right) has more receiving yards than any NFL player over the past seven seasons (8,372). And with 612 catches, he has more career receptions than 14 of 19 Hall of Fame wide receivers.
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San Francisco’s RB Garrison Hearst has 14 career 100-yard rushing games with the 49ers. With another he’ll move into No. 2 on the 49ers’ all-time list, right behind the high-kicking Roger Craig, who is not rumored to be coming back. You heard it here first.
