On November 26, 1989, reigning NFL receiving yardage champion Henry Ellard was out with a hamstring injury for the Los Angeles Rams' game against New Orleans. 'With the mindset that I had and the guys I have up front, I know anything is possible.” 7. “I wouldn’t say I was surprised,' Peterson told the Minneapolis Star Tribune after the Vikings' 35-17 win.

On November 4, 2007, against the San Diego Chargers, Minnesota rookie running back Adrian Peterson topped Jamal Lewis' rushing record for a game by one yard. Thomas, who died in an auto accident in 2000, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009. Sacks did not become an official NFL statistic until 1982.

Our objective is to win the ballgame.” Said Chiefs head coach Marty Schottenheimer: 'That kind of effort is the thing you build championships on.” 'Down the road, it may mean a lot,' Thomas said. With four seconds left, he had Seattle's Dave Krieg in his grasp for his eighth sack, but the quarterback slipped away and threw for a touchdown, giving Seattle a 17-16 victory. On November 11, 1990, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker-defensive end Derrick Thomas played one of the greatest games by an NFL defender. Worst one I’ve ever had.'Īttendance at the game at the Superdome in New Orleans was limited to 3,000 fans because of COVID-19. Kamara's performance ended Minnesota’s playoff hopes in humiliating fashion, prompting Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer to tell the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, “Yeah, this is a bad defense.

But Kamara is the only player to accomplish the feat since 1970, the season the NFL absorbed some teams from the American Football League. On December 25, 2020, New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara rushed for a record-tying six touchdowns in the Saints' 52-33 win. Ernie Nevers of the Chicago Cardinals (1929), Dub Jones (1951) of the Cleveland Browns and Gale Sayers (1965) of the Chicago Bears also scored six touchdowns in a single game. New Orleans Saints teammates congratulate Alvin Kamara after one of his record-tying six touchdowns against the Minnesota Vikings in 2020.

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