Filed under: Browns, Chiefs, AFC North, AFC West
In a game that featured 75 points, over 900 yards in total offense and Josh Cribbs’ record-setting kick return touchdowns, a surprising star emerged — shining brighter than anyone else in Kansas City: Browns running back Jerome Harrison. The Browns won the game, 41-34, but they only had 66 yards passing. Sure, the two Cribbs kickoff return touchdowns (his seventh and eighth in his career — which is the most ever for kickoffs) helped, but the Browns won the football game on the back of Harrison.
Harrison, who entered the game with just 301 rushing yards on the entire season, ran for a whopping 286 yards on 34 carries. The NFL record for rushing yards in a single game is 296, held by Adrian Peterson of the Vikings. But Peterson’s a superstar. Harrison’s game — which also included three rushing touchdowns — was simply shocking.
In his previous 43 career games, he had run for more than 100 yards just once. He gained only nine yards on seven carries last week against the Steelers. He hadn’t had more than 35 yards rushing since Oct. 4.
