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Week 17: Top Performers Rams' Faulk stands out among team's offensive onslaughtPosted: Sunday January 06, 2002 8:54 PMUpdated: Sunday January 13, 2002 1:21 PM
By B. Duane Cross, CNNSI.com While his may get lost in the shuffle of the St. Louis Rams' staggering offensive numbers (the team surpassed 500 points for the third consecutive season), there is no denying what Marshall Faulk's contributions mean to the Greatest Show on Turf. Faulk became the first player in NFL history with four consecutive 2,000-yard seasons in Sunday's finale against the Atlanta Falcons. He entered the game with 1,921 yards, and reached the milestone on a 21-yard first-down catch in the second quarter. Faulk finished the game with 226 yards rushing and receiving for a season total of 2,147. He had 20 carries for 168 yards and one touchdown with five receptions for 58 yards Sunday. He also broke the team TD record with his 59th in three seasons, one more than Eric Dickerson had in five years with the team. "He may go down in history," Rams head coach Mike Martz said. "We call him 'Canton' around here. That's where he's going to wind up [in the Hall of Fame]." Here are this week's Top Performers:
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