Records

Calvin Johnson set a number of records in last night's game. He now has at least 10 receptions in 4 straight games. He also has 100 yards receiving in 8 straight games and he broke Jerry Rice's record of 1,848 yards in a season (he now has 1,892 with a game to go.)

The one thing I keep thinking about with these records is that the season is so much longer than it used to be.

Adrian Peterson has a legitimate shot at the all-time rushing yards title IF he gets around 300 more yards in the next two weeks. Of course, I'm hoping he does that, but at the same time, when O.J. got his 2,003 yards, he did it in only 14 games, which was the length of the season at the time. Comparing apples to apples, Adrian has only 1812 yards after 14 games. Jim Brown had 1,863 yards back in 1963 and that was a 14 game season as well.

IF Adrian gets the most rushing yards in a season, it WILL be the most yards anyone has run in an NFL season, the problem is that those two extra games make the record less impressive when compared to what those who have come before have accomplished.

Still rooting for both a Vikings win and a Peterson record, but realizing until someone gets about 2,500 yards in a season, the current rushing record is just something cool and not an indication of the best ever. Maybe Adrian can do that NEXT season and remove all doubt.

How many backs have passed 2,000 yards rushing?

O.J. (2003) in 1973
Eric Dickerson (2,105) in 1984
Barry Sanders (2,053) in 1997
Terrell Davis (2,008) in 1998
Jamal Lewis (2,066) in 2003

Either way, Adrian still has along way to go.