Arizona Cardinals running back James Conner did not have his best performance on Sunday, but he was one of the key protagonists in the team’s 28-27 upset road win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday in Week 8.
He rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown on 20 attempts.
His 53 yards moved him up in the Cardinals’ records books.
He moved into the top 10 of career rushing yards in franchise history.
With his 53 yards, he now has 3,131 rushing yards as a member of the Cardinals, passing David Johnson for 10th place.
Johnson’s 3,128 career rushing yards for the Cardinals came in 62 games.
Conner has 3,131 in 49 games.
He is 200 yards behind Ollie Matson for ninth place and 244 yards behind Wayne Morris.
Conner has 557 rushing yards through eight games. Averaging 69.6 yards per game, he is on pace for 626 more yards. That would get him to 3,757 career rushing yards for the Cardinals and would put him in fourth place on the all-time list. Jim Otis is in third place with 3,863 yards.
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