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Video: Todd Gurley tops SEC performers Sunday in the NFL
By John Brasier
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Todd Gurley rushed for 133 yards, including a 71-yard touchdown run, to lead the St. Louis Rams to a 27-6 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday afternoon in St. Louis.
RELATED: More video and tweets on Gurley
Gurley, a first-round draft pick of the Rams despite suffering a major injury in his final year at Georgia, has a Super Bowl-era record 575 yards in only four games since entering the lineup.
(See list of other former SEC players in the NFL below video)
Another week.
Another highlight reel.Because defenses just can't stop @stlouisrams RB @tg3ii… https://t.co/4NRtPg88gW
— NFL (@NFL) November 2, 2015
Todd Gurley: The 1st rookie since AT LEAST 1932 with 4 straight games of 125+ rush yds.
That's 83 yrs of football. pic.twitter.com/uX0Taazcbt
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) November 1, 2015
Other former SEC players who had a big day included:
- WR Julio Jones (Alabama) had 12 catches for 162 yards and 1 TD for Atlanta.
- TE Jacob Tamme (Kentucky) added 10 receptions for 103 yards and another TD in the Falcons’ 23-20 overtime loss to Tampa Bay.
- WR Jarvis Landry (LSU) had 6 catches for 71 yards and a 50-yard kickoff return for Miami in the Dolphins’ 36-7 loss to New England.
- QB Eli Manning (Ole Miss) threw for 350 yards and 6 TDs in the New York Giants 52-49 loss to New Orleans.
- WR Odell Beckham Jr. (LSU) had 7 catches for 121 yards and 1 TD for the New York Giants.
- TE Benjamin Watson (Georgia) had 9 catches for 147 yards and 1 TD for New Orleans.
- WR Alshon Jeffery (South Carolina) had 10 catches for 116 yards and 1 TD for Chicago in a 23-20 loss to Minnesota.
- LB Melvin Ingram (South Carolina) had six tackles and 1.5 sacks for San Diego in a 29-26 loss to Baltimore.
- WR A.J. Green (Georgia) had 11 catches for 118 yards and 1 TD for Cincinnati in a 16-10 victory over Pittsburgh.
- FS Reggie Nelson (Florida) returned 2 interceptions 51 yards for Cincinnati.
