Jamal Lewis sets single game rushing record
Jamal Lewis sets rushing record
September 14, 2003
Jamal Lewis mentioned setting the NFL rushing record against Cleveland, then ran through the Browns for 295 yards in Baltimore's 33-13 victory at home Sunday.
Earlier in the week, Lewis told Browns linebacker Andra Davis he might smash Corey Dillon's 278-yard mark. With touchdowns bursts of 82 and 63 yards, he did just that, breaking the record with a 3-yard run with 6:55 left.
``Andra told me he wanted me to get the ball 30 times,'' Lewis said. ``I told him if I get the ball 30 times it's going to be a career day.
``I'm not going to say I predicted it. It was lucky.''
Lewis had 100 yards by his second carry and was at 180 yards by halftime. He carried 30 times, averaging a whopping 9.8 yards per carry, as Cleveland fell to 0-2.
Last October, he shredded Cleveland for 187 yards.
Ed Reed returned an interception 54 yards for a touchdown on the game's final play, and long-range kicker Wade Richey made a Ravens-record 56-yardfield goal.
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