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Could Steven Jackson Break the St. Louis Rams’ Career Rushing TD Record in 2011?

August 6, 2011   ·     ·   Jump to comments

Steven Jackson is already the St. Louis Rams' all-time leading rusher, but this season he has a chance to also grab hold of the career rushing touchdown title as well.
Jackson currently sits at third on the Rams' all-time list behind Marshall Faulk and Eric Dickerson. He needs 11 rushing touchdowns to tie Faulk at 58 touchdowns and 12 to break the mark.
Steven Jackson hasn't rushed for double-digit touchdowns since his breakout season in 2006, during which he scored 13.
It's pretty safe to say that the teams of 2007-09 aren't as good as the team Jackson has now.
In that time period, teams would load eight men into the box constantly because there was little threat from the St. Louis aerial attack.
Jackson will have to improve a lot on his numbers from a season ago, when he had just six rushing scores.
Much has been made about the fact that Josh McDaniels isn't a guy who likes to run the ball a lot. People look at Corey Dillon's stats under McDaniels and on...

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