A six-pack of Miami Dolphins notes on a Tuesday:
u25aa Frank Gore, already the NFL’s fourth all-time leading rusher, is on the cusp of making more history:
His 4.54 yards per carry average this year is the most in NFL history by any player age 35 or over (minimum 100 attempts). Nobody 33 or older has ever posted a mark that high with at least 100 carries in a season, according to the Dolphins.
The oldest back to ever average that many yards per carry were Herschel Walker, who averaged 4.67 yards per carry in 1994 at age 32, and Ricky Williams, who averaged 4.