Holmes Record Preserved
History
Published on : 3/26/2004
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| Priest Holmes' record breaking performance is commemorated in the Pro Football Today Room. Appropriately, a large image of Holmes from the Chiefs display serves as a backdrop to the newest additions to the Hall of Fame's collection. |
The jersey is the one Holmes wore that day when he set the NFL's new single season touchdown record.
The ball is from his second touchdown of the day (right) which was his record-breaking 27th rushing TD of the season. The Chiefs’ defeated the Bears 31-3 in the regular season finale.
Holmes, who scored all of his touchdowns on the ground, surpassed the record mark for total touchdowns in a season set by Marshall Faulk of the St. Louis Rams. Faulk scored 26 touchdowns in 2000 (18 rushing, 8 receiving). Holmes also set the mark for rushing touchdowns as he topped the 25 scores by Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys in 1995.
Holmes's game-by-game rushing stats for 2003. He also added 690 yards receiving on 74 receptions.
| Date | Opponent |
No
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
LG
|
TD
|
| Sept. 7 | San Diego |
18
|
85
|
4.7
|
24t
|
2
|
| Sept. 14 | Pittsburgh |
26
|
122
|
4.7
|
31t
|
3
|
| Sept. 21 | @ Houston |
18
|
89
|
4.9
|
15
|
2
|
| Sept. 28 | @ Baltimore |
22
|
90
|
4.1
|
14
|
0
|
| Oct. 5 | Denver |
17
|
97
|
5.7
|
22
|
0
|
| Oct. 12 | @ Green Bay |
22
|
81
|
3.7
|
8
|
1
|
| Oct. 20 | @ Oakland |
27
|
123
|
4.6
|
20
|
1
|
| Oct. 26 | Buffalo |
15
|
83
|
5.5
|
15t
|
3
|
| Nov. 9 | Cleveland |
19
|
92
|
4.8
|
17
|
2
|
| Nov. 16 | @ Cincinnati |
16
|
62
|
3.9
|
20
|
0
|
| Nov. 23 | Oakland |
21
|
91
|
4.3
|
19
|
1
|
| Nov. 30 | @ San Diego |
31
|
162
|
5.2
|
25
|
2
|
| Dec. 7 | @ Denver |
12
|
44
|
3.7
|
7
|
2
|
| Dec. 14 | Detroit |
18
|
94
|
5.2
|
17
|
3
|
| Dec. 20 | @ Minnesota |
18
|
55
|
3.1
|
11
|
3
|
| Dec. 28 | Chicago |
20
|
50
|
2.5
|
8
|
2
|
| TOTALS |
320
|
1420
|
4.4
|
31t
|
27
|