Vick's QB rushing mark
Michael Vick of the Atlanta Falcons rushed for a quarterback record 173 yards in the Falcons' 30-24 overtime win over the Minnesota Vikings on December 1, 2002. He capped the day with his second rushing touchdown of the game that came on an incredible 46-yard run in the sudden-death period. That was the longest TD run ever by a quarterback in overtime.
Vick, in his second NFL season at the time, also eclipsed the league mark held by Hall of Famer Marion Motley. By amassing his record total on just 10 carries, Vick's single-game average of 17.3 yards-per-carry (minimum 10 carries) topped that of Motley's 17.09 average. The Browns fullback rushed for 188 yards on 11 carries against the Pittsburgh Steelers on October 29, 1950.
The shoes that Vick wore during that historical moment are preserved in the archives at the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
| Top Rushing Performances by Quarterbacks | ||||
| Player | Team | Yards | Opponent | Date |
| Michael Vick | Atlanta Falcons | 173 | Minnesota Vikings | 12/1/02 |
| Tobin Rote | Green Bay Packers | 150 | Chicago Bears | 11/18/51 |
| Michael Vick | Atlanta Falcons | 141 | Carolina Panthers | 12/7/03 |
| Tobin Rote | Green Bay Packers | 131 | Detroit Lions | 11/22/51 |
| Jack Concannon | Philadelphia Eagles | 129 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12/4/66 |
| Bobby Douglass | Chicago Bears | 127 | Oakland Raiders | 12/17/72 |
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December 1, 2002
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| Atlanta |
0
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14
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7
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3
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6
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30
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| Minnesota |
7
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7
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7
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3
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0
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24
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Scoring Summary
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First Quarter
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| MIN | Culpepper 1 yd. run (Anderson kick) | |||||
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Second Quarter
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| ATL | Christian 1 yd. run (Feely kick) | |||||
| MIN | Goodwin 2 yd. pass from Culpepper (Anderson kick) | |||||
| ATL | Finneran 39 yd. pass from Vick (Feely kick) | |||||
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Third Quarter
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| MIN | Bennett 1 yd. run (Anderson kick) | |||||
| ATL | Vick 28 yd. run (Feely kick) | |||||
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Fourth Quarter
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| ATL | Feely 44 yd. FG | |||||
| MIN | Anderson 29 yd. FG | |||||
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Overtime
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| ATL | Vick 46 yd. run | |||||
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Statistics
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| PASSING | ATL - Vick, 11 of 28 for 173, 1 TD, 1 INT. MIN - Culpepper, 23 of 43 for 266, 1 TD, 3 INT. | |||||
| RECEIVING | ATL - Finneran, 5 for 114, 1 TD; Crumpler 3 for 36; Kelly, 2 for 13; Gaylor, 1 for 10. MIN - Moss, 9 for 134; Bates, 5 for 70; Kleinsasser, 3 for 30; Walsh, 2 for 17; Bennett, 2 for 6; Chamberlain, 1 for 7; Goodwin, 1 for 2, 1 TD. | |||||
| RUSHING | ATL - Vick, 10 for 173, 2 TDs; Duckett, 11 for 37; Dunn, 5 for 14; Christian, 3 for 3, 1 TD. MIN - Bennett, 18 for 86, 1 TD; Culpepper, 7 for 35, 1 TD; Davis, 1 for 11; Kleinsasser, 1 for 4; Williams, 5 for 3. | |||||
Sayers scores 6
Gale Sayers had one of the more memorable days in NFL history on December 12, 1965. On that day, the Chicago Bears halfback scored a record-tying six touchdowns against the San Francisco 49ers.
Heidi
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