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DeMarco Murray moves ahead of Eric Dickerson’s record pace

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The Cowboys didn’t have a good night on Monday, but DeMarco Murray kept churning out the yardage.

Murray became the first player in NFL history to rush for 100 yards in each of the first eight games of the season, totaling 141 on the ground. Murray was already the first player in NFL history to rush for 100 yards in each of the first seven games of the season.

Murray is at 1,054 yards at the halfway point of this season, putting him on pace for 2,108 this year. That would just break Eric Dickerson’s all-time record of 2,105 rushing yards in a season, set in 1984.

There are some questions about whether the Cowboys can keep giving the ball to Murray so often. With 206 carries this season, Murray is on pace for 412, which would be the second most in NFL history -- if he can keep up that pace without breaking down. And Murray lost yet another fumble on Monday night, giving him five lost fumbles this year. That’s the most of any player in the NFL -- even more than any quarterback, even though the fumbles lost stat is usually dominated by quarterbacks.

But if anything, the Cowboys’ offense looks like it should be going to Murray more often. The Cowboys gave Murray the ball on their first play in overtime on Monday night, then and he picked up eight yards. Then they passed three straight times, failed to pick up a first down, and lost the game. The Cowboys need to keep riding Murray. Maybe all the way to a new NFL rushing record.