Stats on Portis

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Stats on Clinton Portis

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Portis' Single-Game Bests

Most rushes – 38 (vs. Cleveland, 12/14/03). Most rushing yards — 228 vs. Arizona, 12/29/02.

Longest rush — 65, TD (at Kansas City, 10/5/03). Yds. Per Carry (min. 8 carries) - 11.8 (14-165, vs.

Chicago, 11/23/03). Most rushing TDs — 5* (vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03). Most receptions — 6, twice

(at Baltimore, 10/26/03 and vs. Miami, 10/13/02.) Most receiving yards — 79, (at Kansas City,

10/5/02). Longest reception — 72, (at Kansas City, 10/5/03). Most receiving TDs — 1, twice, vs.

Kansas City, 12/15/02, and vs. San Diego, 10/6/02. Most Rushing Yards in a Quarter - 110 (first

quarter, at San Diego, 9/14/03). Most Rushing Yards in s Half - 188* (second half, vs. Kansas City,

12/7/03). Most total yards — 254 ( vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03). Most total touchdowns — 5* ( vs.

Kansas City, 12/7/03).

Week 1 at Cincinnati: 2-Yard Touchdown Run

Week 1 at Cincinnati: 8-Yard Touchdown Run

Week 2 at San Diego: 58-Yard Rush

Week 5 at Kansas City: 72-Yard Reception

Week 5 at Kansas City: 65-Yard Touchdown Run

Week 7 at Minnesota: 4-Yard Touchdown Run

Week 8 vs. New England: Portis' 15-Yard Touchdown Run

Week 10 vs. San Diego: Portis' 29-Yard Rush

Week 14 vs. Kansas City: Portis' 11-Yard Touchdown Run

Week 14 vs. Kansas City: Portis' 1-Yard Touchdown Run

Week 14 vs. Kansas City: Portis' 59-Yard Touchdown Run

Week 14 vs. Kansas City: Portis' 28-Yard Touchdown Run

Week 14 vs. Kansas City: Portis' 53-Yard Touchdown Run

• Portis has been voted to his first Pro Bowl.

• He has posted six straight 100-yd. games in (Wks. 10-15; inactive last week, ankle), the second best streak in team history (Davis, 7, 1998), and has a career-best 10 100-yd. rushing performances in 2003, third most in a season by a Broncos back (Terrell Davis, 13, 1998; Davis, 11, 1997). He has also rushed for nine TDs in his last three games, the best three-game TD stretch in franchise history.

• Portis ranks third in the NFL in rushing yds. (career-high 1,591); fourth in the AFC (5th NFL) in total yds. from scrimmage

(career-high 1,905) and leads all NFL running backs in yds.-per-carry (5.5). His 1,591 rushing yds. and 1,905 total yds. are already the third-best single-season totals by a Bronco, with one games to play (2,008 and 2,225 by Terrell Davis in 1998 are the franchise records).

• He ranks third in the AFC (6th NFL) in total touchdowns, sixth in the NFL in rushing TDs and third in the AFC (6th NFL) in points

scored among non-kickers.

• Portis averages 106.9 yds. per game in 29 NFL contests (115.8 yds. per game in his 25 starts; 2,895 yds.). He has played too few games to qualify for the NFL’s all-time yds. per game list, but his current figure would top the NFL career record of 104.3 by Jim

Brown.

• He also does not yet have enough rushing attempts to qualify for the NFL’s all-time yds. per carry chart (min. 750), but his career figure of 5.49 yds. per carry would top Franco Harris’ NFL record for a running back, 5.22

• Portis has joined Eric Dickerson and Edgerrin James as the only players in NFL history to rush for at least 1,500 yds. in each of

their first two seasons. He has rushed for more yds. in his first two seasons (3,099) than all but three players in NFL history:

Dickerson (3,913), James (3,262) and Earl Campbell (3,147). The previous best by a Bronco in his first two years was Terrell Davis’

2,655 in 1995-96.

• Portis ranks second in the AFC (4th NFL) in first downs (86).

• He has rushed for 692 yds. in his last four games (173 per gm.; 165, 170, 218 and 139), the best four-game stretch in team

history (previous: 674 yds. by Mike Anderson in 2000). His 553 yds. in Wks. 12-14 (165, 170 and 218) was the second best

three-game stretch in franchise history behind -Anderson’s 577-yd. three-game run in 2000.

• Twice this season Portis has topped the 100-yd. mark while averaging 10 yds. per carry or better (at S.D., 9/14, 12-129; and vs. Chi., 11/23, 14-165), a feat which had only been accomplished one time in Broncos history before this season (QB Norris Weese, 12/12/76, at Chi.; 12-120). He also averaged 9.91 ypc (22-218) vs. K.C. (12/7).

• Portis was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Wk. 13 vs. K.C. (12/7) and has earned the NFL’s FedEx Ground Player of

the Week award three times (Wks. 1, 12 & 13).

2003: Portis started 13 of 16 games and rushed for 1,591 yds. and 14 touchdowns on 290 carries (5.5), with a long of 65 yds. (TD).

He also ranked third on the team in receptions with a career-high 38 for 314 yds. (8.3) with a long of 72, for a team-leading 1,905

total yds. from scrimmage, despite having played only one half in Wks. 2-3, missing Wk. 4 (vs. Det.) because of a bruised sternum

and missing Wk. 16-17 (at Ind. and at G.B.) with a high ankle sprain. In the season opener at Cin. (9/7), Portis tallied 120 yds. and two touchdowns on 24 carries (5.0). His season-opening performance was good enough to earn Portis the NFL’s FedEx Ground Player of the Week award. Ninety of those rushing yards came in the first half off 13 carries (6.9). Portis’ first touchdown of theseason came on a 2-yd. dive off right guard with his second coming from 8 yds. out. After Wk. 1 he had scored eight rushing

touchdowns in his last four games, dating back to 2002, and nine total in that period. Portis’ 120 rushing yds. were the most ever

recorded by a Bronco in a season opener. It also marked just the sixth time a Bronco surpassed the century mark in rushing to open a season and the first time it was accomplished on the road. Portis also tallied five receptions for 39 yards in Week 1. In Week 2 at S.D. (9/14), Portis rushed for 129 yds. on just 12 carries (10.8) before leaving the game for good late in the first half because of a bruised sternum. It was only the second time in franchise history that a Broncos back rushed for more than 100 yds. while averaging more than 10 yds. per carry (see above). In the first quarter he ran for 110 yds.—his first ever 100-yard quarter—on just seven carries (15.7), including a 58-yd. scamper, to surpass his previous best yds. in a quarter (80). Portis’ first-half total of 129 yds. was also a personal best for yards in a half. With the 100-yd. rushing game, Portis tied George Rogers for the third fewest games necessary to post 10 career 100-yd. rushing games in NFL history. He notched his 10th career 100-yd. game in just his 18th NFL game (14th start). Edgerrin James recorded his 10th 100-yd. performance in his 15th game and Eric Dickerson reached the mark in his 17th game. Portis also moved past Bobby Humphrey (9) for the fourth most 100-yd. rushing games in Broncos history. In the home opener vs. Oak. (9/22), Portis rushed 10 times for 42 yds. (4.2) with a long of 13 and caught one pass for no gain, while being played sparingly after the first quarter due to an existing sternum injury. He carried the ball on five of Denver’s first six plays to set up the first touchdown, and his early runs opened up the passing game that propelled the Broncos to a 21-0 first-quarter lead. In Wk. 5 at K.C. (10/5), Portis bounced back form a sternum injury that caused his to miss Wk. 4 (vs. Det.) to rush for a then season-high 141 yds. on 23 carries (6.1) and a touchdown, while adding five receptions for a career-high 79 yds. (15.8), to post a then season-best 220 total yds. from scrimmage, at the time the second best total of his career. He also set new careers bests with a 65-yd. run from scrimmage for a touchdown, and a 72-yd. reception from Rod Smith on an end-around pass, making him just the third player since 1970 to post a run and a reception of 60+ yards in the same game. The others to accomplish this feat are San Francisco’s Delvin Williams in 1976 (80 & 85 vs. Washington, Nov. 7) and Herschel Walker in 1986 (84 & 84 vs. Philadelphia, Dec. 14). Portis’ 65-yd. run was the longest run by a Bronco since 11/26/00 when Mike Anderson broke one for an 80-yd. touchdown at Sea. In addition, 110 of Portis’ 141 yds. came in the second half, giving him his second 100-yd. half of the season, and fourth of his career. In Wk. 7 at Min. (10/19), he rushed for 117 yds. and a touchdown on 25 carries (4.7), while adding three receptions for 43 yds. (14.3). Portis’ touchdown came from from 4 yds. out when he followed left tackle Ephraim Salaam into the end zone. In Wk. 8 at Balt. (10/26), he tied a career high in receptions with six for 29 yds. (4.8), while rushing 22 times for 86 yds. (3.9). He went over 100 yds. for the fifth time in eight games in Wk. 9 vs. N.E. (11/3), carrying the ball 26 times for 111 yds. (4.3) and a touchdown, while adding four receptions for 20 yds. (5.0). His 100-yd. rushing day was the first allowed by the Patriots defense in 2003. Portis’ touchdown came on a 15-yd burst up the middle on his team’s opening possession. His 26 carries tied a career high that was set in last season’s game against New England. Two weeks later (after a bye), vs. S.D. (11/16), Portis recorded his 14th career 100-yd. rushing game, tallying 106 yds. on 25 carries (4.2) to pass Otis Armstrong for third most by a Bronco. He also passed Bobby Humphrey (2,386) for eighth place on Denver’s all-time rushing list in the game. Versus Chi. (11/23), he ran for a then-season-high and second-best-of-his-career 165 yds. on 14 carries (11.8) to put him over 1,000 yds. for the second year in a row, and caught three passes for 23 yds. (7.7). Portis’ 11.8 yds. per carry avg. broke the 33-year old Broncos record (min. 8 rushes) of 11.0 set by David Rolle (vs. Oak., 10/2/60), and marked the second time on the season Portis rushed for more than 100 yds. while averaging more than 10 yds. per carry (see above). He also tied for the third fewest carries it has taken a Bronco to go over the 100-yd. mark in a game (Derek Loville, 11-103, vs. Jac., 12/27/97, Norris Weese, 12-120, at Chi., 12/12/76 and Floyd Little, 14-124, at N.Y. Jets, 11/5/72). It was Portis’ 15th career 100-yd. game, tying him with Little for second most in franchise history, and put him over the 1,000-yd. mark for the season, joining him with Davis (1995-96) and Humphrey (1989-90) as the only Broncos to top 1,000 in each of their first two seasons. He ran a career-high 34 times for a season-high 170 yds. (5.0) and two touchdowns at Oak. (11/30), while adding a catch for 7 yds. and his first career two-point conversion. Adding his 170 rushing yds. to the previous week’s total (165 yds. vs. Chi.) gave Portis the best two-game output of his career. With his four consecutive 100-yd. games, he tied the second longest streak of games over the century mark in Broncos franchise history, a mark held by Terrell Davis (7). He was particularly impressive in the 4th qtr. when he took over the game by rushing for 64 yds. on nine carries (7.1), including 8-62 and the touchdown on the drive that put Denver ahead 22-8, and put the game out of reach. Portis also moved into second place in franchise history with his 16th career 100-yd. games, passing Floyd Little (15), and improved to seventh on the Broncos all-time rushing list, surpassing John Keyworth (2,653, 1974-80). His performance was also good enough to garner the NFL’s FedEx Ground Player of the Week award for the second time this season. Portis turned in arguably his best game as a pro in a key divisional rematch vs. 11-1 K.C. (12/7), rushing 22 times for 218 yds. (9.9) and a franchise-record five touchdowns to earn the NFL’s FedEx Ground Player of the Week award for the second week in a row, and third time this season. He also added two catches for 36 yds. (18.0). His five rushing touchdowns tied for second most in NFL history, while his five total touchdowns tied for fourth. He became one of 12 players in NFL history to record five touchdowns in a game. Portis’ 254 total yds. from scrimmage was a career-high, while his 188 rushing yds. in the second half (11 carries; 17.1 avg.) set a franchise record (Davis, 168, vs. Phi., 10/4/98) and was the most in one half in the NFL since Shaun Alexander ran for 192 vs. Oak., on 11/11/01. It was his third 100-yd. half of the season and fifth of his career, bettering his previous high for a half (129 at S.D., 9/7/03). With his five touchdowns he passed three players (Jon Keyworth, 22; Mike Anderson, 23 and Otis Armstrong, 25) for fifth on the Broncos all-time touchdown list, while moving into sixth place on the Broncos all-time rushing yardage list, passing Anderson (2,749). Portis scored on an 11-yd. run in the 1st qtr., a 1-yd. run in the 2nd qtr., a 59-yd. run in the 3rd qtr. and on 28- and 53-yd. runs in the 4th qtr. to seal the game. He rushed for 91 yds. in the 3rd qtr. on six carries and rushed for 98 yds. in the 4th qtr. on five carries. In addition, the K.C. game (12/7) was the sixth 200-yd. rushing game in franchise history (the second by Portis) and ranked third on Denver’s all-time single-game rushing list. A week later in an overtime win vs. Cle. (12/14) Portis rushed for 139 yds. and two touchdowns on a career-high 38 carries (3.7), while also catching one pass for 6 yds. Portis’ 38 carries were the second most in franchise history (Terrell Davis, 42, 10/26/03, OT). He scored on a 1-yd. run in the 1st qtr. and a 13-yd. run in the 4th qtr. before carrying the ball six straight times in overtime for 23 yds. to set up the game-winning field goal. On his final carry he sprained his right knee and ankle. Portis was declared inactive at Ind. (12/21) and in the regular season finale at G.B. (12/28) while still recovering from the high-ankle sprain.

2002: Portis was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year by AP, Pro Football Weekly, Football Digest and the Touchdown Club of

Columbus; NFL Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News and Sports Illustrated and named to Pro Football Weekly's All-Rookie

team. He played in all 16 games and started each of the last 12, and ranked fourth in the NFL in rushing with a franchise rookie-record 1,508 yds. and 15 touchdowns (tying the franchise rookie record) on 273 carries (franchise-record 5.52 yds. per carry), with a long of 59, while also ranking fifth on the team with 33 receptions for 364 yds. (11.0) and two touchdowns, with a long

of 66. Portis' 1,872 total yds. from scrimmage ranked fifth in the AFC (6th NFL), while his 95 first downs ranked fourth in the AFC and the NFL.

Portis scored 11 touchdowns (10 rush., 1 rec.) in the last six games of the season, and in the five December games averaged

134.4 rushing yds., 165.2 total yds., 1.8 touchdowns and 6.5 yds. per carry.

He led all NFL rookies in rushing yards (1,508), total yards from scrimmage (1,872), rushing touchdowns (15) and total touchdowns (17), and led the NFL in yds.-per-carry (5.52) among all running backs with 100 or more carries.

Portis' 1,508 yards rushing are the fifth-most by a rookie in NFL history, most ever by a Broncos rookie and fourth-most by any Denver player.

His 1,872 total yards from scrimmage were most ever by a Broncos rookie, and third-most by any Bronco.

Portis posted the second-best yards-per-carry avg. (5.52) for a rookie in NFL history behind Franco Harris' 5.61 in 1972, and

set a franchise record.

His 17 total touchdowns set a franchise rookie record, were second most by any Bronco in a season and tied for third most by

a rookie in NFL history.

Portis' 15 rushing touchdowns tied a Broncos rookie record (Mike Anderson, 2000) and tied for second-most by any Bronco.

His 17 total touchdowns and 102 points both tied for third in the NFL (non-kickers) in 2002.

Portis posted eight 100-yard rushing games in 2002, a Broncos rookie record and third-most by an Bronco in a season.

His 228 rushing yds. in the season-finale vs. Ariz. (12/29) were the fourth-most by a rookie in NFL history, and tied for the

16th-best single-game total by any player in league history.

Portis was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for October, rushing for 358 yds. and three touchdowns on 79 carries

(4.5), and catching 11 passes for 98 yds. (8.9) and one TD.

Portis closed the season on a high note vs. Ariz. (12/29), rushing for 228 yds. and two touchdowns on 24 carries (career best 9.5

avg.), tying the best rushing performance in the NFL in 2002 (also done by Ricky Williams, at Buf., 12/1), and posting the second best rookie and overall rushing mark in Broncos franchise history, trailing only Mike Anderson's 251-yd. rushing output in 2000 (at N.O., 12/3). It tied for the 16th best individual rushing day in NFL history, and was the fourth best single-game rushing performance by a rookie in league history. He also added 18 rec. yds. on two catches for a career-high 246 total yds. from scrimmage on the day, and posted the first two 100-yd. rushing halves of his career, chalking up 120 yds. on 8 carries (15.0) in the first half and 108 more on 16 attempts in the second. His longest run of the season, of 59 yds., came in the 2nd qtr. Portis had the previous best all-around game of his young career vs. K.C. (12/15) posting single-game highs in several categories and notching his seventh 100-yd. rushing game of the season, setting a franchise record for a rookie and tying for third most overall by a Bronco. He broke Anderson's record of six. Portis rushed for 130 yds. on 21 carries (6.2) on the day, and caught three passes for a career-high 75 yds. (25.0), totaling a then career-high 205 total yards from scrimmage and four touchdowns, to tie the franchise record and earn "Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week" through online fan balloting on NFL.com. He rushed for a career-high three touchdowns-including a then career best 51-yd. touchdown dash-and caught a career-long 66-yd. touchdown pass from Brian Griese on a screen play. His four total touchdowns were a career high and tied Anderson's franchise record (12/3/00 at New Orleans; all 4 by rush). He surpassed the 1,000-yd. mark at the Jets (12/8) by gaining 103 yards on 24 carries (4.3). It was his sixth 100-yd. rushing game of the season, tying Anderson's franchise rookie record. Portis had a banner day at S.D. (12/1), posting single-game high in rushing. He rushed for a then-career-high 159 yds. and two touchdowns on 23 carries, which was the best rushing effort by a Bronco since Anderson had 251 yds.-the NFL rookie record-at N.O. (12/3/00). With his fifth 100-yd. rushing game he tied Bobby Humphrey for the second most 100-yd. rushing games by a Broncos rookie. Portis had a 43-yard touchdown scamper in the game, and he added 34 yds. receiving on 3 catches to give him 193 total yds. from scrimmage. The two scores-third time this season-gave him four touchdowns over a two-game span. Also, Portis recorded his second straight 100-yd. game against the Chargers, giving him two of just eight total 100-yd. games allowed by the Chargers in their last 78 outings. Portis tied a career high with two touchdowns vs. Ind. (11/24), one from 11 yds. out and one from 9, to post his second multi-touchdown game of the season. Portis rushed for 136 yds. at Sea. (11/17)

on 23 carries and caught two passes for 52 yds. (26.0), en route to a 188 total yds. from scrimmage. His day included a 34-yd. rush and a 38-yd. reception, at the time the longest of his career, and was the best rushing performance by a Bronco since Mike

Anderson rushed for 155 yards vs. K.C. (10/7/01). He scored his fifth rushing touchdown (sixth total) vs. Oak. (11/11) on a 1-yd. run, giving him four rushing scores in in a three-game span. Portis had a big day at N.E. (10/27) with 26 carries for 111 yds. (4.3) and two touchdowns, recording his third 100-yd. rushing game of the season. He scored on runs of 1 and 4 yds. to post the first multi-touchdown game by a Broncos running back since Anderson had two rushing scores vs. Sea. (12/10/00). Portis had a then-career-high 142 total yds. from scrimmage against Mia. (10/13) when he tallied 75 yds. rushing on 18 carries (4.2) and caught six passes for 67 yds., including a long of 21. Versus S.D. (10/6) he made his first NFL start and rushed for 102 yds. on a

then-career-high 20 carries for his second 100-yd. rushing game in a three-week span. It was also just the fifth individual 100-yd.

rushing game allowed by the Chargers in their last 72 outings. He also caught an 8-yd. touchdown pass, the first of his career. Portis had a breakout game vs. Buf. (9/22), replacing the injured Olandis Gary (ankle) and rushing for 103 yds. and a touchdown on 18 carries. It was Portis' first career touchdown and 100-yd. rushing game, and made Portis the second youngest player in NFL history to rush for 100 yds. in a game. He was 21 years and 21 days old at the time, three weeks older than Chicago's Rashaan Salaam, who posted his first 100-yd. game on his 21st birthday in 1995. Portis also caught his first career pass for 4 yds. in the Buffalo contest. In his NFL debut, in Wk. 1 vs. St. L. (9/8), Portis gained 15 yds. on a 4th-and-1 play in the 4th qtr. to keep the eventual game-clinching scoring drive alive.

COLLEGE: Portis earned first-team All-Big East honors from the league's coaches and third-team All-America acclaim from the

Associated Press his junior year. He took over the tailback duties full-time for the first time in his career as a true junior and rushed

for 1,200 yds. and 10 touchdowns on 220 carries (5.5 avg.), becoming only the fifth player in school history to gain more than 1,000 yds. on the ground in a season. Portis' performance ranked No. 3 on the Hurricanes' all-time single-season list behind Edgerrin James (1,416 in 1998) and Ottis Anderson (1,266 in 1978), and he helped guide Miami to an undefeated season and a national championship with a win over Nebraska in the Rose Bowl. He also caught 12 passes for 125 yds. (10.4 avg.) and a score. Portis' 10 rushing touchdowns and 11 total scores rank seventh on the school's single-season, and his eight 100-yd. performances tied the school record first set by Anderson in 1978. As a sophomore, he rushed for 485 yds. and two touchdowns on 77 carries (6.3 avg.) in eight games. He also added 103 yds. on five receptions (20.6 avg.). Portis was a freshman All-America selection by The Sporting News, as he became just the second true freshman to start at running back at Miami since the 1975 season. He became an integral

part of the offense following Najeh Davenport's season-ending injury in the Kickoff Classic and injuries to James Jackson. Portis set a school freshman record with five 100-yd. performances, and led the team with 838 yds. and eight touchdowns on 143 carries (5.9 avg.) in 10 games. He also caught four passes for 44 yds. (11.0 avg.) and a pair of scores and recovered a fumble.

PERSONAL: Portis was a USA Today Honorable Mention All-American at Gainesville (Fla.) High School. He was named the No. 10 running back in the SEC Region by PrepStar; was Florida's #4 tailback on the Florida Times-Union Super 75; was rated the 39th

best player on the Tampa Tribune Florida top 50; was a Tampa Tribune Blue Chip selection; a Super Prep All-SEC Region

Honorable Mention and No. 27 player in Florida, as well as first-team all-state, all-region and all-area selection. A three-year starter,Portis was the Gainesville Sun Player of the Year and set a school record rushing for 2,036 yds. as a senior. He averaged 8.0 yds. per carry and scored 26 touchdowns, and also saw action at defensive back where he had 79 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions. Portis was a standout in track and field, as wall, clocking 10.6 in the 100 meters and participating on a state-record 4x100-meter relay team (40.8) and state champion 4x400-meter relay team. He posted a leap of 6'-6" in the high jump and 22'-8" in the long jump. Clinton Earl Portis was born Sept. 1, 1981 in Laurel, Miss.:40oz:

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