`THE DUDE IS NOSTRADAMUS' RAVENS' LEWIS MAKES GOOD ON PROMISE TO BREAK NFL'S RUSHING RECORD.Byline: Billy Witz Staff Writer BALTIMORE - It's hard to tell when Baltimore tailback Jamal Lewis Jamal Lafitte Lewis (born August 26, 1979 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American football running back in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns. He attended the University of Tennessee and wears number 31. is more dangerous - carrying a football or a crystal ball. After getting a phone call earlier this week from Cleveland linebacker Andra Davis
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National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga record book Sunday. He rushed for a league-record 295 yards on, yes, 30 carries in the Ravens' 33-13 victory. Lewis broke the record of 278 set by Cincinnati's Corey Dillon Corey Dillon (born October 24, 1974 in Seattle, Washington) is a former American football running back. He is retired from his football career, having played for the Cincinnati Bengals and the New England Patriots. Dillon attended the University of Washington and wore the number 28. three years ago against Denver. ``I guess the dude is Nostradamus,'' Cleveland safety Earl Little Earl Little (born February 10, 1973) is a free agent defensive back who has played for the New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns, and Green Bay Packers. Little attended the University of Miami for college. said. After ending up on the wrong end of a shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. with Pittsburgh last week, the Ravens were determined to ease the burden on rookie quarterback Kyle Boller Kyle Bryan Boller (born June 17 1981 in Burbank, California) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Ravens in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of California. (Hart High of Newhall) by reverting to the formula that made them Super Bowl champions <onlyinclude>This is a list of Super Bowl champions, that is, all the franchises that have won the championship game of the National Football League. Super Bowls are held in an American city that is chosen years in advance. in Lewis' rookie season - match a sturdy defense with a stout running game. It wasn't long before they were on to something. On the second play of the game, Lewis took the ball through a huge hole off right tackle, broke through a defender near the 30-yard line and out-ran the rest of the Browns for an 82-yard touchdown. It was a sign of what was to come. Lewis carried for 23 yards the next time he touched the ball, and by halftime he had piled up 180 yards. It was then, at the urging of offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden, that he started looking at the record. It became a possibility on the first play of the fourth quarter, when Lewis again took the ball through a huge hole and beat everyone else to the end zone for a 62-yard score, a run he punctuated by firing the ball into the stands. The record came on one of his most pedestrian runs of the day, when Lewis bulled his way over left guard for three yards on third-and-15 with 7:40 left to play. The Ravens (1-1) got the ball back once more and handed it to Lewis four times for 15 yards. But with second-and-goal at the Cleveland 9, Lewis stayed on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. . ``On a day like today, I can't regret anything,'' Lewis said of just missing the 300-yard mark. ``It was beautiful, and I'll remember it for a long time.'' So, too, will the Browns. ``The dude, he said what he said, he did it and it's in the history books,'' said Little, whose team dropped to 0-2 and now gets Garrison Hearst and Dillon in the next two weeks. ``Everybody's good (in the NFL), but I don't like when guys make comments. He just broke the record and there's nothing I can do about it. Trust me, I have a sick feeling right now.'' Davis wasn't feeling much better. ``It's very frustrating,'' he said. ``Especially when a guy says he's going to do it, and then he goes and does it.'' Lewis would have had a 300-yard game - and another touchdown - if not for a holding penalty on receiver Marcus Robinson that deprived Lewis the final 12 yards of what would have been a 60-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Lewis, who has had one college and pro season cut short by knee injuries, returned from the second one to rush for 1,327 yards last year - just about matching his rookie output. If there were any lingering questions of whether the 5-foot-11, 235-pound Lewis still possessed the kind of speed and strength he had before missing 2001, they are no more. ``I think I did that last year,'' said Lewis, who gained 69 yards on 15 carries last week. ``But it kind of put the icing on the cake.'' There's no shortage of frosting frosting the slight graying of the haircoat around the face, particularly muzzle, in dogs with aging and as a regular feature of some breeds such as the Belgian shepherd dog. for Lewis against Cleveland. In five career games against the Browns, he has totaled 838 yards on 120 carries, an average of 6.98 per carry. He also has four consecutive 100-yard games and a 4-1 record against them. Yet, he was quick to acknowledge how well the receivers, tight ends, fullback Alan Ricard and the line - led by Ogden - paved the way. ``As a lineman, this is as close as you get to the record books,'' Ogden said. ``I figured if he broke the record, he'd get there through us.'' And by going through Davis. Davis and Lewis spoke Thursday, hooking up on a conference call with Robert Cromartie, a high school teammate of Lewis in Atlanta and a college teammate of Davis at Florida. ``He wanted to bet me that I wouldn't get 100 yards,'' Lewis said. ``But I don't bet because that's a jinx jinx n. 1. A person or thing that is believed to bring bad luck. 2. A condition or period of bad luck that appears to have been caused by a specific person or thing. tr.v. . After that 80-yard run, I told Andre - I don't think he heard me - is that bet still on? ``We were talking the whole game, but it was all in good fun.'' Especially when you know the ending. Billy Witz, (818) 713-3621 bill.witz(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1 -- cover -- color) A RARE BIRD The Baltimore Ravens' Jamal Lewis sets and NFL record with 295 yards rushing Associated Press (2) Baltimore running back Jamal Lewis torched Cleveland's defense for an NFL-record 295 yards. Gail Burton/Associated Press (3) ``Andra told me he wanted me to get the ball 30 times. ``I told him if I get the ball 30 times, it's going to be a career day. I'm not going to say I predicted it. It was lucky.'' - Jamal Lewis, Baltimore running back who broke the NFL rushing record with 295 yards on 30 carries Sunday after telling Cleveland linebacker Andra Davis last week that he'd break the mark if given 30 carries. Box: (1) IMPRESSIVE RUNS (2) PLAY OF THE DAY |
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