Doug Martin’s amazing day, by the numbers
Published: November 5th, 2012By Bucs Beat Feed
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Rookie Doug Martin had a performance for the ages Sunday, and there are a number of ways to break down the amazing day he turned in.
So, with that, let’s simply look at it from a numerical point of view. In this case, the numbers themselves tell the story.
251 – rushing yards on Sunday for Martin, a Bucs franchise record and the 10th most in NFL history
3 – number of rushes of longer than 45 yards, a Bucs franchise record
51 – fantasy points scored by Martin on Sunday
486 – Martin’s combined total yards (rushing, receiving) in the past two games
794 – rushing yards this season for Martin, third most in the NFL
5.2 – Martin’s per-carry average in 2012
8 – number of games Martin has played as pro