Sooners in the NFL: Week 3

Murray Continues 100-Yard Game Streak

Three games into the season and DeMarco Murray has tallied at least 100 yards rushing in each contest, including his latest effort against the Rams in which he ran for 100 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries.

After rushing for 118 yards in the season opener and 167 yards in Week Two, Murray currently leads the NFL in rushing yards (385), attempts (75), rushing yards per game (128.3), rushing touchdowns (3), rushes for first down (22) and runs of 20+ yards (3).

Saturday's performance, which came in a 34-31 comeback win over the Rams, was the 10th time in Murray's career that he passed the century mark and fifth time in the past eight games. In addition, he posted back-to-back-to-back 100-yard games for the first time in his career.

According to DallasCowboys.com, Murray became the 10th player in team history to go over the 3,000 yard mark for a career, and he now has 3,066 rushing yards. In addition, Murray joined Tony Dorsett and Emmitt Smith as the only players in Dallas history to rush for at least 100 yards in each of the team's first three games.

Also in the contest, James Hanna started at tight end for Dallas, while Davin Joseph was the starting right guard for St. Louis.

Hurst Back with Bears

Less than a week after re-signing with the team, DeMontre Hurst assisted on a tackle in kickoff coverage for the Chicago Bears in their 27-19 win over the New York Jets Monday night.

Hurst made the team roster initially out of training camp, but he was released on Sept. 8 due to injuries elsewhere on the team. Due to more recent injuries to the Bears' secondary, Hurst was re-signed on Sept. 18.

Opposing Hurst on Monday night was former Sooners teammate Jalen Saunders, who fumbled on his only punt return try for the Jets.

Notable Performances

Safety Tony Jefferson set a career high with 10 tackles and recorded the first sack of his career as Arizona knocked off San Francisco, 23-14 … Curtis Lofton had a team-high eight tackles and Kenny Stills caught a season-high four passes for 38 yards as New Orleans topped Minnesota, 20-9 … Phil Loadholt started at right guard for the Vikings in the loss …wide receiver Justin Brown had two catches for 10 yards as Pittsburgh rolled over Carolina, 37-19 … rookie linebacker Corey Nelson had the first tackle of his pro career on punt coverage but Denver lost in overtime to Seattle, 26-20 … Trent Williams (left tackle) and Chris Chester (right guard) started along the offensive line and Tress Way averaged 41.0 yards on three punts for Washington in its 37-34 loss to Philadelphia … Damien Williams returned one kick for 25 yards and rushed once for a loss of three yards as Miami fell to Kansas City, 34-15 … tight end Jermaine Gresham had one catch for five yards as Cincinnati crushed Tennessee, 33-7

This and That

The following players saw action but did not record any stats: safety Quinton Carter (Denver), safety Jamell Fleming (Kansas City) and defensive tackle Stacy McGee (Oakland) … wide receiver Ryan Broyles and linebacker Travis Lewis (Detroit), quarterback Landry Jones (Pittsburgh) and defensive tackle Gerald McCoy (Tampa Bay) were made inactive