GOLD RUSH

Tampa Bay Buccaneer rookie running back Carnell Williams leads the NFL with 276 rushing yards, running for 148 and 128 yards in his first two games. Williams is only the third rookie in history to rush for at least 125 yards in each of his first two games (along with Alan Ameche and Billy Sims) and can today become the first rookie to rush for 100 yards in each of his first three games. The rookies with the most rushing yards in their first three games:

* -- Through first two games Source: NFL.com

*--* PLAYER TEAM YEAR YARDS Alan Ameche Baltimore Colts 1955 410 Billy Sims Detroit 1980 382 Lionel Vital Washington 1987 346 Ottis Anderson St. Louis Cardinals 1979 339 Curt Warner Seattle 1983 330 Carnell Williams Tampa Bay 2005 276*

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