Cowboys News: DeMarco Murray humbled by chance to break Emmitt Smith's franchise rushing record

While a 2,000-yard season is likely out of reach for Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray with one game left, Murray still heads into this week's NFC East showdown with the Washington Redskins with history in his reach.

Sitting at 1,745 yards after 15 games, Murray is just 29 yards away from surpassing Emmitt Smith's record total of 1,773 rushing yards in a season set back in 1995.

“It’s definitely a humbling experience,” Murray said. “I think we all have a piece of that in the O-line, coaches, receivers, tight ends, fullbacks, and think we all have a piece of that and whenever you get to have the chance to do something special like that, you want to share it and share it with the guys on this team and the people in this organization. So it definitely will mean a lot to us.”

Murray leads the NFL in rushing yards and has 77 more carries (372) then the second-most used back in the league, Philadelphia's LeSean McCoy. Murray also 12 rushing touchdowns, which ties him with Seattle's Marshawn Lynch for the NFL lead.

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