Philadelphia Eagles running back Darren Sproles had 10 rushing yards, 22 receiving yards, and 29 punt return yards in Thursday night’s 18-12 victory against the Atlanta Falcons. That yardage was enough for the former Kansas State Wildcats star to climb from eighth to sixth on the NFL career all-purpose yards leaderboard.
Sproles began the night with 19,155 career yards. Over the course of the game, he passed Carolina Panthers and Baltimore Ravens star Steve Smith (19,180 yards), who retired after the 2016 season. Then, with about five minutes left in the game and the Eagles trailing 12-10, Sproles returned a punt for 12 yards, passing Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (19,190 yards) on the play.