IRVING, Texas -- When Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray hurt his knee against the Washington Commanders on Oct. 13 and missed the next two games, reaching 1,000 yards on the season seemed like an afterthought. When he had just four catches for 31 yards against the Minnesota Vikings in his return, reaching 1,000 yards seemed as far away as the moon. Yet with three games to go, Murray is 157 yards away from 1,000. He needs to average roughly 53 yards per game to become the first Cowboys running back to hit four digits since Julius Jones had 1,084 yards in 2006.
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