Updated throughout the day with quick takes from staff.
Arrowhead Pride points out that the Chargers' LaDainian Tomlinson has plenty of incentive to run wild against the Chiefs on Sunday.
If he reaches that goal, he will fly up the all time rushing list passing Marcus Allen, Edgerrin James, Marshall Faulk and Jim Brown into 8th on the list.
These four players are separated from Tomlinson on the all-time list by less than 100 yards, which serves to illustrate the almost exact point at which many great running backs run out of steam. We see this in other sports too, of course -- there are a half-dozen players that finished right near 575 career home runs, for example -- but the lifespan of a running back in the NFL seems almost pre-ordained in many cases. I mean, remember when Marshall Faulk retired?
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