Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray is running away with the league lead in rushing yards as he thunders past 100 yards week after week, including his 141-yard performance in Monday night’s loss.
Murray may take the league lead in another category as well. During that loss to Washington, Murray fumbled a ball for the fifth time this season. The fumble came at the end of a long gain on a pass from Tony Romo and Murray lost the ball while trying to grab a few extra yards, something he said he will continue trying to do despite a turnover that cost the Cowboys a chance at points they wound up needing.
“I’m going to continue to play hard and fight for every inch,” Murray said, via the Dallas Morning News. “It happened. I just got to lock two hands on it.”
The fumbles haven’t stopped the Cowboys from feeding Murray the ball and most of them haven’t cost the Cowboys too much in game situations, but that wasn’t the case on Monday night. That serves as a reminder of how a fumbling problem could sour what’s been a pretty sweet season for both player and team.