Clyde Edwards-Helaire makes NFL history

players and coaches raved all week about and the dynamic he brought James Vaughters Jersey to and offense that was already one of the best in the NFL. Edwards-Helaire made them look wise when he put on a clinic in his NFL debut during Thursday's 34-20 win over the , finishing with 25 carries for 138 yards and a touchdown.Lets put Edwards-Helaire's incredible debut into perspective with the numbers. Edwards-Helaire became just the 10th running back in NFL history to rush for 100 yards and score a rushing touchdown in his first career game, and was the first running back to accomplish the feat since did it in 2018.Edwards-Helaire is just the third player since 1950 to finish with 25 carries and 138 rushing yards and John Cominsky Jersey a touchdown in his debut, joining William Andrews (1979) and (2005). Of players to finish with 100+ rushing yards and a touchdown in his debut, Andrews has the most rushing yards with 167 while Williams and are tied for second with 148. Edwards-Helaire is fourth on the all-time list with 138 yards.Edwards-Helaire's 138 rushing yards are the 10th-most for a player in Russell Gage Jersey his debut in league history. He received 66% of his team's running back snaps to ' 34%. The Chiefs ran the ball 34 times in the opener signaling a potential change in how the offense will operate moving forward with Edwards-Helaire Calvin Ridley Jersey now in the mix. For reference, they didn't have a single game with 30 carries during the regular season and postseason last year. Kansas City did not have a game where it had 30 carries since the 2018 AFC divisional playoff victory over the and last recorded a 30+ carry game in the regular season in a Week 13 win over the Oakland -- a streak of 20 consecutive games (not counting postseason). The impact of Edwards-Helaire on the Chiefs offense is already paying dividends and it feels like he's only just scratching Tony Gonzalez Jersey the surface.