Frank Gore passes Sanders for No. 3 on rushing list

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills running back Frank Gore became the NFL's third-leading career rusher Sunday, eclipsing the 15,269-yard mark set by Barry Sanders.

Gore officially passed Sanders on a 6-yard run in the fourth quarter of the Bills' game against the Denver Broncos. Now in his 15th season, Gore previously became the fourth player to rush for 15,000 career yards during the Bills' Week 4 game against the New England Patriots.

A model of durability, playing in 217 of 231 possible games, Gore, 36, could finish his career No. 3 on the all-time list. With 15,289 yards, he's roughly 1,500 yards from the No. 2 rusher, Walter Payton (16,726), and 3,000 yards from the all-time leader, Emmitt Smith (18,355).

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"They told me I would be [in the NFL] two or three years. When I got drafted in the third round, they said San Francisco reached on me," he said. "After the game, when I saw all the cameras, I was like, 'Man, I passed Barry.' Barry is one of the best, if not the best to do it. ... And I'm a guy who they said wouldn't be in the league more than two or three years, and I got a chance to pass him today.

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