page_title: Frank Gore
section_title: 2016 season
hierarchical_section_title: Frank Gore / Professional career / Indianapolis Colts / 2016 season
caption_attribution_description: English: Frank Gore, a player on the National Football League.
context_page_description: Franklin Gore is an American football running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Miami, and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft, playing with them from 2005 to 2014. He is the 49ers all-time leader in rushing yards.
  In his NFL career, Gore has had nine 1,000-rushing-yard seasons and five Pro Bowl selections. While achieving some personal success, he initially struggled with a team that suffered numerous losing seasons until he and the 49ers achieved a 13–3 record in the 2011 season under new head coach Jim Harbaugh. That season, the 49ers won the NFC West division and reached the NFC championship game, where they lost to the eventual Super Bowl champions, the New York Giants. In 2012, Gore helped lead the 49ers to Super Bowl XLVII, and, although they would lose to the Baltimore Ravens, Gore would rush for over 100 yards and a touchdown in the game. In 2011, Gore became the 49ers career rushing yards leader. In 2014, Gore became the 29th player to have rushed for over 10,000 yards.
context_section_description: In Week 1, Gore carried the ball 14 times for 59 yards in a 39–35 loss to the Detroit Lions. In Week 2, the Colts faced the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos and their vaunted defense. Gore did not have a great showing, rushing for 44 yards on 13 carries, but did have a seven-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Luck in the 34–20 loss. Gore had a better game in Week 3, rushing for 82 yards and a touchdown in a 26–22 victory over the San Diego Chargers. On October 9, against the Chicago Bears, Gore surpassed Jim Brown in career rushing yards. Gore carried that momentum into Week 6 against the Houston Texans, rushing for 106 yards on 22 carries to become the Colts' first 100-yard rusher in 55 games. After the 26–23 loss to the Texans, Gore voiced his frustration with the team losing, saying "I didn't come here for this, I came here to get into the tournament."
  In Week 8, Gore tied Terrell Owens, Marvin Harrison, Tim Brown, Cris Carter, Jerry Rice, and Don Hutson for the most consecutive seasons (11) with at least five touchdowns. In Week 15 against the Minnesota Vikings' third ranked defense, Gore hit the century mark for the second time this season, rushing for 101 yards on 26 carries. Gore finished the season with 1,025 rushing yards and eight touchdowns. The 2016 season marked the ninth time Gore rushed for 1,000 yards in his career. He joined Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (11), Curtis Martin (10), Walter Payton (10) and Barry Sanders (10) as the only players in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in at least nine different seasons. He became the Colts first running back to rush for 1,000 yards since Joseph Addai in 2007. He moved up seven more places to eighth on the all-time career rushing list.
caption: Gore with the Colts in Denver in 2016
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