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The run gained only 2 yards, but Marion Barber's third-quarter play last Sunday against New England prompted Patriots coach Bill Belichick to seek out the Dallas Cowboys' No. 2 running back after the game.
Barber started on his own 10-yard line and couldn't get going - and ended up in his own end zone. Trouble seemed imminent, but the former University of Minnesota standout shook free, evaded six, some say seven, tackles and came out 2 yards ahead.
After the Patriots gave Dallas its first loss of the season, Belichick sought out Barber for one reason - he was impressed.
So was Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, who said of all the 2-yard runs he has seen, "that would probably be the top one. That was pretty good."
. New England's Ellis Hobbs told the Boston Globe that Barber's stiff arms last week were more like punches, saying, "He's a great runner, man, but some of that stuff he's swinging out there. ... We tried to complain to the ref.")
Barber's aggressiveness also earned him the nickname Marion the Barbarian, conjured up by teammate Terrell Owens.
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