The straw that broke the camels back was the 99-yard run.

It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back

It's the straw that broke the camel's back for some of them. If you're somebody who was already down to the last thread of survival, just trying to keep the bills paid, this will leave you flat out.

Eugene wouldn't let the game end without getting one. He wanted to be the last straw that broke their back and he did it.

We experienced what I consider to be an extremely unlikely event. It was truly the straw that broke the camel's back.

He had an 80-yard run called back. He was probably on pace to run for 400 yards in that game.