The journey of Chris Ivory: Dismissed, discarded and, finally, celebrated

All those rushes came when we were up big. We rushed to control the clock. The rushing stats were a byproduct of the elite passing game.

We ran the ball to stay balanced in 2009. I have broken down these play by play stats before.


Here is saints play counts from 2009.


Follow that quote to find my Excel file.


We ran the ball vs the Falcons last week trying to stay balanced even though the oline couldn't open a hole. It helped the passing game open up.