At 11 carries per game, you can't expect him to. You need to get 20-25 carries before you start to see a running game wear down a good defense. Which was pretty apparent at the end of the Seattle game. Payton just does not call enough running plays normally.
I don't mind Ingram being benched, but he would have been useful in those short yardage situations when we couldn't punch it in. If Ingram has really excelled at anything this season, that's definitely at the top of the list.