Yeah he did. That "in 12 carries" stat is beautiful on both ends, numerator and denominator. You get Mariota forced to beat you w/his arm and "experience" and it ain't gonna happen. You get a big fast load of a back a few outside run lanes and you have problems. I don't think that Henry is Eric Freakin ****erson or anything, but he had the potential to hurt us bad if this D weren't for real.
Truly a suffocating performance by the D... they took away any run game, and started out denying the big play... then denying the intermediary and underneath stuff... and by the end of the game, basically declaring that it's a privilege, not a right, to drop back long enough to throw the ball - a privilege that the Pats were loath to grant.
And as is always the case, feels good, and has the potential to mean nothing in the next game or the game after.
Not being negative nelly or anything, just noting that championships are exciting to anticipate because they're not givens... although if you're looking for consistency in earning them, we're in a better position as a fanbase than any other football fanbase in history, for this kind of timeframe (and I don't care too much about the Packers running a power sweep to perfection for 3 or 4 years in a 12 team league, f'rinstance).
This team's done what it's done in the free agency/salary cap era. This philosophy took away the ability to outright buy the outcome and advantaged teams that looked at the world as it currently is, and maximized its advantages.
I. Freaking. Love. This. Team.
Okay, we're on to [your team here.] I'm not sure how much we'll hear next week about "Sacksonville" if the Jags win. In fact, if they do, screw Vegas, I'm taking out life insurance on Blake Bortles.*
* not that I wish any bodily harm to any NFL* athlete.
