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Running the ball well still an important (and winning) thing in pass-heavy NFL

Warning! Old-guy NFL rant fast approaching …

Believe it or not, running the football is still a thing in the NFL. And it seems to be making a bit of a resurgence in importance through the first month of the season.

The Monday after a Week 3 upset loss at winless Indianapolis rocked Kansas City, Chiefs coach Andy Reid challenged his offensive line to bow up and run the stinking ball.

The Colts had successfully sucker-punched the mightier Chiefs by holding them to a meager 2.5 yards per rush. With no respectable running game helping him, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes spent the afternoon being chased all over the backfield.