Mark Ingram, Saints' run game finally bust loose

METAIRIE, La. -- Before this past Sunday, the New Orleans Saints were the only team in the NFL without a 20-yard run this season.

Then Mark Ingram finally broke free for 20 yards in the second quarter. Then he busted loose for 44 a few minutes later. Then he added on a 35-yard gain for good measure in the third quarter.

Ingram finished with a season-high 143 yards on just 14 carries, and the Saints ran for a season-high 183 as they beat the Indianapolis Colts 27-21.

"I think we came in with a very diverse run game, and I think it helped everybody," Ingram said of the Saints' variety of inside and outside runs. "The offensive line did a tremendous job. I can’t have a game like that without…