The two-headed rushing attack of Chris Ivory and T.J. Yeldon simply hasn’t come to be this season. Injuries and poor play calling have hobbled the rebuilt rushing attack and forced even more responsibility on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles.
Just how bad is it? Well, Bortles is just 56 yards away from being the Jags’ top rusher. Here’s how the top three stack up:
- Chris Ivory: 350 yards, 3.8 yards per attempt
- T.J. Yeldon: 318 yards, 3.6 yards per attempt
- Blake Bortles: 294 yards, 6.5 yards per attempt
81 of those yards came in Week 12 against the Buffalo Bills, in which Bortles led the Jaguars in rushing while completing just 50 percent of his passes.