A week after Jonathan Taylor and the Indianapolis Colts feasted on the Buffalo Bills’ run defense, the Bills turned around and stuffed the New Orleans Saints’ rushing attack. The Thanksgiving performance did come against a Saints offense that was operating without a lot of their starters, including their top two running backs, but it was still an impressive outing.
Last week, the Colts and Taylor ran all over the Bills for 264 yards on 46 attempts, which is 5.74 yards per attempt. One week later, the Bills held the Saints to just 44 yards on 25 attempts—an average of 1.