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Joe Mixon owns Bengals' rushing woes, but it's more complicated than that

CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon wheeled around from his chair, stood up at his locker and attempted to take the majority of the blame for the least productive rushing attack in the NFL.

"I take it personally on me," said Mixon, who has 27 rushing yards through two games. "These two performances I've been displaying have been terrible. You (can) call me the peon right now."

Unfortunately for Mixon and the Bengals, it’s not that simple. How the blame should be divided is up for debate around Cincinnati’s locker room, but what is abundantly clear is the issue needs to be remedied quickly, starting with Sunday’s game at Buffalo (1 p.