The Jets didn’t want to risk Chris Ivory with a groin injury Sunday, and their vaunted running game was DOA as a result.
Their leading rusher was active and ready to go in, but the Jets never gave him that chance in a 24-17 loss to the Eagles at MetLife Stadium that came about in large part because Ivory’s fellow running backs had nowhere to go.
The duo of Bilal Powell and Zac Stacy mustered just 34 yards on 12 carries with Ivory sidelined, even though Philadelphia came in with the NFL’s 24th-ranked defense (17th against the run) and was missing top linebackers Kiko Alonso and Mychal Kendricks.