Usually when a stat this absurd pops up my inclination is to go with an obnoxiously sarcastic 'Grandma's Boy' reference. Unfortunately, I can't - in good conscience - go the "is that bad, did I break the game?" route, because I genuinely don't even know what game Sean Payton and Co. were playing. Considering that their first downs apparently came with more ease when their opponent knew exactly what they were going to do, it's far more likely it was Madden on 'Rookie' than New Orleans Saints football. Seriously, outside of virtual simulations designed for kids, how is it even possible to be that efficient on the ground? I don't care how badly the Bills' defense has been struggling, because it's still inherently difficult to continue punching someone directly in the mouth while stopping between haymakers to give them a chance to protect themselves. Kenny Vaccaro referred to the aforementioned mentioned statistic as "bully ball", and I'm genuinely surprised that Buffalo didn't hand over their lunch money in hopes of getting the Saints to take their foot off the gas with a passing play. It's almost not even fair that the Saints were given four downs, because every time they lined up in an obvious running formation they ended up damn near halfway to their next first down.
A couple victory formations away from 300 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns. Twenty four straight rushes at seven yards a clip to close out a game that was coached by potentially the most pass happy person in professional football. Yet, despite not having been done in almost 30 years, it's still not the most impressive stat of the day. I say the following as the most genuine of compliment to an absurdly dominant offensive line as well as the running backs that are absolutely abusing its power...I have no idea what team I am watching anymore.
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