Sentences with phrase «run game struggled»

The run game struggled, and rookie John Brown was the only player on the offense to pick up the slack, finishing with three catches for 61 yards — two of those catches being impressive sideline toe - touch grabs.

Not exact matches

The Patriots have struggled at stopping the run, ranking 30th in DVOA against the run, so they will have their hands full if the Titans are able to get their ground game going.

The visitors arrive full of confidence as they look to stretch their unbeaten run to 17 games in all competitions, but Arsene Wenger comes up against old foe Jose Mourinho against whom he has struggled in the Premier League.

His goal undoubtedly gave Milan the lift that they needed in such an important game, as having struggled against all the top teams so far this season, they were finally able to end their barren run.

Considering how much Derrick Henry struggled as a runner last week (28 carries, 51 yards), the Titans» only legitimate chance to win this game is to put the ball in Mariota's hands and let him throw (and run it himself).

Yes QBs have struggled without running games, same for RBs without strong passing games to empty the box.

If the running game is awful like last season and the OL is just average like it appears to be at best, then the QB will struggle regardless of who it is

The run game was humming along pretty well against the Utes, producing 200 yards at 4.8 yards per carry, though it struggled more against a Houston front that includes sensational nose tackle Ed Oliver, rushing for 152 yards at 3.9 yards per carry.

A run to say, the College Football Playoff, would be unlikely, but after struggling so badly last season, a year when it finished 4 - 8, winning most of those games would be a nice achievement.

The former Bulldog had 17 runs of 20 or more yards last season, and Turner, who is sensitive to criticism he believes is unwarranted, may try to make the point that the running game's struggles were about Tomlinson's declining skills more than they were about his play - calling, the offensive line or some other factor.

His Gators could have a solid run game and excellent run defense; they could also continue to struggle at throwing while regressing in pass defense.

West Ham United have named a strong side as they look to continue their superb run of form in today's home game against struggling Aston Villa.

The Blues have generally struggled for goals this month, going on a run of scoring just once in four games in all competitions not too long ago as summer signing Alvaro Morata has struggled in particular.

Knowing that the Seahawks have had their struggles in the passing game, I fully expect the Cardinals to load up the box against the run and dare them to throw the ball.

The 2017 UT defense struggled pretty dramatically against a decent run game (107th in Rushing S&P +) but completely dictated the terms against opposing passing games.

Claude Puel has seen his new Southampton side struggle to only gain one point from the first three games of the season, but he believes his team is better than that and will give Arsenal a run for their money in Saturday's game at the Emirates.

Atlanta's passing attack looked promising at times, but the Falcons» four - year struggle to find anything resembling a consistent running game continues.

Though if Theo keeps putting in the work - ethic and quality of runs he's been making, I struggle to think of a kind of game that he won't be effective.

The Bucs struggled mightily in both the pass and run game last season.

he will only give you flashes here and there, critically access is performance over a 90 min tensed, physical and technically demanding game he's either struggling or finding is foot before hitting the ground running.

Without Jack Wilshere I think they will struggle to cause us too much trouble, but there is no telling how the reason run of games will effect our players.

If Arsenal do as we expect them to this weekend and run out as winners of the home game against a struggling Southampton side getting used to their new manager Claude Puel, while he gets used to the English Premier League for the first time, then we will be heading into the next round of matches a bit closer to at least one of our big spending Premier League rivals.

The running back struggled for two games (22 carries for just 75 yards against Southern Utah and BYU), then retired from football due to wear and tear.

Stave started for a good portion of Wisconsin's last Rose Bowl season (2012), threw for nearly 2,500 yards in 2013, battled both injury and Tanner McEvoy in 2014 and struggled (113.2 passer rating), then found himself without a run game to lean on in 2015 while throwing for almost 2,700 yards.

Struggled against Everton's strikers and seemed to be running through treacle all game.

The Heisman Trophy winner ran through a Kansas City defense that struggled for most of the season, and he put the game on ice with a couple more first downs in the last three minutes that kept the Chiefs from getting another offensive possession.

The Chargers ground game struggled to get going behind the return of Donald Brown, and Branden Oliver struggled to find any running room over the past two weeks.

Back in 2013, expectations were that by Year 5, Arkansas» run game would be grinding up struggling teams.

This was essential for OU's run game, which managed enough plays to move the chains but struggled to really threaten.

Vidal may feel he has recovered well, playing 28 games in Serie A this term, but given Arsenal's awful record with injuries, perhaps they run a real risk here in signing a player with a history of struggling to complete 90 minutes.

Yates has pitched nine professional seasons and hasn't yet spent a full season in the majors, Maton has pitched four months in the big leagues and struggled immensely during August, Torres was a rookie and did not prevent runs at a rate that's commonly considered acceptable in the majors in 2017, and McGrath has 17 games of big - league experience.

Surely the best time to post such an article is during a run and not when you've just drawn with another side and struggled to put a league one side away whilst there are other sides as much as NINE points ahead of us after just six games.

The 34 - year - old has struggled this season as he has now failed to keep a clean sheet in eight consecutive Premier League games, the longest run of his career so far.

If Cazorla gets a consistent run of games at CAM, and with Walcott back, Ozil might struggle to get back into the Arsenal setup.

Archer struggled with the home run ball and almost lost 20 games somehow, but you all know he's still great.

For example, a striker who has previously struggled, could suddenly then go on a great run of something like 11 goals, in 15 games, and then he's linked to all the top clubs, and wants a new contract.

Stuckey says: This game boils down to what you value more: UAB's motivation or the UAB struggles defending the run?

Francis Coquelin has looked another impressive young player to make a first - team place his own in the absence of more senior stars, though Chamberlain's injury will still be a blow as the 21 - year - old struggles to get a run of games going.

Biggest 2017 game: Let's see, A&M tends to start well, get run over by Alabama, then struggle the rest of the way.

He struggled with bump and run coverage at Alabama, and bigger corners were able have their way rerouting him all game long.

However, notably, some players struggled with their fitness, which raises questions of how individuals, the team, and the squad will perform in a season that will include a minimum of eight Champions League games (including and providing Liverpool go through the qualifying matches), and perhaps a longer FA Cup run.

It was nice to see Bilic give Declan Rice a start, Antonio get a good run - out, Sakho play his second game and of course Javier Hernandez get a brace but ultimately it was always going to be an uphill struggle following Marko Arnautovic's red card.

Cristiano Ronaldo's run of scoring in 11 #UCL games in a row keeps him well clear in his titanic struggle with Lionel Messi.

Made a number of very good runs forward during the game but the Spaniard did struggle when left by Aaron Ramsey to deal with both Rose and Eriksen on his own.

Shortly after the game, Pardew appeared to dismiss the thought of a serious injury to Sturridge, and he is hoping to have the striker back on the playing field in a fortnight's time, he said: «We need him up and running as it's goals we've struggled with.

Enugu Rangers will be expecting to end the four - game unbeaten run of rock - bottom Kwara United, although the struggles will be buoyed as they travel to the Flying Antelopes.

Since his move to the King Power Stadium, Gray has struggled to gain a regular run of games under Claudio Ranieri, though he has often impressed when he has played.

Eriksen 7 — First half he struggled to get into things and was shut down by Swansea's narrow defence, much better second half, his runs and passing range dominated the game, his run created our 2nd goal and he found his groove and was running the game like we know he can.

Throughout the season Liverpool have struggled to put a consistent run of performances together, with an inability to control games and a habit of conceding sloppy goals often halting any momentum they've been able to generate.

Defensively, the Aggies are 22nd against the run and surrender only 20.3 points per game but they struggle mightily against the pass, ranking 95th with 240.5 yards allowed per contest.