The cure for a struggling running back might be the Minnesota Vikings defense. After struggling laboring through the Green Bay Packers' first four games of 2014, Eddie Lacy is off to a great start against the Vikes on Thursday night.
With a little under four minutes left in the first quarter, Lacy's only carried the ball four times, but he's already exceeded his single-game high for rushing yards this year, with 58.
You can see Lacy's first quarter stats from Thursday and how they compare with what he's done in each of the previous four games.
One particular run will undoubtedly get fans excited that the sophomore runner is back to his best. Lacy lowered the shoulder and sent Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes to the turf before continuing his impressive run, per Tom Pelissero of USA Today:
While Minnesota has had a good run defense through four games, the team is such a mess that you shouldn't read too much into Lacy's performance.
It's obviously encouraging; you just shouldn't begin to expect this from the Packers star every week.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1vyYW4u
via IFTTT October 02, 2014 at 06:09PM
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