Denver Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay failed to rush for 100 yards in each of the team’s first four games of the season. Then, last week, he rushed 15 times for 114 yards and a touchdown, averaging 7.6 yards per carry.
Lindsay appears to be coming into form, which is great news for Denver’s offense.
“That’s awesome to see Phillip get going,” quarterback Joe Flacco said after a 20-13 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. “I mean, he’s an awesome running back and just plays so hard. You can see how hard he runs and the kind of guy he is, so it’s awesome to see him kind of break out and have a really big day for us.”
Lindsay earned a Pro Bowl nod last year after totaling 1,278 yards from scrimmage and scoring 10 touchdowns. He praised his offensive line after Sunday’s performance.
“All the credit goes to the great offensive line,” Lindsay said. “They are doing a great job. For the past couple weeks, we got either behind or we are having to play catch up and not able to establish the run like we wanted to. When you are able to run the ball, you command the game. Hats go off to all the offensive lineman doing their job.
“That was what we wanted to do going into the game. We wanted to seal the deal running the ball at the end of the game. We knew it was going to be a close game. We made it harder than it had to be, that goes in time, going through so many close games. You have to find a way to push through and finish. Today we did that.”
If he keeps up his current pace, Lindsay will finish the year with 1,500 yards from scrimmage. He’s also on pace for about 10 touchdowns.
