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Oakland Raiders Running Backs: Split the Carries, Carry the Weight
Posted: 22nd September 2009 by Paula Lehman in NFL
Darren McFadden and Michael Bush have split carries pretty even-handedly in the opening games of this season. In Sunday's game against the Chiefs, both had 35 yards rushing—McFadden on 12 carries and Bush on nine.
The running game was especially significant in a game where JaMarcus Russell made a mere seven completions on 24 attempts—let's try to forget for a moment the 10 consecutive misses before the closing drive.
But the numbers ...