These types of stats are my personal pet peeves. When you are winning the game, you end up running more to kill the clock (so you have a lot of rushing stats). If you're behind in a game, you are throwing the ball to catch up and don't run much at all. Then broadcasters say "when they run, they win." No, when they win, they run. Which one comes first? Maybe they ran the ball like crazy in the first half and they are correct in their perception that their running game is the key to their offense, that certainly happens. I think there was even a game or two where Michel had like 150+ yards. But generally, that is not the case. Someone would have to break down the wins and losses for me in order to believe they are winning because their running game.
