00:09for six weeks the Giants running game was missing something and to be clear I don't mean a yard here
00:15or a yard there I mean explosion coming into week seven the Giants had not gotten a single run of
00:22more than 20 yards from a running back all season then they get to overtime in Houston
00:27Cam Scadaboo goes for 42 very next play Devon Singletary takes it 30 yards to the crib ball game
00:34but after further review those two runs didn't just appear out of nowhere the Giants may have
00:39finally found the structure their running game had been searching for all season look at what New York
00:45did against the Texans in H-Town 34 carries 188 rushing yards five and a half yards per carry
00:51and four different Giants ran for touchdowns that came against the Texans defense that entered week
00:57seven ranked third in both rushing yards and yards per attempt allowed so no this wasn't just hey
01:04Cam Scadaboo had a good game the more interesting question is why did the Giants running game look
01:10so different let's start with the heavy stuff here the Giants had major success running out of 22
01:15personnel with fullback Pat Ricard 22 personnel means two backs two tight ends and one receiver
01:22according to the formation data the G-Men delivered 19 runs for 8.3 yards per carry a 68 success
01:30rate
01:30and a plus 0.62 EPA per play that isn't just running the ball a lot that's running it efficiently
01:37and watch
01:38what Ricard does to the picture for the defense you add another big body you force Houston to account for
01:43another gap you also create different angles for the offensive line now Scadaboo doesn't have to
01:50create everything by himself the structure is actually helping the running backs but here's
01:55what I really liked the Giants weren't just lining up in one heavy formation and saying all right
02:00good luck stopping us they started dressing the run game up they used pistol they used heavy personnel
02:05they even showed that fake tush push look to make Houston process something different and the pistol
02:11numbers they were strong too eight runs 69 yards 8.6 yards per carry both Scadaboo and Singletary's
02:18touchdown runs came out of the pistol now the defense isn't just trying to tackle your back
02:24it's trying to solve the formation before the ball even gets there and then there's a Cam Scadaboo part
02:29of the story one week after playing just six snaps and getting zero touches he bounces back with a career
02:36high 17 carries 124 yards and a touchdown John Harbaugh challenged this running back room during
02:42the week Scadaboo he answered the call and I think this matters because this wasn't about handing the
02:48job back to one guy the Giants didn't find a running back on Sunday they found a way to use
02:53the entire
02:53running back room Tyrone Tracy Jr he found the end zone for the second straight week Scadaboo scored
02:59Singletary he got his opportunity and made the most of it they all played a role and then overtime
03:04arrived remember the number from the open not one running back ran over 20 yards all season then watch
03:12what happened in OT Scadaboo he hits the hole gets through the first level now he's gone for 42
03:17longest run of his career the Giants go from their own 28 to the Houston 30 and before Houston can
03:24even
03:24catch his breath next play different back same explosive result Devin Singletary he sees the
03:30crease 30 yards touchdown and it's a wrap two plays 72 rushing yards and a 27 to 21 Giants win
03:37that right there is why I don't think we should just call this a great running day a great running
03:43day can be random but this right here look like something that the Giants can actually build on
03:48heavy personnel Pat Ricard pistol action multiple backs and finally some explosive run so yes Cam
03:56Scadaboo deserves his flowers Devin Singletary definitely deserves his for walking it off or
04:01maybe we should say running it off but either way the offensive line deserves plenty of love too
04:07but after further review the biggest takeaway isn't just who ran the football it's how the Giants created
04:14the conditions for them to run it for six weeks New York was searching for an explosive running game
04:20in week seven they may have finally found the formula and fittingly when the game was on the line in
04:25H-Town they didn't need JJ McCarthy to win it with his arm they just handed the ball off twice
04:30and then they
04:31went home
