Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley didn't get a lot of run during the team's victory over the New Orleans Saints, and Sean McVay said after the game it was just about the flow of the game.
Gurley had just four rushes for ten yards and one catch. He also tipped up a pass that ended up being intercepted early in the game.
Instead, it was C.J. Anderson who got the bulk of the work rushing 16 times for 44 yards but according to McVay Gurley's sitting wasn't injury related.
“It was a flow for the game,” McVay said via 247 Sports. “I thought Todd's run from the 5 on the two-minute drive was outstanding. I think what personifies Todd is this is an MVP-caliber player and he just kept fighting, he just kept supporting his teammates. He's going to have an instrumental role against whoever we play, whether it be the Patriots or the Chiefs. Today, that was just kind of the feel for the flow of the game.”
“Not anything against Todd. C.J. did a nice job, but I think (the Saints) did a nice job as a whole slowing down our run game and we kind of just had to grind some things out. Todd's a special player and couldn't be more impressed with the way that he handled himself and he ended up making a big-time play that ended up in us winning that football game today.”
With the Rams advancing to the Super Bowl there is no doubt this is going to be a talker but chances are that he will get a lot more run in two weeks.
If he is healthy he is one of the best running backs in the league so keeping him off the field in one of the biggest games of the season seems foolish.
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