The 50 passes weren't working either... so why? 50 passes vs 15 runs? When the run game was ranked 3rd in the league and the pass game in the lower 1/3 (prior to the game)? Balance is the key and you simply don't give up on one or the other just because it didn't work at first. Fact is, running at line defenders wears them down faster than throwing at them. The more you run the more you wear them down and the easier it becomes to knock off big chunks.