I keep seeing comments like "the defense isn't rested enough," which is strange because we're leading the league in time of possession. We've also had fewer stuffs per carry, more first downs per carry, and more success on short yardage/goal line carries than last year. We just haven't been able to get those 2nd-level yards that came so easy last year when defenders were worried about the pass.
This season has been a clinic on how little the running game, ball control, and TOP means when you can't pass downfield effectively.