Eagles Destroying Buffalo's Vaunted Defense Proves Doug Pederson's Running Back Plan Can Work

Don't let the Buffalo Bills recent skid on the defensive side of the ball trick you into thinking that they don't boast one of the NFL's best defenses.

They still do, but the Philadelphia Eagles impressively made light work of them on Sunday, torching Buffalo on the ground on the ground for a whopping 218 yards en route to a convincing 31-13 road victory at New Era Field.

What does this tell us? That Doug Pederson's dynamic one-two punch of Jordan Howard and Miles Sanders can be one of, if not the, most deadly running back committee in the league.

Howard logged 96 yards on 23 carries, good for an average of 4.2 per tote, and a touchdown.

Sanders, on the other hand, carried the pigskin three times for 73 yards, including a pivotal 65-yard scamper that put the Eagles up more than two scores over the Bills in the third quarter. Those numbers could have ballooned even more had the rookie out of Penn State not been forced from the game with a shoulder injury in the second half.

Fans in the City of Brotherly Love should be rejoicing upon reading those figures because the burden on Carson Wentz, who has been quietly influential through eight weeks, can become much less demanding in the future.

Why not exhaust opposing defenses by running Howard and Sanders down their throats?

Further, the more the Eagles continue moving the chains on the ground, the less time their exceptionally vulnerable defense spends on the field.

Its simply a win-win scenario for Pederson, and it would behoove him (and his team) to become a run-first offense from here on out. Sanders and Howard are starting to find their footing in Philly, and the Eagles stand to benefit greatly.