Although the two quarterbacks in this game combined to throw for 748 yards, it was Ivory's punishing runs that set the tone in the first half of the Saints' 34-19 victory over Seattle.
"I thought he was a freaking stud out there," Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll said of the rookie tailback who finished with 23 carries for 99 yards despite being temporarily sidelined by a nagging shoulder injury. "He kept making plays and getting out, particularly in the first quarter. I was really impressed with him. He was the difference ...
Ivory said he had to get the padding around his shoulder adjusted when he left the game. But he said he doesn't expect the shoulder injury to be a problem.