Down by 14-3 at the half, the Giants made even less of an attempt to establish a running game.
The Cowboys must establish a running game against a good defense.
Syracuse, which needs to establish a running game, got nowhere.
The Giants hope to establish a running game before then.
But he proved to be more consistent than either of them, helping establish a running game that was absent early in the season.
Hostetler said part of the Giants' problem came from trying to establish a running game.
Johnson, now in his fourth season with Miami, has been trying without success to establish a running game since he arrived.
They had tried to establish a running game with Lamar Smith, who was held to 53 yards.
"In the first half we didn't really establish a running game," Hampton said.
Johnson's desire to establish a running game was evident today.