The Jets are extremely conscious of the Raiders' difficulty in halting the run this season.

But it is easy to forget that the Jets also lost eight of those games, or that the defense was 25th in halting the run.

Seattle must halt the run, which it couldn't do against the Broncos.

Earlier this season the Colts were one of the elite teams in halting the run.

Six of the players at those positions have been changed or switched, with the emphasis on halting the run.

But it has started to halt the run, ranking eighth in yielding rushing yardage.

Nik halted the run that had brought him to the edge of the cut.

But then the defenders and their coaches talk about halting the run.

That in turn freed the cornerbacks from worrying about coming up to halt the run.

The defensive line hasn't been able to halt the run.