"Blue saw action in all four games Dallas played in October. In the months of September, November, and December he was inactive. No real reason was given for his inactivity other than he "had to get better" in practice. In his four-game stint in October, Blue had 22 carries for 65 yards and one catch for five yards and hadn't score a touchdown."
"Still, he remained on injured reserve for the first 17 weeks of the season. All of that changed, for both Blue and Mafah, on Sunday in the Week 18 finale. While Hunter Luepke started at running back, Blue and Mafah got the lion's share of the work in the backfield for Dallas. Blue finished with 16 carries for 64 yards against the Giants."
Jaydon Blue, a fifth-round pick, appeared in four October games and was inactive in September, November, and December with coaches citing a need to improve in practice. In October he totaled 22 carries for 65 yards and one reception for five yards with no touchdowns until Week 18, when he rushed 16 times for 64 yards and scored on a 14-yard touchdown. Phil Mafah, a seventh-round pick, suffered a preseason injury and spent 17 weeks on injured reserve before returning in Week 18 to record five carries for 18 yards, a one-yard touchdown, and two catches for 11 yards. First-round guard Tyler Booker started 14 games, played 1,002 offensive snaps and 74 special teams snaps, missed three games with an ankle sprain, and was flagged six times during the season.
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