Flacco is 7/17 for 64 yards. Not what I would call stats of an elite QB. Rice with 7 carries for 52 yards. Pierce has no carries, instead the top backup is Allen with 1 rush for 0 yards. That will beat KC... Second half can't possibly be worse... I hope.
The defense to me is a much bigger concern than the short yardage running game. They simply cannot stop the pass consistently. If Greg Little doesn't have hands of stone, they might very well lose that game.