One great game does not a featured back make. It remains to be seen after Sunday if Bobby Rainey will display the consistency needed to take that job and run with it, at least temporarily, for the Buccaneers.
Rainey followed his 163-yard explosion in Week 11 with a dud against an albeit strong run defense in Detroit. Rainey started slow, then slowed down further. He managed just 11 yards on his first six carries, struggled through one stretch in which he gained 11 yards on eight attempts, and finished with 35 yards on 18 tries.
It won't get any easier next Sunday when his team plays at rugged Carolina.