Their self-sacrifice set a tone by the time Pro Bowl back Jay Ajayi arrived at the trade deadline, carrying some baggage himself. Ajayi made big plays from Day 1 but he didn't see the ball much in his first three games. Ajayi appeared upset after the third game, which Ajayi immediately refuted. Pederson met with Ajayi the next morning and discovered that Ajayi, who can be standoffish, was downcast less about his inclusion than about his failure to score on a couple of plays. Ajayi wasn't pouting. He understood the environment he had entered.