Yes, we really do. The Lions are still awful at running the ball by pretty much every metric imaginable. Through Week 14, they have the league’s worst rushing offense and are the only team that has gained under 1,000 rushing yards. According to NFL Matchup on ESPN’s twitter account, Detroit has the second fewest rushing yards after contact, third fewest rushing yards before contact, and are so terrible at moving the ball on the ground on first down that they were listed twice in the bottom five teams at doing so:
Being efficient Running on 1st Down is a key element to a successful offense.