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Inside the Lions: Ameer Abdullah is a more efficient RB

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Maybe it's obvious, but Ameer Abdullah had his most efficient game running the football in last week's win over the Minnesota Vikings.

Adullah set career-highs in yards (94) and carries (20) as the Lions built their offensive gameplan around him as a way to control the clock and keep the Vikings' tenacious defensive line away from Matthew Stafford.

The NFL measures "efficiency" in running backs by tracking the total distance a player covers on rushing plays per rushing yards gained.

The lower the number, the more north-south a runner is, and thus — in theory — the more efficient.