On Thursday, Ameer Abdullah carried the ball a season low six times for just 14 yards (another season low). It was the fourth time in his past five games in which he’s averaged under 3.0 yards per carry.
As a team, the Detroit Lions now rank in the bottom three in most rushing categories, averaging just 3.4 yards per carry (30th) and earning first downs on just 16.4 percent of rushes (31st). They’ve only totaled 100 rushing yards in a game twice this year, while falling under 75 in seven of 11 contests.
The run game is even worse than where it was at this point last season:
2017: 256 rushes, 861 yards, 3.