DETROIT -- The fourth-longest 100-yard rushing drought in NFL history is over. It took only 70 games and a rookie running back touted as the possible hope to a long-languishing Detroit Lions run game to do it.
Kerryon Johnson had his most productive game as a pro and in the process rushed for 101 yards against the New England Patriots, snapping a streak that started back when the Lions had Jim Schwartz as their head coach, Calvin Johnson as their top receiver and Reggie Bush as their star running back.
After it was announced on the Ford Field scoreboard -- following a 10-yard draw on a third down late in the fourth quarter -- his fellow running backs mobbed him.