For eight games of the 2018 regular season, the Detroit Lions‘ offense scored 17 points or less in each contest. Averaging 20.3 points per game, the Lions ranked 25th in scoring offense last year. It’s one of the main reasons Detroit finished in the basement of the NFC North with a 6-10 season ending record.
It’s also why the Lions moved on from offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter this offseason. Cooter is now coaching running backs for the New York Jets. Which is ironic since running the football was strangely absent during most of Cooter’s reign as OC.