Jared Goff may or may not play Sunday, and that will help impact the outcome of this game. Regardless of whether he suits up or not, though, the Lions are going to try to beat the Falcons by running the football effectively.
Atlanta’s struggled against the run all year, but four of their six wins have come on days when they’ve held opponents to 110 or fewer yards on the ground. The only team that has beaten them without putting up a huge day running with the football is the Buccaneers, who substituted a killer short passing attack to compensate for their lack of interest in running. Given that Detroit is, at best, a somewhat competent team throwing the ball behind Goff’s dink and dunk ethos,…
