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Detroit Lions figured out running game Sunday. But will it continue?

Free Press writers Shawn Windsor, Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez dissect the Lions' 26-10 win over the Patriots on Sept. 23, 2018 at Ford Field.

When I’ve thought about the Detroit Lions’ mostly dreadful run game over the years, I’ve always thought about the same thing: Mikel Leshoure’s tattoo.

Leshoure was the snake-bitten Illinois running back the Lions drafted in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft. Not only was he drafted during the NFL lockout, he missed his whole rookie season with a torn Achilles tendon and was out of the NFL after three years and 17 games.