The Lions have been the 10th-most run-centric team in the league near the end zone (in a neutral context) this year with a 47.9% red zone run rate.THE BLITZ projects the Lions to call the 6th-most plays on offense among all teams this week with 66.5 plays, accounting for their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.The Detroit Lions offensive line grades out as the 4th-best in the league this year at run-game blocking.D'Andre Swift has run for 0.38 TDs per game on the ground this year (on average), one of the highest figures in football among running backs (82nd percentile).The Detroit Lions have risked going for it on 4th down 27.9% of the time since the start of last season (most in the league), which usually means more offensive volume, more touchdown potential, and higher offensive statistics across the board.
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