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Kevin Jones Rushing Success-Lions Offense Still Sputters

With the success of Kevin Jones rushing the ball the last 5 games (632 yds), it would stand to reason that the Lions would also be successfully controlling the game and hold an edge in each game’s time of possession. I think that there may be no better indicator of the overall failure of this offense to perform well than it’s inability to dominate the time of posession in lieu of Jones’s performance. The last two games, the Lions have a marginal edge in Time of Possession. The fact that Jones had his two best two performances as a pro and the Lions were unable to hold a distinct edge is an even stronger indictment of how bad this offense has been.

Game—–Jones by half–Lions T.O.P–Opp T.O.P.
Vs.Jags1—13/43 yards—15:59——–14:01
Vs. Jags2–6/38————7:45———22:15 (+5:28 O.T.)
TTL——–19/81———–23:44——–41:44

Vs.Vikes1–15/95———18:04———11:56
Vs.Vikes2–4/5————9:32———-20:28
TTL———19/100——–27:36——–32:24

Vs.Colts1–9/83———–16:05——–13:55
Vs.Colts2–3/16———–12:43——–17:17
TTL——–12/99———-28:48——–31:12

Vs.Cards1-11/105——–13:31——–16:29
Vs.Cards2-15/91———16:48———13:12
TTL———26/196——-30:19———29:41

vs.Pack1–23/118——–19:53——–10:07
Vs.Pack2–10/38———10:38——–19:22
TTL——–33/156——–30:31——–29:29