The Lions face the Falcons in London this week, and although Reggie Bush says he's fine, he spent a lot of the Saints game on the sideline nursing an ankle injury. Sounds like Joique Bell could have a featured role, and he'll be facing a run defense that's really bad.
Atlanta ranks 27th against the run -- bad, certainly, but one of a number of bad run defenses. But through 7 games, they've allowed 13 rushing scores, and that's even worse. That's 5 more than any other team, and more than twice as many as most of the league's teams.
| RUN DEFENSES ALLOWING, 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team | Yards | TD |
| Atlanta | 139 | 13 |
| Carolina | 138 | 8 |
| NY Giants | 122 | 8 |
| Cleveland | 156 | 7 |
| Green Bay | 148 | 7 |
| Indianapolis | 97 | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 128 | 7 |
| Cincinnati | 146 | 6 |
| Minnesota | 118 | 6 |
| New Orleans | 103 | 6 |
| Oakland | 145 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 113 | 6 |
| Tennessee | 120 | 6 |
| Chicago | 109 | 5 |
| Denver | 74 | 5 |
| Jacksonville | 110 | 5 |
| St. Louis | 145 | 5 |
| Arizona | 73 | 4 |
| Dallas | 113 | 4 |
| Houston | 119 | 4 |
| Miami | 100 | 4 |
| New England | 126 | 4 |
| San Francisco | 82 | 4 |
| Baltimore | 87 | 3 |
| Detroit | 73 | 3 |
| San Diego | 107 | 3 |
| Seattle | 86 | 3 |
| Washington | 107 | 3 |
| NY Jets | 88 | 2 |
| Philadelphia | 124 | 2 |
| Buffalo | 81 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 118 | 0 |
--Andy Richardson