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Why the Patriots’ softening run defense should decide Sunday’s game vs. Lions

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Lions boast NFL's No. 1 scoring offense, but defense ranks dead last. Coach Dan Campbell has surrounded himself with more ex-players than any other head coach. New England's run defense ranks fourth-worst at 5.1 yards allowed per carry. The Patriots allowed 199 rushing yards in a loss at Green Bay last week.

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Why the Patriots’ softening run defense should decide Sunday’s game vs. Lions

FOXBORO — During his introductory press conference, Detroit coach Dan Campbell talked about biting kneecaps.This summer, he told Lions fans their team was “fricking starving,” so this season “the hyenas better get out of the way.”And in virtually every address he made to his players in training camp, as recorded on the latest season of HBO’s “Hard Knocks,” Campbell revisited the same themes.Grit, physicality and aggression.That, Campbell declare…

2 years ago·Boston, United States

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