GREEN BAY, Wis. – When a team ranks 27th in the NFL in rushing yards per game, there are myriad problems with its running game.

And that's the case with the Green Bay Packers, who after three games are averaging just 78.7 yards on the ground.

But a review of Sunday's 19-7 loss at the Detroit Lions – a game in which the Packers rushed 22 times for 76 yards – showed a particular problem on one specific run call: the toss play.

The Packers ran that play six times in their 22 rushing attempts (or 27.3 percent of their runs) and netted just 12 yards. And on one of those plays, James Starks took a toss on third-and-1 in the second quarter and picked up 15 yards.

The other five toss plays produced the following:

Zero yards (by Eddie Lacy) on a first-and-10 play in the first quarter.

Zero yards (by Starks) on second-and-10 play in the first quarter.

Two yards (by Starks) on second-and-3 in the second quarter, one play before his 15-yard gain.

Minus-2 yards (by Lacy) on a second-and-3 play in the third quarter.

Minus-3 yards (by DuJuan Harris) on a first-and-10 play in the third quarter.

On those five plays, the Packers netted minus-3 yards.

Four of those five plays helped contribute to drives that ended with punts.

On Lacy's run for minus-2, right tackle Bryan Bulaga got beat by defensive end Jason Jones, who made the tackle.

On Harris' run for minus-3, fullback John Kuhn made a diving block attempt and missed.

"It seemed like we had some plays and opportunities to have big runs and just couldn't finish the play," Packers right guard T.J. Lang said of the running game in general. "It's always tough running the ball against them. We know that with their defensive front. I think when we watch film [Monday], we're going to see that we left some yards out on the field. We have to find a way to pick the running game up. The first three games, it’s been disappointing."