NFC North · 2016

Detroit Lions

9-7 (3-3 NFC North · 7-5 NFC)2nd in the NFC North · No. 6 seed

Last: L 6-26 at Seattle Seahawks

Rating: -1.824
Adj Off: 21.224
Adj Def: 22.916
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	31.8%31	36.9%18
Early-down pass rate	57.0%6	54.9%8
Plays per game	64.127	63.230
Time of possession	30:0720	30:1814
Yards per pass attempt	6.515	6.927
Yards per rush	3.927	4.623
Starting field position	Own 2630	Own 279

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.0549	+0.10731
Adj. EPA per play	+0.01813	+0.07131
Success rate	45.4%8	49.1%32
Passing EPA per play	+0.1666	+0.22431
Rushing EPA per play	-0.18729	-0.09314
CPOE	0.117	6.132
Explosive play rate	7.8%24	8.8%20

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	21.620	22.413
Points per drive	2.1510	2.2927
Red zone TD rate	56.9%18	66.1%27
3rd down conversion	42.6%8	45.5%31
Turnovers per game	0.884	0.9428
Sack rate	5.3%17	4.1%30
Penalties per game	6.310	7.64

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 11Wk 1	@19Indianapolis Colts	W39-35	+0.37	+0.26	7.1 / 6.5	5-9 / 9-16	0 / 0
Sep 18Wk 2	26Tennessee Titans	L15-16	-0.04	+0.16	5.6 / 6.1	7-16 / 5-12	1 / 1
Sep 25Wk 3	@8Green Bay PackersDIV	L27-34	+0.20	+0.32	6.2 / 7.0	8-14 / 5-10	1 / 0
Oct 2Wk 4	@29Chicago BearsDIV	L14-17	-0.13	+0.09	4.7 / 6.4	4-12 / 5-13	2 / 0
Oct 9Wk 5	11Philadelphia Eagles	W24-23	+0.06	+0.08	4.6 / 6.1	3-9 / 5-11	1 / 2
Oct 16Wk 6	30Los Angeles Rams	W31-28	+0.33	+0.34	6.3 / 7.0	6-11 / 6-9	0 / 1
Oct 23Wk 7	18Washington Commanders	W20-17	+0.13	+0.10	6.8 / 5.9	3-9 / 9-15	0 / 2
Oct 30Wk 8	@23Houston Texans	L13-20	-0.02	-0.01	5.2 / 4.5	3-11 / 6-15	0 / 1
Nov 6Wk 9	@13Minnesota VikingsDIV	W22-16OT	-0.02	+0.00	5.1 / 5.0	7-14 / 6-14	1 / 0
Nov 20Wk 11	27Jacksonville Jaguars	W26-19	-0.19	-0.20	5.0 / 4.7	5-14 / 4-14	1 / 4
Nov 24Wk 12	13Minnesota VikingsDIV	W16-13	-0.07	-0.05	5.3 / 5.8	6-14 / 2-10	0 / 1
Dec 4Wk 13	@16New Orleans Saints	W28-13	+0.23	-0.17	6.2 / 6.6	5-12 / 6-13	0 / 3
Dec 11Wk 14	29Chicago BearsDIV	W20-17	-0.00	+0.07	5.0 / 5.9	6-12 / 4-10	2 / 0
Dec 18Wk 15	@20New York Giants	L6-17	-0.15	0.00	5.5 / 4.8	5-14 / 7-15	2 / 0
Dec 26Wk 16	@9Dallas Cowboys	L21-42	+0.02	+0.44	4.6 / 7.2	5-12 / 4-8	2 / 0
Jan 1Wk 17	8Green Bay PackersDIV	L24-31	+0.12	+0.32	6.4 / 6.6	5-12 / 7-13	1 / 0
Jan 7WC	@4Seattle Seahawks	L6-26	-0.21	+0.23	4.6 / 5.7	2-11 / 9-16	0 / 0

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
9Matthew StaffordYr 8	100%	388/594	65.3%	4327	7.3	24	10	+0.15

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
25Theo RiddickYr 4	26%	92	357	3.9	1	53	-0.03
36Dwayne WashingtonR	26%	90	265	2.9	1	10	-0.23
34Zach ZennerYr 2	25%	88	334	3.8	4	18	-0.07
21Ameer AbdullahYr 2	5%	18	101	5.6	0	5	+0.34

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
15Golden TateWR Yr 7	15%	91	1077	11.8	4	+0.10
80Anquan BoldinWR Yr 14	11%	67	584	8.7	8	+0.30
85Eric EbronTE Yr 3	10%	61	711	11.7	1	+0.39
11Marvin JonesWR Yr 5	9%	55	930	16.9	4	+0.41

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
61Kerry HyderDE Yr 3	23	11	8.0	19	0
98Devin TaylorDE Yr 4	21	4	4.5	10	1
91A'Shawn RobinsonDT R	22	6	2.0	2	0
94Ezekiel AnsahDE Yr 4	21	6	2.0	15	0
93Tyrunn WalkerDE Yr 5	15	3	0.0	2	0
99Khyri ThorntonDT Yr 3	14	2	1.0	2	1

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	PD
59Tahir WhiteheadOLB Yr 5	99	2	5
57Josh BynesILB Yr 6	26	4	4
52Antwione WilliamsLB R	17	2	0
54Deandre LevyOLB	16	0	1
50Thurston ArmbristerLB Yr 2	14	1	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
32Tavon WilsonFS Yr 5	74	2	2	0
27Glover QuinFS Yr 8	55	5	2	1
24Nevin LawsonCB Yr 3	46	9	0	0
23Darius SlayCB Yr 4	43	13	2	1
28Quandre DiggsS Yr 2	40	1	0	1
31Rafael BushDB Yr 7	34	3	2	0
35Miles KillebrewSAF R	23	1	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
5Matt PraterYr 11	31/36	86%	58	31/33	124

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
6Sam MartinYr 4	62	48.5	63	23	3