NFC North · 2017

Detroit Lions

9-7 (5-1 NFC North · 8-4 NFC)2nd in the NFC North

Last: W 35-11 vs Green Bay Packers

Rating: +0.715
Adj Off: 23.97
Adj Def: 23.226
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	34.0%28	38.4%20
Early-down pass rate	54.4%7	52.6%7
Plays per game	64.619	67.211
Time of possession	30:1613	29:5417
Yards per pass attempt	6.710	6.422
Yards per rush	3.532	4.321
Starting field position	Own 304	Own 2810

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.04718	-0.05011
Adj. EPA per play	-0.02816	-0.03014
Success rate	40.8%22	42.9%22
Passing EPA per play	+0.07412	-0.02010
Rushing EPA per play	-0.28032	-0.09922
CPOE	0.512	0.318
Explosive play rate	8.7%15	8.6%18

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	25.67	23.521
Points per drive	2.483	1.9011
Red zone TD rate	60.9%9	56.5%15
3rd down conversion	38.8%17	38.1%15
Turnovers per game	1.4420	1.943
Sack rate	6.9%24	5.3%23
Penalties per game	6.514	6.910

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 10Wk 1	17Arizona Cardinals	W35-23	-0.15	-0.28	5.2 / 4.5	8-16 / 6-15	1 / 4
Sep 18Wk 2	@29New York Giants	W24-10	-0.12	-0.28	4.6 / 4.9	7-15 / 4-12	1 / 1
Sep 24Wk 3	4Atlanta Falcons	L26-30	-0.11	+0.03	4.9 / 6.7	3-13 / 4-9	0 / 3
Oct 1Wk 4	@5Minnesota VikingsDIV	W14-7	-0.11	-0.29	3.9 / 5.3	3-13 / 3-10	0 / 3
Oct 8Wk 5	12Carolina Panthers	L24-27	-0.13	+0.07	4.3 / 6.0	5-13 / 7-16	1 / 0
Oct 15Wk 6	@3New Orleans Saints	L38-52	-0.35	-0.16	4.6 / 5.7	9-18 / 2-12	5 / 3
Oct 29Wk 8	6Pittsburgh Steelers	L15-20	-0.09	+0.05	7.0 / 6.9	2-12 / 7-14	1 / 2
Nov 6Wk 9	@19Green Bay PackersDIV	W30-17	+0.26	-0.01	6.2 / 5.4	8-13 / 2-9	1 / 0
Nov 12Wk 10	32Cleveland Browns	W38-24	+0.06	-0.07	7.4 / 5.4	5-11 / 5-15	1 / 2
Nov 19Wk 11	@24Chicago BearsDIV	W27-24	+0.11	+0.09	6.2 / 6.5	3-10 / 3-9	1 / 1
Nov 23Wk 12	5Minnesota VikingsDIV	L23-30	-0.11	+0.21	5.5 / 5.9	3-11 / 6-13	2 / 0
Dec 3Wk 13	@11Baltimore Ravens	L20-44	-0.08	+0.14	6.1 / 6.0	4-13 / 5-12	3 / 0
Dec 10Wk 14	@18Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W24-21	+0.07	-0.01	7.0 / 5.9	5-11 / 4-8	3 / 5
Dec 16Wk 15	24Chicago BearsDIV	W20-10	+0.00	-0.10	5.3 / 5.5	6-13 / 5-12	1 / 3
Dec 24Wk 16	@22Cincinnati Bengals	L17-26	-0.01	+0.07	4.7 / 4.8	6-15 / 7-14	1 / 1
Dec 31Wk 17	19Green Bay PackersDIV	W35-11	+0.12	-0.27	6.7 / 4.0	4-12 / 4-14	1 / 3

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 9	99%	371/565	65.7%	4446	7.9	29	10	+0.05

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
21Ameer AbdullahYr 3	45%	165	552	3.3	4	25	-0.17
25Theo RiddickYr 5	23%	84	286	3.4	3	53	-0.13
38Tion GreenR	12%	42	165	3.9	2	2	+0.02
36Dwayne WashingtonYr 2	6%	20	44	2.2	0	2	-0.34
34Zach ZennerYr 3	4%	14	26	1.9	1	0	-0.71

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
15Golden TateWR Yr 8	16%	92	1003	10.9	5	+0.10
11Marvin JonesWR Yr 6	11%	61	1101	18.0	9	+0.54
85Eric EbronTE Yr 4	9%	53	574	10.8	4	+0.10
13T.J. JonesWR Yr 4	5%	30	399	13.3	1	+0.38
19Kenny GolladayWR R	5%	28	477	17.0	3	+0.36

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
94Ezekiel AnsahDE Yr 5	38	15	12.0	17	1
69Anthony ZettelDE Yr 2	31	11	6.5	16	1
91A'Shawn RobinsonDT Yr 2	32	4	0.5	6	1
97Akeem SpenceDT Yr 5	19	4	3.0	9	1
90Cornelius WashingtonDE Yr 5	15	3	2.5	11	0
92Haloti NgataDT Yr 12	7	2	2.0	3	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
59Tahir WhiteheadOLB Yr 6	78	9	1.0	2	1
40Jarrad DavisMLB R	65	4	2.0	3	1
44Jalen Reeves-MaybinLB R	25	3	0.5	2	0
58Paul WorrilowLB Yr 5	20	1	0.0	1	0
54Steve LongaLB Yr 2	12	0	0.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
27Glover QuinFS Yr 9	60	6	3	4
23Darius SlayCB Yr 5	54	26	8	0
28Quandre DiggsS Yr 3	45	9	3	1
32Tavon WilsonFS Yr 6	42	2	1	1
24Nevin LawsonCB Yr 4	40	4	0	1
31D.J. HaydenDB Yr 5	36	9	0	0
35Miles KillebrewSAF Yr 2	32	5	1	1

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
5Matt PraterYr 12	30/35	86%	58	40/41	130

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
6Sam MartinYr 5	41	43.4	64	13	6
18Jeff LockeYr 5	27	45.3	54	11	0