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Detroit Lions

NFC North

Team

Off EXP

94.78

#17

Def EXP

-283.04

#32

Net EXP

-188.26

Record

5-11

Pythag 5.4 (-0.4)

Power Rating

100.9

#13

SRS

−7.59

#30

SoS Rank

#13

pts: +1.3 (#5)

#13

Pts / Game

23.6

Home 24.3 · Road 22.9

#20

Net Pts / G

−8.9

#30

Pts Allowed / G

32.4

Home 35.8 · Road 29.1

#32

Yds / Play

5.70

#15

Yds/Play Allowed

6.30

#32

3rd Down %

41.1%

#15

3rd Down % Allowed

47.2%

#28

Scoring & Efficiency

Percentile rank per metric. Outward = better than league. Inner circle = median (rank 16/32).


Points	377	396.63	-19.63	#20
Total Yards	5603	5,744.53	-141.53	#20
Yds / Play	5.70	5.58	+0.12	#15
1st Downs	350	347.06	+2.94	#17
Turnovers	21	20.78	+0.22	#17
Fumbles Lost	8	8.44	-0.44	#15
EXP Pts	94.78	98.89	-4.11	#17

Scoring & Efficiency Defense

Percentile rank per metric (defense). Outward = better than league. Inner circle = median.


Points	519	396.63	+122.38	#32
Total Yards	6716	5,744.53	+971.47	#32
Yds / Play	6.30	5.57	+0.73	#32
1st Downs	415	347.06	+67.94	#32
Turnovers	12	20.78	-8.78	#31
Fumbles Lost	5	8.44	-3.44	#29
EXP Pts	-283.04	-98.89	-184.15	#32

Scoring Composition

Where Detroit Lions's points come from. Total = 377 points scored.

Offense

Drive Averages

Percentile rank per metric. Long bars = better than league. Median = 50.

Rushing

Rushing: Y/A × Attempts × Rush TDs (dot size). All axes 0-100 percentile; outward + larger = better.

Passing

Passing efficiency: Y/A × Cmp% × Pass TDs (dot size). All axes 0-100 percentile; outward + larger = better.


Pass Att	582	563.06	+18.94	#13
Pass Cmp	374	367.38	+6.63	#15
Cmp %	64.30	65.23	-0.93	#23
Pass Yds	4104	3,842.41	+261.59	#10
Yds / Att	7.10	6.84	+0.26	#13
Yds / Cmp	11	10.47	+0.53	#9
Adj Y/A	7	6.81	+0.19	#15
Adj NY/A	6.50	6.42	+0.08	#15
Pass TD	27	27.22	-0.22	#17
TD %	4.60	4.85	-0.25	#16
Pass Int	13	12.34	+0.66	#20
Int %	2.20	2.20	0.00	#17
Sack %	6.70	5.94	+0.76	#22
Pass Rating	91.20	91.90	-0.70	#18
EXP Pts Pass	117.49	95.98	+21.51	#16

Team Conversions

Percentile rank per metric. Long bars = better than league. Median = 50.

Defense

Drive Averages Defense

Percentile rank per metric (defense). Long bars = better than league. Median = 50.

Rushing Defense

Rush defense: Y/A allowed × Attempts faced × Rush TDs allowed (dot size). 0-100 percentile; outward + larger = better.

Passing Defense

Pass defense: Y/A × Cmp% × Pass TDs allowed (dot size). All axes 0-100 percentile; outward + larger = better.


Pass Att	557	563.06	-6.06	#15
Pass Cmp	383	367.38	+15.63	#25
Cmp %	68.80	65.19	+3.61	#28
Pass Yds	4558	3,842.41	+715.59	#30
Yds / Att	8.50	7.24	+1.26	#32
Yds / Cmp	12.40	11.11	+1.29	#31
Adj Y/A	9.30	7.23	+2.08	#32
Adj NY/A	8.60	6.41	+2.19	#32
Pass TD	38	27.22	+10.78	#32
TD %	6.80	4.84	+1.96	#32
Pass Int	7	12.34	-5.34	#31
Int %	1.30	2.21	-0.91	#30
Sack %	4.10	5.91	-1.81	#27
Pass Rating	112.40	93.56	+18.84	#32
EXP Pts Pass	-247.97	-95.98	-151.99	#32

Team Conversions Defense

Percentile rank per metric (defense). Long bars = better than league. Median = 50.

Special Teams

Kicking, returns, and punting summary for DET 2020. Click Details for full breakdown.

FG%

75.0%

#26 of 32

PAT%

93.0%

#14 of 32

GW FG (made/att)

2 / 2

#1 of 32

Return Yards

1,062

#7 of 32

Field Goals

Made

Attempts

Missed

Blocked

Long

59 yd

FG %

75.0%

By distance

Range (yd)	Made	Missed	%
0-19	0	0	—
20-29	4	0	100.0%
30-39	7	0	100.0%
40-49	4	3	57.1%
50-59	6	4	60.0%
60+	0	0	—

Made FG distances

20–2923242729(4)

30–3931323235373739(7)

40–4941444549(4)

50–59505153535459(6)

Missed FG distances

40–49464648(3)

50–5951555757(4)

Point After Touchdown (PAT)

Made

Attempts

Missed

Blocked

PAT %

93.0%

Game-Winning Field Goals

Made

Attempts

Missed

Blocked

GWFG distances

30–3939(1)

50–5959(1)

Returns

Punt returns

Punt return yds

217

Punt avg

12.8

Kickoff returns

Kickoff return yds

845

Kickoff avg

24.9

Total return yds

1062

Punting P

Punts

Punt yards

2897

Gross avg

49.1

Net yards

2641

Net avg

44.8

Long

67 yd

Inside 20

Inside 20 %

44.1%

Touchbacks

TB %

11.9%

Blocked

Return yds allowed

116

Defensive Pressure & Tackles

Pressure, tackles for loss, and forced turnover summary for DET 2020.

#32 of 32

#28 of 32

#19 of 32

#7 of 32

EPA & Efficiency

Expected Points Added and CPOE for DET 2020. Higher = better.

Pass EPA

+30.9

#19 of 32

Rush EPA

-38.9

#27 of 32

Recv EPA

+107.4

#16 of 32

CPOE

-1.07

#24 of 32

Air Yards & YAC

Pass distance breakdown for DET 2020 — air yards (downfield) vs yards after catch.

Pass Air Yds

4,981

#7 of 32

Pass YAC

1,887

#17 of 32

Recv Air Yds

4,981

#7 of 32

Recv YAC

1,884

#17 of 32

Discipline

Penalty totals and per-game rate for DET 2020. Lower = better; rank pills are inverted (#1 = least penalized).

Penalties

#20 of 32

Penalty Yds

860

#23 of 32

1st Downs Allowed

#22 of 32

Yds / Game

53.8

#23 of 32

Top 10 Ranks

Where this team ranks best in the league.

Top-ranked metrics sorted by rank strength. The curve shows cumulative share — where it bends reveals the 80/20 of this team's strengths.

Bottom 10 Ranks

Where this team ranks worst in the league.

Worst-ranked metrics sorted by severity. The curve shows cumulative share — where it bends reveals the 80/20 of this team's weaknesses.

Most Improved YoY

Biggest offensive gains 2020 vs 2019.


Kick Ret Yds	564	845	281
All Purpose Yds	6780	7015	235
Pass Yds	3900	4104	204

5-Year Trajectory

DET Off EXP, Def EXP, and Net EXP from 2018 through 2020. Trending up, down, or holding steady?

Last game — Week 17, 2020

L vs MIN · 35–37

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Passing Profile

Team-aggregate passing-game stats for DET 2020.

Cmp %

64.3%

#23

Pass Yds/G

256.5

#10

Pass Rating

91.2

#18

Pass TD

#17

Pass Int

#20

Sack Rate

6.7%

Weekly Results vs Vegas

Each candle = one game. Open = Vegas predicted margin; close = actual margin. Green: team beat the spread. Red: didn't.

Betting Profile

ATS / SU / O/U splits by situation. DET has 16 graded games this season. Situations with fewer than 5 games show a dash for the percentage to avoid small-sample noise.

W / L / Push composition per situation, each row normalized to 100% of graded games in that bucket.


Overall	16	5-11	7-9	43.8%	10-6	62.5%	-8.9	-5.7	18	+15.0
Home	8	1-7	3-5	37.5%	6-2	75.0%	-11.5	-7.9	3	+2.5
Away	8	4-4	4-4	50.0%	4-4	50.0%	-6.2	-3.5	18	+15.0
As favorite	4	2-2	2-2	—	2-2	—	-0.8	-3.5	18	+15.0
As underdog	12	3-9	5-7	41.7%	8-4	66.7%	-11.6	-6.4	4	+7.5
Division games	6	1-5	3-3	50.0%	5-1	83.3%	-7.3	-3.5	4	+7.0
Non-division	10	4-6	4-6	40.0%	5-5	50.0%	-9.8	-7.0	18	+15.0
Pick-em (≤3)	10	4-6	5-5	50.0%	7-3	70.0%	-3.6	-3.1	18	+15.0
Small underdog (3-7)	2	1-1	1-1	—	1-1	—	-8.5	-4.5	3	+7.5
Large underdog (7+)	4	0-4	1-3	—	2-2	—	-22.2	-12.8	—	+2.5

Head-to-Head

Opponents faced in 2020. Avg MoV = mean margin of victory; Avg Cover = mean margin of cover (positive = team covered).


CHI	Chicago Bears	2	1-1	1-1	2-0	+0.0	+0.2
GB	Green Bay Packers	2	0-2	1-1	1-1	-14.0	-5.8
MIN	Minnesota Vikings	2	0-2	1-1	2-0	-8.0	-5.0
ARI	Arizona Cardinals	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	+3.0	+7.5
NO	New Orleans Saints	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	-6.0	-3.0
JAX	Jacksonville Jaguars	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	+18.0	+15.0
ATL	Atlanta Falcons	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	+1.0	+2.0
IND	Indianapolis Colts	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	-20.0	-16.5
WAS	Washington Commanders	1	1-0	1-0	1-0	+3.0	+0.5
CAR	Carolina Panthers	1	0-1	0-1	0-1	-20.0	-23.0
HOU	Houston Texans	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	-16.0	-13.0
TEN	Tennessee Titans	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	-21.0	-11.5
TB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	0-1	0-1	0-1	-40.0	-28.0

Data coverage: 2020+ (Results & Spread scraper).

Schedule Context

Performance sliced by when, where, and against whom.

By month

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Sep	3	1-2	1-2	2-1	33%
Oct	3	2-1	2-1	1-2	67%
Nov	5	1-4	1-4	4-1	20%
Dec	4	1-3	2-2	2-2	50%
Jan	1	0-1	1-0	1-0	100%

By day of week

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Thu	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	0%
Sat	1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0%
Sun	14	5-9	7-7	9-5	50%

By season half

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
First half (W1-9)	8	3-5	3-5	5-3	38%
Second half (W10+)	8	2-6	4-4	5-3	50%

By surface

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Grass	6	3-3	3-3	3-3	50%
Turf	10	2-8	4-6	7-3	40%

By site role

No data.

By group

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Same division	6	1-5	3-3	5-1	50%
Same conference	6	3-3	3-3	2-4	50%
Inter-conference	4	1-3	1-3	3-1	25%

Weather

How the team performs in cold, hot, windy, and indoor conditions.

By temperature

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Cold (<40°F)	1	1-0	1-0	1-0	100%
Cool (40-59°F)	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	0%
Mild (60-74°F)	2	0-2	0-2	1-1	0%
Warm (75°F+)	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	100%
Indoor	11	3-8	5-6	7-4	45%

By wind

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Breezy (5-14 mph)	5	2-3	2-3	3-2	40%
Indoor	11	3-8	5-6	7-4	45%

Streaks & Trends

Current run, season records, and performance after specific game outcomes.

Current streaks

Dimension	Streak	Length
SU	L	4
ATS	W	1
O/U	O	1

Longest this season

Dimension	Length
Longest SU win streak	2
Longest SU loss streak	4
Longest ATS cover	2
Longest ATS no-cover	2
Longest O streak	3
Longest U streak	2

Performance context

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
After a win	5	1-4	2-3	2-3	40%
After a loss	10	4-6	5-5	7-3	50%
On 2+ winning streak	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	0%
On 2+ losing streak	5	3-2	4-1	3-2	80%
vs winning opp.	6	1-5	2-4	3-3	33%
vs losing opp.	9	4-5	5-4	6-3	56%

Travel & Venue Context

Physical context — where games were played, how far the team traveled, and how much rest they had.

By environment

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Outdoor	5	2-3	2-3	3-2	40%
Dome	9	1-8	3-6	7-2	33%
Retractable (closed)	2	2-0	2-0	0-2	100%

By venue type

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Domestic home	8	1-7	3-5	6-2	38%
Domestic road	8	4-4	4-4	4-4	50%

By travel distance

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Home (0 mi)	8	1-7	3-5	6-2	38%
Short (<500)	3	1-2	1-2	3-0	33%
Medium (500-1500)	4	2-2	2-2	1-3	50%
Long (1500+)	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	100%

By rest days

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Short week (3-4d)	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	0%
Standard (5-7d)	11	3-8	4-7	6-5	36%
Long week (8-10d)	2	1-1	2-0	2-0	100%
Bye+ (11+d)	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	100%

Betting Profile Heatmap

ATS performance across every context. Color = ATS%; opacity = sample size.

By month

SepATS 1-23 G

OctATS 2-13 G

NovATS 1-45 G

DecATS 2-24 G

JanATS 1-01 G

By day of week

ThuATS 0-11 G

SatATS 0-11 G

SunATS 7-714 G

By season half

First half (W1-9)ATS 3-58 G

Second half (W10+)ATS 4-48 G

By surface

GrassATS 3-36 G

TurfATS 4-610 G

By site role

No data.

By group

Same divisionATS 3-36 G

Same conferenceATS 3-36 G

Inter-conferenceATS 1-34 G

By environment

OutdoorATS 2-35 G

DomeATS 3-69 G

Retractable (closed)ATS 2-02 G

By venue type

Domestic homeATS 3-58 G

Domestic roadATS 4-48 G

By travel distance

Home (0 mi)ATS 3-58 G

Short (<500)ATS 1-23 G

Medium (500-1500)ATS 2-24 G

Long (1500+)ATS 1-01 G

By rest days

Short week (3-4d)ATS 0-11 G

Standard (5-7d)ATS 4-711 G

Long week (8-10d)ATS 2-02 G

Bye+ (11+d)ATS 1-01 G

By opponent SRS

Elite (1-8)ATS 1-34 G

Above avg (9-16)ATS 3-36 G

Below avg (17-24)ATS 2-24 G

Weak (25-32)ATS 1-12 G

ATS%:< 40%40-44%45-54%55-59%≥ 60%

Spread-Role Performance

ATS% by pre-game spread role. Tells you which roles this team handles well or folds in.

Vegas Accuracy

Vegas closing spread vs actual margin. MAE = average miss in pts; Bias = whether Vegas systematically over- or under-rated the team.

MAE 10.1 ptsBias -5.7 pts (Vegas over-rated this team)

Stat trajectory

Multi-year history with league average. Pick a stat to compare.

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Division Comparison: NFC North

This team and its three division rivals, side by side.

Team	Record	SoS	Pts/G	Pts Allowed/G	Off EXP	Def EXP
Chicago Bears (CHI)	8-8	0.488 #18	23.3	23.1	42.48	-78.32
Detroit Lions (DET)	5-11	0.508 #13	23.6	32.4	94.78	-283.04
Green Bay Packers (GB)	13-3	0.428 #32	31.8	23.1	259.61	-92.33
Minnesota Vikings (MIN)	7-9	0.504 #14	26.9	29.7	157.70	-180.29

Insights

A look at how the 2020 Detroit Lions ranked among the league's 32 teams in efficiency: Strengths: defensive stuffed rate forced (1st of 32), offensive qb pressure rate faced (8th of 32), and offensive qb pressure rate faced (8th of 32). Weaknesses: defensive epa per pass play allowed (32nd of 32), defensive epa per pass play allowed (32nd of 32), and defensive epa per play allowed (32nd of 32). Notably, offensive qb pressure rate faced (8th) yet defensive epa per pass play allowed (32nd).


Drives	169	173.97	-4.97	#23
Plays / Drive	6	6.10	-0.10	#18
Yds / Drive	33	33.05	-0.05	#19
Points / Drive	2.20	2.21	-0.01	#16
Score %	38.50	39.95	-1.45	#20
Turnover %	11.20	11.38	-0.18	#16


Rush Att	367	431	-64	#30
Rush Yds	1499	1,902.13	-403.13	#30
Rush Y/A	4.10	4.38	-0.28	#25
Rush TD	17	16.63	+0.38	#14
EXP Pts Rush	-12.40	11.61	-24.01	#24


3rd Down Att	192	202.47	-10.47	#25
3rd Down Made	79	84.31	-5.31	#21
4th Down Att	20	20.56	-0.56	#16
4th Down Made	10	11.31	-1.31	#17
Red Zone Att	53	54.69	-1.69	#22
Red Zone Scores	35	33.47	+1.53	#13


Drives	169	173.97	-4.97	#12
Plays / Drive	6.40	6.10	+0.30	#25
Yds / Drive	39.80	33.06	+6.74	#32
Points / Drive	2.98	2.21	+0.77	#32
Score %	47.90	39.94	+7.96	#30
Turnover %	7.10	11.44	-4.34	#31


Rush Att	487	431	+56	#29
Rush Yds	2158	1,902.13	+255.88	#28
Rush Y/A	4.40	4.39	+0.01	#14
Rush TD	27	16.63	+10.38	#32
EXP Pts Rush	-42.32	-11.61	-30.71	#29


2018	38.3	-98.1	-59.7
2019	31.1	-137.6	-106.5
2020	94.8	-283.0	-188.3

Scoring & Efficiency

Scoring & Efficiency Defense

Scoring Composition

Offense

Drive Averages

Rushing

Passing

Team Conversions

Defense

Drive Averages Defense

Rushing Defense

Passing Defense

Team Conversions Defense

Special Teams

Defensive Pressure & Tackles

EPA & Efficiency

Air Yards & YAC

Discipline

Top 10 Ranks

Bottom 10 Ranks

Most Improved YoY

5-Year Trajectory

Passing Profile

Weekly Results vs Vegas

Betting Profile

Head-to-Head

Schedule Context

By month

By day of week

By season half

By surface

By site role

By group

Weather

By temperature

By wind

Streaks & Trends

Current streaks

Longest this season

Performance context

Travel & Venue Context

By environment

By venue type

By travel distance

By rest days

Betting Profile Heatmap

Spread-Role Performance

Vegas Accuracy

Stat trajectory

Division Comparison: NFC North

Insights

Other teams in NFC North