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Detroit Lions

NFC North

Team

Off EXP

6.87

#22

Def EXP

-176.03

#31

Net EXP

-169.16

Record

3-13-1

Pythag 5.1 (-1.6)

Power Rating

100.9

#13

SRS

−7.82

#27

SoS Rank

pts: +0.5 (#9)

Pts / Game

19.1

Home 22.1 · Road 16.4

#25

Net Pts / G

−8.4

#27

Pts Allowed / G

27.5

Home 27.9 · Road 27.1

#31

Yds / Play

5.20

#20

Yds/Play Allowed

5.90

#31

3rd Down %

34.7%

#32

3rd Down % Allowed

45.1%

#29

Scoring & Efficiency

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


Points	325	390.69	-65.69	#25
Total Yards	5484	5,840.53	-356.53	#22
Yds / Play	5.20	5.42	-0.22	#20
1st Downs	329	345.50	-16.50	#22
Turnovers	23	22.06	+0.94	#19
Fumbles Lost	9	8.31	+0.69	#19
EXP Pts	6.87	64.59	-57.72	#22

Scoring & Efficiency Defense

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


Points	467	390.69	+76.31	#31
Total Yards	6456	5,840.53	+615.47	#29
Yds / Play	5.90	5.42	+0.48	#31
1st Downs	372	345.50	+26.50	#26
Turnovers	19	22.06	-3.06	#23
Fumbles Lost	8	8.31	-0.31	#15
EXP Pts	-176.03	-64.59	-111.44	#31

Scoring Composition

Where Detroit Lions's points come from. Total = 325 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	593	584.75	+8.25	#15
Pass Cmp	396	378.78	+17.22	#14
Cmp %	66.80	64.70	+2.10	#10
Pass Yds	3598	3,881.34	-283.34	#18
Yds / Att	6.10	6.64	-0.54	#24
Yds / Cmp	9.10	10.23	-1.13	#29
Adj Y/A	5.80	6.46	-0.66	#23
Adj NY/A	5.40	6.08	-0.68	#22
Pass TD	23	26.25	-3.25	#16
TD %	3.90	4.48	-0.58	#19
Pass Int	14	13.75	+0.25	#18
Int %	2.40	2.36	+0.04	#16
Sack %	5.70	6.31	-0.61	#12
Pass Rating	86.10	88.73	-2.63	#19
EXP Pts Pass	41.61	71.31	-29.70	#20

Team Conversions

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


3rd Down Att	213	217.81	-4.81	#19
3rd Down Made	74	87.94	-13.94	#31
4th Down Att	41	24.78	+16.22	#1
4th Down Made	21	13.16	+7.84	#2
Red Zone Att	45	56.19	-11.19	#29
Red Zone Scores	21	32.84	-11.84	#29

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	544	584.75	-40.75	#27
Pass Cmp	359	378.78	-19.78	#8
Cmp %	66	64.75	+1.25	#22
Pass Yds	4160	3,881.34	+278.66	#24
Yds / Att	8	7.10	+0.90	#31
Yds / Cmp	12.10	10.98	+1.12	#31
Adj Y/A	8.20	6.94	+1.26	#30
Adj NY/A	7.50	6.08	+1.42	#31
Pass TD	31	26.25	+4.75	#27
TD %	5.70	4.51	+1.19	#31
Pass Int	11	13.75	-2.75	#22
Int %	2	2.35	-0.35	#21
Sack %	5.20	6.24	-1.04	#27
Pass Rating	101	90.88	+10.13	#30
EXP Pts Pass	-161.97	-71.31	-90.66	#30

Team Conversions Defense

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

Special Teams

Kicking, returns, and punting summary for DET 2021. Click Details for full breakdown.

FG%

87.0%

#13 of 32

PAT%

96.0%

#10 of 32

GW FG (made/att)

0 / 0

#17 of 32

Return Yards

1,116

#8 of 32

Field Goals

Made

Attempts

Missed

Blocked

Long

52 yd

FG %

87.0%

By distance

Range (yd)	Made	Missed	%
0-19	0	0	—
20-29	4	0	100.0%
30-39	11	0	100.0%
40-49	10	2	83.3%
50-59	1	2	33.3%
60+	0	0	—

Made FG distances

20–2920262627(4)

30–393131343535363637373739(11)

40–4940414143434547474949(10)

50–5952(1)

Missed FG distances

40–494748(2)

50–595155(2)

Point After Touchdown (PAT)

Made

Attempts

Missed

Blocked

PAT %

96.0%

Game-Winning Field Goals

Made

Attempts

Missed

Blocked

No game-winning field goal attempts this season.

Returns

Punt returns

Punt return yds

236

Punt avg

10.7

Kickoff returns

Kickoff return yds

880

Kickoff avg

24.4

Total return yds

1116

Punting P

Punts

Punt yards

3198

Gross avg

49.2

Net yards

2750

Net avg

42.3

Long

70 yd

Inside 20

Inside 20 %

26.2%

Touchbacks

TB %

10.8%

Blocked

Return yds allowed

308

Defensive Pressure & Tackles

Pressure, tackles for loss, and forced turnover summary for DET 2021.

#31 of 32

#21 of 32

#27 of 32

#25 of 32

EPA & Efficiency

Expected Points Added and CPOE for DET 2021. Higher = better.

Pass EPA

-21.0

#23 of 32

Rush EPA

-38.1

#26 of 32

Recv EPA

+66.9

#22 of 32

CPOE

-0.00

#19 of 32

Air Yards & YAC

Pass distance breakdown for DET 2021 — air yards (downfield) vs yards after catch.

Pass Air Yds

3,783

#31 of 32

Pass YAC

2,091

#11 of 32

Recv Air Yds

3,783

#31 of 32

Recv YAC

2,091

#11 of 32

Discipline

Penalty totals and per-game rate for DET 2021. Lower = better; rank pills are inverted (#1 = least penalized).

Penalties

105

#18 of 32

Penalty Yds

824

#11 of 32

1st Downs Allowed

#10 of 32

Yds / Game

48.5

#11 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 2021 vs 2020.


Rush Yds	1499	1886	387
Rush Yds	1499	1886	387
Punt Yds	2897	3198	301

5-Year Trajectory

DET Off EXP, Def EXP, and Net EXP from 2018 through 2021. Trending up, down, or holding steady?

Last game — Week 18, 2021

W vs GB · 37–30

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Passing Profile

Team-aggregate passing-game stats for DET 2021.

Cmp %

66.8%

#10

Pass Yds/G

211.6

#18

Pass Rating

86.1

#19

Pass TD

#16

Pass Int

#18

Sack Rate

5.7%

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 17 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	17	3-13-1	10-6-1	62.5%	7-10	41.2%	-8.4	+0.0	18	+31.0
Home	8	3-5	5-2-1	71.4%	4-4	50.0%	-5.8	+0.4	18	+31.0
Away	9	0-8-1	5-4	55.6%	3-6	33.3%	-10.7	-0.4	—	+10.0
As underdog	17	3-13-1	10-6-1	62.5%	7-10	41.2%	-8.4	+0.0	18	+31.0
Division games	6	2-4	3-2-1	60.0%	3-3	50.0%	-3.8	+2.4	7	+11.0
Non-division	11	1-9-1	7-4	63.6%	4-7	36.4%	-10.8	-1.3	18	+31.0
Pick-em (≤3)	3	0-3	0-2-1	—	1-2	—	-16.7	-14.0	—	+0.0
Small underdog (3-7)	2	1-1	1-1	—	1-1	—	-8.0	-4.2	7	+11.0
Large underdog (7+)	12	2-9-1	9-3	75.0%	5-7	41.7%	-6.3	+4.2	18	+31.0

Head-to-Head

Opponents faced in 2021. Avg MoV = mean margin of victory; Avg Cover = mean margin of cover (positive = team covered).


GB	Green Bay Packers	2	1-1	1-1	2-0	-5.5	+2.2
CHI	Chicago Bears	2	0-2	0-1-1	0-2	-6.0	-3.5
MIN	Minnesota Vikings	2	1-1	2-0	1-1	+0.0	+8.5
SF	San Francisco 49ers	1	0-1	1-0	1-0	-8.0	+1.5
BAL	Baltimore Ravens	1	0-1	1-0	0-1	-2.0	+5.5
CIN	Cincinnati Bengals	1	0-1	0-1	0-1	-23.0	-19.5
LAR	Los Angeles Rams	1	0-1	1-0	0-1	-9.0	+8.0
PHI	Philadelphia Eagles	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	-38.0	-35.0
PIT	Pittsburgh Steelers	1	0-0-1	1-0	0-1	+0.0	+9.0
CLE	Cleveland Browns	1	0-1	1-0	0-1	-3.0	+10.0
DEN	Denver Broncos	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	-28.0	-15.0
ARI	Arizona Cardinals	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	+18.0	+31.0
ATL	Atlanta Falcons	1	0-1	1-0	0-1	-4.0	+3.5
SEA	Seattle Seahawks	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	-22.0	-13.5

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	0-3	2-1	2-1	67%
Oct	5	0-5	2-3	1-4	40%
Nov	3	0-2-1	2-0-1	0-3	100%
Dec	4	2-2	3-1	2-2	75%
Jan	2	1-1	1-1	2-0	50%

By day of week

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Thu	1	0-1	0-0-1	0-1	—
Sun	15	3-11-1	10-5	6-9	67%
Mon	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	0%

By season half

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
First half (W1-9)	8	0-8	4-4	3-5	50%
Second half (W10+)	9	3-5-1	6-2-1	4-5	75%

By surface

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Grass	5	0-4-1	2-3	2-3	40%
Turf	12	3-9	8-3-1	5-7	73%

By site role

No data.

By group

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Same division	6	2-4	3-2-1	3-3	60%
Same conference	6	1-5	4-2	3-3	67%
Inter-conference	5	0-4-1	3-2	1-4	60%

Weather

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

By temperature

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Cold (<40°F)	2	0-1-1	1-1	1-1	50%
Cool (40-59°F)	1	0-1	1-0	0-1	100%
Mild (60-74°F)	3	0-3	0-3	2-1	0%
Indoor	11	3-8	8-2-1	4-7	80%

By wind

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Calm (<5 mph)	2	0-2	0-2	1-1	0%
Breezy (5-14 mph)	4	0-3-1	2-2	2-2	50%
Indoor	11	3-8	8-2-1	4-7	80%

Streaks & Trends

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

Current streaks

Dimension	Streak	Length
SU	W	1
ATS	W	1
O/U	O	2

Longest this season

Dimension	Length
Longest SU win streak	1
Longest SU loss streak	8
Longest ATS cover	2
Longest ATS no-cover	1
Longest O streak	2
Longest U streak	5

Performance context

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
After a win	2	0-2	1-1	1-1	50%
After a loss	13	3-9-1	7-5-1	5-8	58%
On 2+ losing streak	9	2-6-1	6-3	3-6	67%
vs winning opp.	5	2-2-1	4-1	1-4	80%
vs losing opp.	8	1-7	3-4-1	4-4	43%

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	6	0-5-1	2-4	3-3	33%
Dome	10	3-7	7-2-1	4-6	78%
Retractable (open)	1	0-1	1-0	0-1	100%

By venue type

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Domestic home	8	3-5	5-2-1	4-4	71%
Domestic road	9	0-8-1	5-4	3-6	56%

By travel distance

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Home (0 mi)	8	3-5	5-2-1	4-4	71%
Short (<500)	4	0-3-1	2-2	1-3	50%
Medium (500-1500)	3	0-3	2-1	1-2	67%
Long (1500+)	2	0-2	1-1	1-1	50%

By rest days

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Short week (3-4d)	1	0-1	0-0-1	0-1	—
Standard (5-7d)	12	2-10	7-5	4-8	58%
Long week (8-10d)	2	1-1	1-1	2-0	50%
Bye+ (11+d)	1	0-0-1	1-0	0-1	100%

Betting Profile Heatmap

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

By month

SepATS 2-13 G

OctATS 2-35 G

NovATS 2-0-13 G

DecATS 3-14 G

JanATS 1-12 G

By day of week

ThuATS 0-0-11 G

SunATS 10-515 G

MonATS 0-11 G

By season half

First half (W1-9)ATS 4-48 G

Second half (W10+)ATS 6-2-19 G

By surface

GrassATS 2-35 G

TurfATS 8-3-112 G

By site role

No data.

By group

Same divisionATS 3-2-16 G

Same conferenceATS 4-26 G

Inter-conferenceATS 3-25 G

By environment

OutdoorATS 2-46 G

DomeATS 7-2-110 G

Retractable (open)ATS 1-01 G

By venue type

Domestic homeATS 5-2-18 G

Domestic roadATS 5-49 G

By travel distance

Home (0 mi)ATS 5-2-18 G

Short (<500)ATS 2-24 G

Medium (500-1500)ATS 2-13 G

Long (1500+)ATS 1-12 G

By rest days

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

Standard (5-7d)ATS 7-512 G

Long week (8-10d)ATS 1-12 G

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

By opponent SRS

Elite (1-8)ATS 2-02 G

Above avg (9-16)ATS 2-46 G

Below avg (17-24)ATS 5-16 G

Weak (25-32)ATS 1-1-13 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 11.4 ptsBias +0.0 pts (Vegas priced this team accurately)

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)	6-11	0.524 #6	18.3	23.9	-40.89	-77.49
Detroit Lions (DET)	3-13-1	0.528 #5	19.1	27.5	6.87	-176.03
Green Bay Packers (GB)	13-4	0.479 #25	26.5	21.8	185.17	-67.13
Minnesota Vikings (MIN)	8-9	0.507 #16	25.0	25.1	72.05	-86.30

Insights

A look at how the 2021 Detroit Lions ranked among the league's 32 teams in efficiency: Strengths: defensive stuffed rate forced (3rd of 32), defensive yards before contact per carry allowed (3rd of 32), and offensive avg wr separation (6th of 32). Weaknesses: defensive epa per play allowed (32nd of 32), defensive pass yards allowed per play (32nd of 32), and defensive pass yards allowed per play (32nd of 32).


Drives	178	183.56	-5.56	#23
Plays / Drive	6.10	6.04	+0.06	#14
Yds / Drive	30.80	31.81	-1.01	#20
Points / Drive	1.81	2.06	-0.25	#22
Score %	34.30	37.91	-3.61	#22
Turnover %	12.90	11.53	+1.38	#22


Rush Att	427	452.91	-25.91	#21
Rush Yds	1886	1,959.19	-73.19	#19
Rush Y/A	4.40	4.31	+0.09	#11
Rush TD	12	15.78	-3.78	#24
EXP Pts Rush	-21.10	4.81	-25.91	#27


Drives	180	183.56	-3.56	#13
Plays / Drive	6.30	6.06	+0.24	#23
Yds / Drive	35.70	31.78	+3.92	#30
Points / Drive	2.54	2.06	+0.48	#31
Score %	47.80	37.88	+9.92	#31
Turnover %	10.60	11.51	-0.91	#22


Rush Att	518	452.91	+65.09	#29
Rush Yds	2296	1,959.19	+336.81	#28
Rush Y/A	4.40	4.32	+0.08	#20
Rush TD	19	15.78	+3.22	#26
EXP Pts Rush	-25.93	-4.81	-21.12	#26


2018	38.3	-98.1	-59.7
2019	31.1	-137.6	-106.5
2020	94.8	-283.0	-188.3
2021	6.9	-176.0	-169.2

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