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Detroit Lions Stats

2026 record: 4-2. Stats through Week 7.

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#14raw power rank

#15opponent-adjusted rank

#21schedule strength rank

Overall

Metric	Value	NFL rank	Adjusted	Adjusted rank	League average	Source status
EPA/playExpected points added per offensive play.	0.142	#4	0.135	#4	0.010	Derived
Success rateShare of plays that produced positive EPA.	49.2%	#2	49.2%	#2	42.9%	Derived
Points/drivePoints scored per offensive drive.	2.921	#2	2.901	#3	2.138	Derived
Yards/playScrimmage yards gained per offensive play.	6.23	#4	6.21	#5	5.57	Derived
Scoring margin/gameAverage point differential per game.	3.167	#9	3.921	#9	0.016	Derived
Turnover rateTurnovers per offensive play.	0.8%	#3	0.8%	#3	2.0%	Derived
Explosive-play rateShare of plays ending in a 20-plus-yard pass or run.	5.8%	#15	5.6%	#18	5.5%	Derived
Scoring drive rateShare of offensive drives ending with a score.	50.8%	#2	50.3%	#2	40.0%	Derived

Metric	Value	NFL rank	Adjusted	Adjusted rank	League average	Source status
Pass EPA/dropbackExpected points added per pass attempt or sack.	0.317	#1	0.301	#2	0.060	Derived
Pass success rateShare of dropbacks producing positive EPA.	51.5%	#2	51.5%	#2	44.5%	Derived
Net yards/dropbackPassing yards plus sack yards divided by dropbacks.	7.21	#6	7.16	#7	6.21	Derived
Completion %Completed passes divided by attempts.	67.3%	#6	67.1%	#7	64.1%	Derived
CPOECompletion percentage over expected.	1.0%	#13	0.7%	#18	0.5%	Derived
Sack rateSacks suffered per dropback.	5.1%	#11	5.2%	#11	6.4%	Derived
INT rateInterceptions per pass attempt.	0.0%	#1	0.1%	#1	2.1%	Derived
Air yards/dropbackTargeted air yards per dropback.	7.52	#13	7.46	#14	7.24	Derived
YAC/completionYards after catch per completed pass.	5.01	#19	5.03	#18	5.22	Derived
20+ passes/gameCompletions gaining at least 20 yards per game.	3.50	#6	3.37	#9	2.88	Derived
40+ passes/gameCompletions gaining at least 40 yards per game.	0.67	#10	0.60	#13	0.56	Derived
Pass first downs/gamePassing first downs per game.	14.67	#1	14.39	#2	11.19	Derived

Metric	Value	NFL rank	Adjusted	Adjusted rank	League average	Source status
Pass EPA/dropback allowedOpponent expected points added per dropback.	0.207	#28	0.188	#28	0.063	Derived
Pass success allowedOpponent pass success rate.	47.5%	#26	47.1%	#25	44.7%	Derived
Net yards/dropback allowedOpponent net passing yards per dropback.	6.28	#16	6.26	#17	6.23	Derived
Completion % allowedOpponent completion percentage.	66.7%	#27	66.8%	#27	64.2%	Derived
CPOE allowedOpponent completion percentage over expected.	4.2%	#28	4.7%	#28	0.5%	Derived
Defensive sack rateDefensive sacks per opponent dropback.	7.5%	#7	7.5%	#9	6.2%	Derived
Defensive INT rateDefensive interceptions per opponent attempt.	1.6%	#20	1.7%	#19	2.1%	Derived
Air yards/dropback allowedOpponent air yards per dropback.	8.31	#28	8.30	#29	7.25	Derived
YAC/completion allowedOpponent yards after catch per completion.	3.70	#1	3.71	#1	5.20	Derived
20+ passes allowed/gameOpponent 20-plus-yard completions per game.	4.83	#32	4.86	#32	2.89	Derived
40+ passes allowed/gameOpponent 40-plus-yard completions per game.	0.67	#22	0.68	#24	0.56	Derived
Pass first downs allowed/gameOpponent passing first downs per game.	15.83	#31	15.72	#32	11.24	Derived

Metric	Value	NFL rank	Adjusted	Adjusted rank	League average	Source status
Rush EPA/attemptExpected points added per rushing attempt.	-0.109	#24	-0.101	#23	-0.062	Derived
Rush success rateShare of runs producing positive EPA.	46.0%	#3	46.0%	#3	40.6%	Derived
Yards/carryRushing yards per carry.	4.23	#13	4.32	#12	4.14	Derived
Stuff rateShare of runs stopped at or behind the line.	22.7%	#28	22.1%	#27	19.6%	Derived
Short-yardage conversionConversion rate with two or fewer yards to go.	69.0%	#17	68.9%	#17	68.9%	Derived
Rush first downs/gameRushing first downs per game.	7.50	#9	7.56	#10	6.53	Derived
10+ runs/gameRuns gaining at least 10 yards per game.	3.50	#8	3.54	#8	2.74	Derived
20+ runs/gameRuns gaining at least 20 yards per game.	0.33	#24	0.35	#25	0.58	Derived
Rush yards/gameRushing yards per game.	115.0	#16	119.4	#13	111.2	Derived

Metric	Value	NFL rank	Adjusted	Adjusted rank	League average	Source status
Rush EPA/attempt allowedOpponent expected points added per rush.	-0.058	#20	-0.067	#15	-0.061	Derived
Rush success allowedOpponent rushing success rate.	39.3%	#10	38.3%	#7	40.6%	Derived
Yards/carry allowedOpponent yards per carry.	4.10	#17	4.01	#17	4.15	Derived
Defensive stuff rateShare of opponent runs stopped at or behind the line.	19.3%	#15	19.5%	#14	19.6%	Derived
Short-yardage allowedOpponent short-yardage conversion rate.	77.8%	#29	78.2%	#29	68.1%	Derived
Rush first downs allowed/gameOpponent rushing first downs per game.	7.17	#22	6.78	#20	6.51	Derived
10+ runs allowed/gameOpponent 10-plus-yard runs per game.	3.00	#18	2.86	#18	2.73	Derived
20+ runs allowed/gameOpponent 20-plus-yard runs per game.	0.83	#24	0.81	#24	0.57	Derived
Rush yards allowed/gameOpponent rushing yards per game.	99.2	#12	93.6	#9	111.2	Derived

Metric	Value	NFL rank	Adjusted	Adjusted rank	League average	Source status
Special teams EPA/gameExpected points added by kicking, punting, and returns.	1.521	#10	1.698	#8	1.046	Derived
Field goal %Made field goals divided by attempts.	100.0%	#1	99.6%	#3	84.2%	Derived
FG % from 40-49Field goal rate from 40 through 49 yards.	100.0%	#1	97.7%	#13	82.7%	Derived
FG % from 50+Field goal rate from 50 yards or longer.	100.0%	#1	99.0%	#7	67.4%	Derived
Extra point %Made extra points divided by attempts.	100.0%	#1	100.0%	#1	94.5%	Derived
Net punt yardsNet punt yards per punt.	43.19	#10	43.37	#9	41.89	Derived
Punts inside 20Share of punts downed inside the opponent 20.	42.9%	#15	42.0%	#16	42.2%	Derived
Punt touchback rateShare of punts ending in a touchback.	9.5%	#23	10.0%	#25	6.9%	Derived
Punt return averagePunt return yards per return.	14.44	#3	14.13	#4	10.07	Derived
Kick return averageKickoff return yards per return.	25.04	#22	25.21	#22	25.98	Derived
Blocks/gameBlocked punts, field goals, and extra points per game.	0.17	#1	0.17	#2	0.07	Derived
Return TD/gameSpecial-teams touchdowns per game.	0.00	#3	0.00	#3	0.01	Derived

Metric	Value	NFL rank	Adjusted	Adjusted rank	League average	Source status
Third-down conversionOffensive third downs converted.	39.1%	#17	38.9%	#17	39.9%	Derived
Fourth-down conversionOffensive fourth downs converted.	61.5%	#13	57.7%	#15	53.2%	Derived
Red-zone TD rateRed-zone drives ending in touchdowns.	61.1%	#6	62.1%	#4	53.4%	Derived
Goal-to-go TD rateGoal-to-go drives ending in touchdowns.	84.6%	#8	83.5%	#9	74.1%	Derived
Two-minute success ratePositive-EPA plays inside the final two minutes of a half.	43.5%	#6	44.6%	#5	37.5%	Derived
Penalties/gameAccepted team penalties per game.	6.67	#9	6.43	#8	7.37	Derived
Penalty yards/gamePenalty yards per game.	51.3	#7	48.5	#5	60.0	Derived
Average starting field positionAverage yards from the team goal line at drive start.	49.2	#7	48.7	#8	47.3	Derived
Turnover margin/gameTakeaways minus giveaways per game.	0.500	#9	0.492	#10	0.008	Derived
QB hit rateDefensive quarterback hits per opponent dropback.	19.0%	#7	19.5%	#7	16.7%	Derived

Last-four form More stable 3-1 over the last 4 games; 3 opponents were held below 100 rushing yards. Sample: 4.
Turnover dependence Mixed 0.5 turnover margin per game. Extreme turnover margins tend to fluctuate. Sample: 6.
One-score results Mixed 3-1 in games decided by eight points or fewer. Sample: 4.
Efficiency consistency Mixed Week-to-week EPA/play variation is 0.132. Lower variation indicates more consistent efficiency. Sample: 6.

Week	Opponent	Result	Points	EPA/play	Rush yards	Rush yards allowed	Turnover margin
7	GB	W	20-17	-0.096	119	60	-1
5	ARI	W	45-21	0.326	163	56	+1
4	CAR	L	26-32	0.176	46	127	0
3	NYJ	W	31-24	0.161	131	58	+1
2	BUF	L	31-41	0.232	66	203	0
1	NO	W	31-30	0.071	165	91	+2

0 out, 0 doubtful, and 2 questionable as of the cached report.

Player	Position	Status	Injury
Cade Mays	C	Questionable	Wrist
Brian Branch	S	Questionable	Achilles