NFC North · 2004
Detroit Lions
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.071
- Success rate39.8%
- EPA / dropback-0.086
- EPA / rush-0.046
- Explosive rate9.0%
- Third-down rate32.3%
- Red-zone TD rate51.0%
- Points / drive1.23
- Turnover rate1.9%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.013
- Success rate allowed43.4%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.102
- EPA / rush allowed-0.108
- Explosive rate allowed7.9%
- Pressure rate (proxy)6.0%
- Sack rate6.0%
- Points / drive allowed1.62
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.071 · 33th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.013 · 71th %ile
Form
The shape of the season
Rolling four-week EPA per play. The aggregate hides collapses and surges; this shows them.
4-week rolling EPA/play — up is good for both lines.
- Offense
- Defense (prevented)
Betting profile
Against the number
Settled against closing lines. Descriptive, not predictive.
Roster
56 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Joey Harrington | QB | 27 | 6'4" 220 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 5 | Rick Mirer | QB | 34 | 6'3" 210 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 8 | Mike McMahon | QB | 25 | 6'2" 215 | 3 | — | ACT |
Backs & receivers14
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Scottie Vines | WR | 25 | 6'2" 203 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 11 | Roy Williams | WR | 24 | 6'2" 212 | R | — | ACT |
| 21 | Artose Pinner | RB | 26 | 5'10" 235 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 24 | Shawn Bryson | RB | 29 | 6'1" 230 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 30 | Cory Schlesinger | FB | 32 | 6'0" 247 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 33 | Stephen Trejo | FB | 28 | 6'2" 250 | 3 | — | TRD |
| 33 | Stephen Trejo | FB | 28 | 6'2" 250 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 34 | Kevin Jones | RB | 22 | 5'11" 225 | R | — | ACT |
| 81 | Az-Zahir Hakim | WR | 27 | 5'10" 185 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 82 | Casey Fitzsimmons | TE | 25 | 6'4" 258 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 84 | Tai Streets | WR | 27 | 6'3" 207 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 86 | Stephen Alexander | TE | 30 | 6'4" 250 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 87 | David Kircus | WR | 24 | 6'2" 190 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 88 | Reginald Swinton | WR | 29 | 6'0" 182 | 6 | — | ACT |
Offensive line11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Dominic Raiola | C | 27 | 6'1" 295 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 62 | David Loverne | G | 28 | 6'3" 299 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 65 | Damien Woody | G | 28 | 6'3" 325 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 67 | Don Muhlbach | C | 23 | 6'5" 262 | R | Texas A&M | ACT |
| 68 | Tyrone Hopson | G | 28 | 6'2" 294 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 70 | Sean Bubin | T | 23 | 6'6" 306 | R | — | ACT |
| 71 | Victor Rogers | T | 27 | 6'6" 330 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 73 | Stockar McDougle | T | 27 | 6'6" 335 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 75 | Matt Joyce | T | 32 | 6'7" 300 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 76 | Jeff Backus | T | 28 | 6'5" 305 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 79 | Kelly Butler | T | 22 | 6'7" 324 | R | — | ACT |
Defensive front14
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Earl Holmes | MLB | 31 | 6'2" 242 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 52 | James Davis | OLB | 25 | 6'1" 240 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 54 | Teddy Lehman | OLB | 24 | 6'1" 240 | R | — | ACT |
| 55 | Donte' Curry | OLB | 26 | 6'1" 240 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 58 | Wali Rainer | MLB | 27 | 6'2" 240 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 59 | Alex Lewis | OLB | 23 | 5'11" 235 | R | — | ACT |
| 72 | Dan Wilkinson | DT | 31 | 6'4" 335 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 78 | Cory Redding | DT | 25 | 6'4" 290 | 1 | Texas | ACT |
| 92 | Shaun Rogers | DT | 25 | 6'4" 345 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 93 | Kelvin Pritchett | DT | 36 | 6'3" 330 | 13 | — | ACT |
| 94 | Marcus Bell | DT | 25 | 6'2" 326 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 95 | Jared DeVries | DE | 28 | 6'4" 275 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 96 | James Hall | DE | 27 | 6'2" 280 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 98 | Kalimba Edwards | DE | 26 | 6'6" 265 | 2 | — | ACT |
Secondary12
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Fernando Bryant | CB | 27 | 5'11" 175 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 28 | Bracy Walker | SS | 35 | 6'0" 202 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 29 | Chris Cash | CB | 24 | 5'10" 185 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 31 | Brock Marion | FS | 34 | 6'0" 200 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 32 | Dre' Bly | CB | 27 | 5'10" 185 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 35 | Andre' Goodman | CB | 26 | 5'10" 185 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 36 | Vernon Fox | SS | 26 | 5'10" 200 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 38 | Keith Smith | CB | 24 | 5'11" 191 | R | — | ACT |
| 39 | Mike Echols | CB | 27 | 5'10" 185 | 2 | — | TRC |
| 39 | Mike Echols | CB | 27 | 5'10" 185 | 2 | — | TRD |
| 39 | Mike Echols | CB | 27 | 5'10" 185 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 42 | Terrence Holt | FS | 24 | 6'2" 208 | 1 | — | ACT |
Specialists2
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nick Harris | P | 26 | 6'2" 218 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 4 | Jason Hanson | K | 34 | 5'11" 190 | 12 | — | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Bears | W 20-16 | +1.5 | -0.136 |
| 2 | vs Texans | W 28-16 | -3 | +0.118 |
| 3 | vs Eagles | L 13-30 | +4.5 | -0.193 |
| 5 | @ Falcons | W 17-10 | +6.5 | +0.002 |
| 6 | vs Packers | L 10-38 | -3 | -0.577 |
| 7 | @ Giants | W 28-13 | +7 | +0.344 |
| 8 | @ Cowboys | L 21-31 | +3 | +0.088 |
| 9 | vs Commanders | L 10-17 | -3.5 | -0.143 |
| 10 | @ Jaguars | L 17-23 | +3.5 | -0.375 |
| 11 | @ Vikings | L 19-22 | +8 | -0.016 |
| 12 | vs Colts | L 9-41 | +8.5 | -0.214 |
| 13 | vs Cardinals | W 26-12 | -6 | +0.001 |
| 14 | @ Packers | L 13-16 | +9 | +0.000 |
| 15 | vs Vikings | L 27-28 | +3 | +0.144 |
| 16 | vs Bears | W 19-13 | -6 | -0.209 |
| 17 | @ Titans | L 19-24 | -2.5 | -0.053 |