NFC North · 2005
Detroit Lions
Record
5-11
Net EPA
-0.082est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.102
- Success rate38.8%
- EPA / dropback-0.109
- EPA / rush-0.090
- Explosive rate5.7%
- Third-down rate38.8%
- Red-zone TD rate54.3%
- Points / drive1.20
- Turnover rate2.8%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.020
- Success rate allowed42.9%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.032
- EPA / rush allowed-0.083
- Explosive rate allowed9.1%
- Pressure rate (proxy)5.4%
- Sack rate5.4%
- Points / drive allowed1.64
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.102 · 26th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.020 · 64th %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.
ATS
8-8
-3.3 vs line
Home
3-5
Away
5-3
As favorite
3-3
As dog
5-4
O/U
6-10
-0.5 vs total
Roster
54 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Joey Harrington | QB | 28 | 6'4" 220 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 5 | Jeff Garcia | QB | 35 | 6'1" 200 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 9 | Dan Orlovsky | QB | 22 | 6'4" 225 | R | Connecticut | ACT |
Backs & receivers14
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Scottie Vines | WR | 26 | 6'2" 203 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 11 | Roy Williams | WR | 25 | 6'2" 212 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 16 | Troy Edwards | WR | 28 | 5'10" 195 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 18 | Eddie Drummond | WR | 25 | 5'9" 190 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 21 | Artose Pinner | RB | 27 | 5'10" 235 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 24 | Shawn Bryson | FB | 30 | 6'1" 230 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 27 | Paul Smith | FB | 27 | 5'11" 234 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 30 | Cory Schlesinger | FB | 33 | 6'0" 247 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 34 | Kevin Jones | RB | 23 | 5'11" 221 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 49 | Sean McHugh | TE | 23 | 6'5" 262 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 80 | Charles Rogers | WR | 24 | 6'3" 220 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 81 | Marcus Pollard | TE | 33 | 6'3" 247 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 82 | Casey Fitzsimmons | FB | 26 | 6'4" 258 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 88 | Mike Williams | WR | 21 | 6'4" 229 | R | — | ACT |
Offensive line8
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Dominic Raiola | C | 28 | 6'1" 295 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 63 | Brock Gutierrez | C | 33 | 6'3" 304 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 64 | Rick DeMulling | G | 28 | 6'4" 304 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 65 | Damien Woody | G | 29 | 6'3" 325 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 69 | Kyle Kosier | T | 28 | 6'5" 309 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 71 | Victor Rogers | T | 28 | 6'6" 330 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 76 | Jeff Backus | T | 29 | 6'5" 305 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 79 | Kelly Butler | T | 23 | 6'7" 334 | 1 | — | ACT |
Defensive front15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Matt Grootegoed | LB | 23 | 5'10" 218 | R | — | ACT |
| 52 | James Davis | OLB | 26 | 6'2" 240 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 53 | Nate Wayne | OLB | 30 | 6'0" 237 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 55 | Donte' Curry | MLB | 27 | 6'1" 233 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 57 | LeVar Woods | OLB | 27 | 6'3" 245 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 58 | Wali Rainer | MLB | 28 | 6'2" 240 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 72 | Dan Wilkinson | DT | 32 | 6'4" 335 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 75 | Shaun Cody | NT | 22 | 6'4" 293 | R | — | ACT |
| 78 | Cory Redding | DE | 26 | 6'4" 290 | 2 | Texas | ACT |
| 90 | Bill Swancutt | DE | 24 | 6'4" 270 | R | — | ACT |
| 92 | Shaun Rogers | DT | 26 | 6'4" 345 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 94 | Marcus Bell | DT | 26 | 6'2" 339 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 95 | Jared DeVries | DE | 29 | 6'4" 275 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 96 | James Hall | DE | 28 | 6'2" 280 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 98 | Kalimba Edwards | DE | 27 | 6'6" 265 | 3 | — | ACT |
Secondary11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kenoy Kennedy | SS | 29 | 6'1" 215 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 28 | Bracy Walker | SS | 36 | 6'0" 202 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 31 | R.W. McQuarters | CB | 30 | 5'10" 195 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 32 | Dre' Bly | CB | 28 | 5'9" 185 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 33 | Stanley Wilson | CB | 24 | 5'11" 185 | R | — | ACT |
| 35 | Andre' Goodman | CB | 27 | 5'10" 185 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 36 | Vernon Fox | FS | 27 | 5'10" 197 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 38 | Keith Smith | CB | 25 | 5'11" 192 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 40 | Jon McGraw | FS | 26 | 6'3" 206 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 44 | Scott McGarrahan | SS | 31 | 6'1" 200 | 7 | — | TRC |
| 44 | Scott McGarrahan | SS | 31 | 6'1" 200 | 7 | — | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nick Harris | P | 27 | 6'2" 218 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 4 | Jason Hanson | K | 35 | 5'11" 182 | 13 | — | ACT |
| 67 | Don Muhlbach | LS | 24 | 6'4" 256 | 1 | Texas A&M | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Packers | W 17-3 | -3 | -0.063 |
| 2 | @ Bears | L 6-38 | -2.5 | -0.424 |
| 4 | @ Buccaneers | L 13-17 | +6.5 | -0.198 |
| 5 | vs Ravens | W 35-17 | -2 | +0.106 |
| 6 | vs Panthers | L 20-21 | +0 | -0.426 |
| 7 | @ Browns | W 13-10 | +3 | -0.021 |
| 8 | vs Bears | L 13-19 | -3 | -0.134 |
| 9 | @ Vikings | L 14-27 | -1.5 | -0.148 |
| 10 | vs Cardinals | W 29-21 | -4 | +0.154 |
| 11 | @ Cowboys | L 7-20 | +8 | -0.040 |
| 12 | vs Falcons | L 7-27 | +3 | -0.241 |
| 13 | vs Vikings | L 16-21 | +3 | -0.089 |
| 14 | @ Packers | L 13-16 | +5.5 | -0.085 |
| 15 | vs Bengals | L 17-41 | +7.5 | -0.059 |
| 16 | @ Saints | W 13-12 | +3 | -0.089 |
| 17 | @ Steelers | L 21-35 | +15.5 | +0.149 |