NFC North · 2023

Detroit Lions

Record

12-5

Seed

Net EPA

+0.040est.

Efficiency

How this team plays

Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.

Offence

Higher is better.

EPA / play+0.058
Success rate45.9%
EPA / dropback+0.110
EPA / rush-0.014
Explosive rate11.2%
CPOE+1.34
Third-down rate42.4%
Red-zone TD rate65.2%
Points / drive2.29
Turnover rate1.9%

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Defence

Oriented so that further right is always better.

EPA / play allowed-0.008
Success rate allowed43.6%
EPA / dropback allowed+0.080
EPA / rush allowed-0.174
Explosive rate allowed9.0%
Pressure rate (proxy)22.2%
Sack rate5.8%
Points / drive allowed2.08

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Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.058 · 77th %ile

Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.008 · 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

12-5

+0.7 vs line

Home

5-3

Away

7-2

As favorite

10-4

As dog

2-1

O/U

11-6

+3.2 vs total

Roster

84 players

48 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.

Quarterbacks5

Quarterbacks
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
10	Teddy Bridgewater	QB	32	6'2" 215	9	Louisville	ACT
10	Nate Sudfeld	QB	31	6'6" 227	7	Indiana	RES
12	Hendon Hooker	QB	25	6'3" 218	R	Tennessee	INA
16	Jared Goff	QB	30	6'4" 223	7	California	ACT
18	David Blough	QB	28	6'1" 200	4	Purdue	DEV

Backs & receivers24

Backs & receivers
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
5	David Montgomery	RB	26	5'11" 222	4	Iowa State	ACT
8	Josh Reynolds	WR	28	6'3" 196	6	Texas A&M	ACT
9	Jameson Williams	WR	22	6'1" 189	1	Alabama	ACT
11	Kalif Raymond	WR	29	5'8" 182	7	Holy Cross	INA
13	Craig Reynolds	RB	27	5'11" 215	4	Kutztown	ACT
14	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	25	6'0" 195	2	Southern California	ACT
15	Maurice Alexander	WR	26	5'11" 180	3	Florida International	DEV
19	Donovan Peoples-Jones	WR	24	6'2" 208	3	Michigan	ACT
26	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	21	5'9" 200	R	Alabama	ACT
28	Jermar Jefferson	RB	23	5'10" 209	2	Oregon State	DEV
28	Bam Knight	RB	22	5'10" 210	1	North Carolina State	RES
35	Mohamed Ibrahim	RB	25	5'8" 210	R	Minnesota	DEV
37	Jake Funk	RB	25	5'10" 205	2	Maryland	DEV
42	Justin Jackson	RB	27	6'0" 200	5	Northwestern	RET
45	Jason Cabinda	RB	27	6'1" 235	5	Penn State	ACT
80	Antoine Green	WR	25	6'2" 200	R	North Carolina	ACT
82	James Mitchell	TE	24	6'4" 255	1	Virginia Tech	RES
84	Daurice Fountain	WR	29	6'1" 210	5	Northern Iowa	DEV
84	Shane Zylstra	TE	28	6'4" 215	2	Minn. State-Mankato	RES
85	Tom Kennedy	WR	27	5'10" 194	4	Bryant	DEV
86	Zach Ertz	TE	34	6'5" 250	10	Stanford	DEV
86	Anthony Firkser	TE	28	6'2" 246	6	Harvard	ACT
87	Sam LaPorta	TE	22	6'3" 249	R	Iowa	ACT
89	Brock Wright	TE	26	6'5" 255	2	Notre Dame	RES

Offensive line15

Offensive line
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
58	Penei Sewell	OL	24	6'5" 325	2	Oregon	ACT
60	Graham Glasgow	OL	31	6'6" 310	7	Michigan	ACT
62	Michael Niese	OL	25	6'5" 295	1	Temple	DEV
63	Max Pircher	OL	25	6'7" 315	2	No College	DEV
66	Matt Farniok	OL	27	6'5" 330	2	Nebraska	DEV
67	Matt Nelson	OL	29	6'7" 299	4	Iowa	RES
68	Taylor Decker	OL	30	6'7" 318	7	Ohio State	ACT
70	Dan Skipper	OL	30	6'9" 325	6	Arkansas	ACT
71	Michael Schofield	OL	34	6'6" 301	9	Michigan	ACT
72	Halapoulivaati Vaitai	OL	30	6'6" 320	7	Texas Christian	RES
73	Jonah Jackson	OL	26	6'4" 305	3	Ohio State	INA
74	Kayode Awosika	OL	26	6'3" 315	2	Buffalo	ACT
75	Colby Sorsdal	OL	23	6'6" 305	R	William & Mary	ACT
76	Connor Galvin	OL	24	6'7" 302	R	Baylor	DEV
77	Frank Ragnow	OL	27	6'5" 311	5	Arkansas	ACT

Defensive front21

Defensive front
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
34	Alex Anzalone	LB	30	6'3" 240	6	Florida	ACT
41	James Houston	DL	26	6'1" 225	1	Jackson State	ACT
42	Jalen Reeves-Maybin	LB	28	6'1" 233	6	Tennessee	ACT
44	Malcolm Rodriguez	LB	24	5'11" 225	1	Oklahoma State	ACT
46	Jack Campbell	LB	23	6'5" 243	R	Iowa	ACT
50	Mitchell Agude	LB	24	6'5" 255	R	Miami	DEV
52	Raymond Johnson III	DL	27	6'3" 270	2	Georgia Southern	DEV
53	Charles Harris	DL	28	6'3" 250	6	Missouri	INA
54	Alim McNeill	DL	23	6'2" 315	2	North Carolina State	ACT
55	Derrick Barnes	LB	24	6'0" 245	2	Purdue	ACT
57	Anthony Pittman	LB	28	6'3" 240	4	Wayne State, Mich.	ACT
79	John Cominsky	DL	29	6'5" 285	4	Charleston, W. Va.	ACT
90	Chris Smith	DL	25	6'1" 310	R	Notre Dame	DEV
91	Levi Onwuzurike	DL	25	6'3" 293	2	Washington	ACT
92	Tyson Alualu	DL	36	6'3" 304	13	California	ACT
93	Joshua Paschal	DL	25	6'3" 278	1	Kentucky	ACT
94	Benito Jones	DL	27	6'1" 329	3	Mississippi	ACT
95	Romeo Okwara	DL	28	6'4" 263	7	Notre Dame	ACT
97	Aidan Hutchinson	DL	23	6'7" 265	1	Michigan	ACT
98	Brodric Martin	DL	24	6'5" 330	R	Western Kentucky	INA
99	Julian Okwara	LB	27	6'4" 241	3	Notre Dame	DEV

Secondary15

Secondary
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
1	Cameron Sutton	DB	28	5'11" 188	6	Tennessee	ACT
2	C.J. Gardner-Johnson	DB	27	5'11" 208	4	Florida	ACT
4	Emmanuel Moseley	DB	27	5'11" 184	5	Tennessee	RES
6	Ifeatu Melifonwu	DB	24	6'3" 213	2	Syracuse	ACT
21	Tracy Walker III	DB	28	6'1" 210	5	Louisiana-Lafayette	INA
23	Jerry Jacobs	DB	27	5'11" 198	2	Arkansas	RES
24	Steven Gilmore	DB	25	6'0" 170	R	Marshall	INA
25	Will Harris	DB	29	6'1" 207	4	Boston College	ACT
27	Chase Lucas	DB	26	5'11" 176	1	Arizona State	ACT
29	Kindle Vildor	DB	27	5'11" 190	3	Georgia Southern	ACT
30	Khalil Dorsey	DB	25	5'8" 170	3	Northern Arizona	ACT
31	Kerby Joseph	DB	24	6'1" 200	1	Illinois	ACT
32	Brian Branch	DB	23	6'0" 193	R	Alabama	ACT
33	Craig James	DB	27	5'10" 195	5	Southern Illinois	DEV
40	Brandon Joseph	DB	22	6'0" 192	R	Notre Dame	DEV

Specialists4

Specialists
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
3	Jack Fox	P	28	6'2" 224	4	Rice	ACT
17	Mike Badgley	K	28	5'10" 183	5	Miami	ACT
43	Jake McQuaide	LS	37	6'2" 235	12	Ohio State	ACT
47	Scott Daly	LS	29	6'1" 250	5	Notre Dame	RES

Schedule

20 games

Detroit Lions schedule
Wk	Opponent	Result	Spread	EPA/play
1	@ Chiefs	W 21-20	+4	+0.026
2	vs Seahawks	L 31-37	-4.5	-0.033
3	vs Falcons	W 20-6	-3	-0.054
4	@ Packers	W 34-20	-2.5	+0.106
5	vs Panthers	W 42-24	-9.5	+0.253
6	@ Buccaneers	W 20-6	-3	+0.119
7	@ Ravens	L 6-38	+3	-0.156
8	vs Raiders	W 26-14	-7	-0.111
10	@ Chargers	W 41-38	-2.5	+0.429
11	vs Bears	W 31-26	-8	+0.070
12	vs Packers	L 22-29	-8.5	-0.131
13	@ Saints	W 33-28	-4	+0.179
14	@ Bears	L 13-28	-3	-0.166
15	vs Broncos	W 42-17	-5.5	+0.312
16	@ Vikings	W 30-24	-2.5	+0.184
17	@ Cowboys	L 19-20	+5.5	-0.030
18	vs Vikings	W 30-20	-3.5	+0.163
WC	vs Rams	W 24-23	-3.5	+0.170
DIV	vs Buccaneers	W 31-23	-6	+0.173
CON	@ 49ers	L 31-34	+7.5	+0.129