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Detroit Lions

2026 Season · Through Week 2 · Updated Sep 18, 2026
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Detroit Lions

NFC North
Detroit Lions
1-1 · 3rd NFC North
Off EPA 11th · Def EPA 24th · TO Diff +2
Schedule & Results1-1
W19/13
NO
W31-30
W29/17
@BUF
L31-41
W39/27
NYJ
SUN1:00
W410/4
@CAR
SUN8:20
W510/11
@ARI
SUN4:25
W6
BYE
W710/25
GB
SUN4:25
W811/1
MIN
SUN1:00
W911/8
@MIA
SUN1:00
W1011/15
NE
SUN9:30
W1111/22
TB
SUN1:00
W1211/26
CHI
THU1:00
W1312/6
@ATL
SUN1:00
W1412/13
TEN
SUN1:00
W1512/20
@MIN
SUN8:20
W1612/28
NYG
MON8:15
W171/3
@CHI
SUN4:25
W181/10
@GB
SUN1:00

Passing Attack

The passing offense ranks 10th in EPA/play (+0.236) through Week 2.

J.Goff2 GP · 85 DB
EPA/DB
+0.22
CPOE
+1.49
Success%
51.2%
Passer Rtg
113.2
PosNameTgtRecYardsTDTgt ShareEPA/TgtYPRR
WRA.St. Brown2719209435.1%+0.43—
TES.LaPorta1511100119.5%+0.58—
RBJ.Gibbs131191116.9%+0.24—
WRJ.Williams13678016.9%+0.15—
WRI.TeSlaa622607.8%+0.20—
RBS.Vaki222402.6%+0.60—
TEB.Wright11501.3%-0.20—
See full QB Rankings →

Ground Game

The rush offense ranks 25th in EPA (-0.092) through Week 2.

EPA by Run Gap

NameCarriesYds/CarryEPA/CarrySuccess%
J.Gibbs454.6-0.0246.7%
S.Vaki34.7-0.0433.3%
Full Run Gap Breakdown →

Rushing by Down & Distance

Down1-2 yds3-4 yds5-7 yds8-10 yds11+ yds
1st
0.44
1 car
—
-0.24
1 car
-0.09
22 car(NFL: -0.04)
-0.62
1 car
2nd
0.55
3 car
0.44
5 car(NFL: 0.19)
-0.72
2 car
-0.25
9 car(NFL: -0.10)
0.06
2 car
3rd
-1.03
2 car
—
1.74
1 car
—
-1.78
1 car
4th—————
PoorBreak-even (0.00)EliteDashed = <5 carriesNFL avg rush EPA ~-0.06

Situational Efficiency

All Plays
Overall offensive efficiency
12th
135 plays
+0.11
EPA/Play
SR: 47%
Pass%: 61%
Run
-0.09
Pass
+0.24
Early Downs
1st & 2nd down
11th
109 plays
+0.11
EPA/Play
SR: 48%
Pass%: 55%
Run
-0.06
Pass
+0.24
Passing Downs
2nd & 7+ or 3rd & 5+
15th
49 plays
+0.08
EPA/Play
SR: 45%
Pass%: 71%
Run
-0.19
Pass
+0.19
Short Yardage
3rd/4th & 2 or less
19th
4 plays
-0.20
EPA/Play
SR: 50%
Pass%: 50%
Run
-1.03
Pass
+0.63
Red Zone
Inside the 20
11th
28 plays
+0.36
EPA/Play
SR: 57%
Pass%: 54%
Run
-0.00
Pass
+0.67
Goal Line
Inside the 5
10th
9 plays
+0.58
EPA/Play
SR: 78%
Pass%: 44%
Run
+0.45
Pass
+0.75
Late & Close
WP 25-75%, last 15 min
4th
12 plays
+0.37
EPA/Play
SR: 67%
Pass%: 58%
Run
+0.18
Pass
+0.51

Defense

Def EPA/Play
+0.150
24th
Def Pass EPA
+0.161
21st
Def Rush EPA
+0.134
28th
Def Success Rate
48.1%
27th

Run Defense by Gap

Opponents target the M gap most (18 carries). Best defended: RG (-0.313 EPA/carry).

LE
4 car-0.02
LT
7 car-0.09
LG
7 car+0.38
M
18 car+0.31
RG
5 car-0.31
RT
7 car+0.01
RE
2 car+0.64

NFC North

Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
1-0
Off:1stDef:26th
Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
1-0
Off:18thDef:10th
Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
0-1
Off:23rdDef:15th