Red zone = inside the opponent's 20. Season totals, descriptive only.
InjuriesEach team's injury report, worst first: red = out, IR or suspended; amber = doubtful; grey = questionable.
Detroit Lions6 listed
4 out2 questionable
Kerby Joseph SKnee · 3h agoOut
Ben Bartch GFoot · 3h agoIR
Devin White LBForearm · 3h agoIR
Tom Kennedy WRKnee - MCL · 3h agoIR
Amon-Ra St. Brown WRAnkle · 3h agoQ · Questionable
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. CBAnkle · 3h agoQ · Questionable
Injury newsOne row per player: his latest change on the report as we saw it, and the statuses he went through. A timeline of the report, not a forecast.◷History
▼Amon-Ra St. Brown WRListed Questionable · AnkleStill listed45 h ago
○Ahmed Hassanein DEOff the report (was Out)46 h ago
▼Ennis Rakestraw Jr. CBListed Questionable · AnkleStill listedOct 25
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○Jackson Meeks WROff the report (was Out)46 h ago
○Seth McLaughlin COff the report (was Out)46 h ago
○Mekhi Wingo DTOff the report (was Out)46 h ago
○Bishop Fitzgerald SOff the report (was Out)46 h ago
○Brian Branch SOff the report (was Out)Oct 24
Times are when the report changed on our end, last 30 days.
ScheduleEvery game this season: results, upcoming kickoffs and spreads, and the model's locked call with its grade.
Props vs DETEveryone's props against this defense and the result: green = over (or yes) hit, red = didn't. Final games only.
Player & date
Result
Line
Odds
Jordan LoveQB
GB @ DET · 10/25
274✕
Over 286.5
-115
Jacoby BrissettQB
DET @ ARI · 10/11
292✓
Over 269.5
-105
Bryce YoungQB
DET @ CAR · 10/4
329✓
Over 244.5
-112
Geno SmithQB
NYJ @ DET · 9/27
321✓
Over 229.5
-111
Full stat sheetEvery measure for DET: offense (left) and defense (right), with league rank of 32 (1 = best).◷History
2026 season
OffenseDefense
Passing
EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback: the best single passing-efficiency number. Defense column: what it allows.
+0.28#3
+0.23#28
Pass success rate
51%#5
49%#27
Explosive pass rateDropbacks gaining 20+ yards.
8.8%#12
10.1%#28
Yards / dropback
7.1#7
6.4#17
Completion % over expectedCompletions above what the throws' difficulty predicts, per attempt. Defense column: what it allows.
+1.0#13
+4.2#27
YAC / completion
4.9#18
3.7#1
Sack rateSacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.
5.0%#11
7.3%#7
Interception rate
0.0%#1
1.6%#20
Rushing
EPA / rushExpected points added per rush. Defense column: what it allows.
−0.08#15
−0.07#19
Rush success rate
48%#3
37%#9
Explosive rush rateRushes of 10+ yards.
13.5%#3
10.1%#20
Yards / rush
4.4#9
4.0#14
Situational
Third-down conversion
39%#18
48%#29
Red-zone touchdown rateDrives reaching the 20 that end in a touchdown.
70%#7
72%#27
Turnovers / game
0.50#3
1.00#20
Detroit Lions · routes and coverage
2024–25 seasons
How the defense plays
Man
51%#2/32
league 40%
Pressure
30%
league 30%
Rushers
4.39
per dropback
Coverage
Share
League
Cover 1
36.5%
29.9%
Cover 3
20.4%
22.7%
Cover 2
16.4%
22.1%
2-man
11.6%
6.2%
Cover 4
6.1%
8.2%
Cover 6
4.0%
4.5%
Cover 0
3.9%
4.2%
Cover 9
1.1%
2.1%
What it has allowed, by route
Route
Tgt
Yds/tgt
AdjYards per target adjusted toward the league average when it rests on few targets.
League
Screen
82
5.6
5.7
5.8
Swing
31
6.0
5.6
5.3
Quick out
199
5.6
5.6
5.5
Slant
61
5.1
6.1
7.2
Hitch / curl
174
7.0
7.0
6.8
Shallow cross
102
6.6
6.6
6.5
Texas / angle
6
4.7
6.3
6.5
In / dig
126
8.8
9.1
9.6
Deep out
95
7.3
7.6
8.0
Corner
74
10.4
10.4
10.4
Post
49
11.8
12.1
12.3
Go
133
11.0
10.7
9.9
Wheel
18
6.2
9.3
10.2
Green: the defense allows fewer yards per target than average on that route (a strength); red: more (a weakness) — matching the panels above.
Where Detroit Lions's targets come from
Screen
12%
Swing
4%
Quick out
17%
Slant
3%
Hitch / curl
21%
Shallow cross
8%
Texas / angle
1%
In / dig
14%
Deep out
6%
Corner
3%
Post
5%
Go
5%
Wheel
1%
Route and coverage labels come from play charting: the route is the targeted receiver's, the coverage is what the defense played on the dropback. Descriptions of games already played, not projections.
Scoring by quarter and halfPoints scored (solid) and allowed (striped) per quarter and half over the last 17 games; tick = league average.◷History
Points in the 1st half:DET scores 51% · allows 43%league 50%
DET trendsRank 1 = highest in the league, even for points against (allowed most). A rank is not a grade.◷History
17 games · Oct 2025 – Oct 2026
Record
9-8
17 games
Points for
27.9
#5 of 32 · league 22.9
Points against
25.6
#8 of 32 · league 23.0
Scoring margin
+2.2
#14 of 32 · league 0.0
Regular season only, the last 17 regular-season games (Oct 2025 – Oct 2026) (6 in 2026, 11 in 2025). Every rank is among the 32 teams with a full sample.
Points by quarter and halfPoints scored and allowed in each quarter, per game. The second half includes overtime.◷History
per game · n = 17
Points in the
For
Against
League avg
1st quarter
3.8#25 of 32
5.2#11 of 32
4.7
2nd quarter
10.4#2 of 32
5.8#21 of 32
6.8
3rd quarter
5.6#11 of 32
7.2#4 of 32
4.8
4th quarter
7.3#8 of 32
7.1#5 of 32
6.4
1st half
14.2#6 of 32
11.0#18 of 32
11.5
2nd half
13.7#7 of 32
14.6#3 of 32
11.5
First half against second halfThe share of a team's points that came before halftime, and the share of the points it allowed.◷History
Measure
DET
League
n
Share of points scored in the 1st half
50.8%#13 of 32
49.8%
17
Share of points allowed in the 1st half
42.9%#30 of 32
49.8%
17
PaceOffensive plays per game, plays the defense faced, and how often the offense dropped back to pass.◷History
Measure
DET
League
n
Plays per game
64.2#5 of 32
60.9
17
Plays faced per game
65.1#3 of 32
60.7
17
Dropback rate
62.0%#9 of 32
59.9%
17
Red zoneDrives that reached the opponent's 20, and how often they ended in a touchdown. Counted by drive.◷History
Measure
DET
League
n
Red-zone trips per game
3.76#5 of 32
3.22
17
Red-zone touchdown rate
60.9%#9 of 32
57.2%
17
Red-zone trips allowed per game
3.29#12 of 32
3.21
17
Red-zone touchdown rate allowed
62.5%#11 of 32
57.3%
17
Home, road, recent form and restSlices of the same games. Ranks compare the same slice across teams; a slice with few games is unranked.◷History
DET
Games
Record
Points for
Points against
Scoring margin
Plays per game
All games
17
9-8
27.9#5 of 32
25.6#8 of 32
+2.2#14 of 32
64.2#5 of 32
At home
9
6-3
28.4#5 of 32
24.9#12 of 32
+3.6#12 of 32
63.7#8 of 32
On the road
8
3-5
27.3#8 of 32
26.5#9 of 32
+0.8#15 of 32
64.9#4 of 32
Last 5 games
5
3-2
30.6#3 of 32
27.0#6 of 32
+3.6#10 of 32
64.4#9 of 32
Short rest
3
0-3
21.7#13 of 16
31.7#2 of 16
−10.0#15 of 16
62.0#8 of 16
Normal rest
8
5-3
31.3#2 of 32
23.3#16 of 32
+8.0#5 of 32
63.8#7 of 32
Long rest
5
3-2
25.6#7 of 12
25.0#4 of 12
+0.6#8 of 12
64.6#3 of 12
Neutral-site games count as neither home nor road. A slice with few games moves a lot from one game; read it with its n.
Roster · 2026 · 11Players at quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end and kicker who recorded a stat for the team in the 2026 season, by position.
Records and scoring from final scores; ranks and tendencies from play-by-play. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.
Amon-Ra St. BrownWR6831.1%
Jahmyr GibbsRB4018.3%
Sam LaPortaTE3917.8%
Jameson WilliamsWR3817.4%
Isaac TeSlaaWR219.6%
Brock WrightTE62.7%
Sione VakiRB52.3%
Jackson MeeksTE10.5%
Tyler ConklinTE10.5%
Detroit Lions6 listed
NONew Orleans SaintsW 31–30DET 69%✓
BUFBuffalo BillsL 31–41BUF 68%✓
NYJNew York JetsW 31–24DET 74%✓
CARCarolina PanthersL 26–32DET 65%✗
ARIArizona CardinalsW 45–21DET 67%✓
GBGreen Bay PackersW 20–17DET 63%✓
MINMinnesota VikingsNextDET -3.5—
MIAMiami DolphinsDET -7—
NENew England PatriotsDET +1.5—
TBTampa Bay Buccaneers——
CHIChicago BearsDET -2.5—
ATLAtlanta Falcons——
TENTennessee Titans——
NYGNew York Giants——
