Detroit Lions
2025 Season · Through Week 18 · Updated Mar 28, 2026
Detroit Lions
9-8NFC·NFC North
6thinOff EPA(+0.075)13thinDef EPA(-0.016)
Passing Attack
The passing offense ranks 5th in EPA/play (+0.168) through Week 18.
J.Goff17 GP · 619 DB
EPA/DB
+0.18
CPOE
+1.78
Success%
51.8%
Passer Rtg
105.8
| Pos | Name | Tgt | Rec | Yards | TD | Tgt Share | EPA/Tgt | YPRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | A.St. Brown | 172 | 117 | 1401 | 11 | 31.3% | +0.32 | 2.65 |
| WR | J.Williams | 102 | 65 | 1109 | 7 | 18.5% | +0.55 | 2.01 |
| RB | J.Gibbs | 94 | 77 | 613 | 5 | 17.1% | +0.19 | 1.50 |
| TE | S.LaPorta | 49 | 40 | 489 | 3 | 8.9% | +0.74 | 1.92 |
| WR | K.Raymond | 30 | 24 | 289 | 1 | 5.5% | +0.51 | 1.42 |
| RB | D.Montgomery | 29 | 24 | 192 | 0 | 5.3% | +0.11 | 0.94 |
| WR | I.TeSlaa | 27 | 16 | 239 | 6 | 4.9% | +0.66 | 0.88 |
| TE | B.Wright | 22 | 14 | 108 | 2 | 4.0% | -0.09 | 0.67 |
| TE | A.Firkser | 10 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 1.8% | +0.16 | 0.48 |
| TE | R.Dwelley | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.9% | -0.51 | 0.18 |
| TE | S.Zylstra | 5 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0.9% | -0.37 | 0.22 |
| WR | T.Kennedy | 4 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0.7% | +1.13 | 1.44 |
| TE | G.Ricci | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% | -0.90 | 0.00 |
Ground Game
The rush offense ranks 25th in EPA (-0.056), running through the RE gap most effectively through Week 18.
EPA by Run Gap
| Name | Carries | Yds/Carry | EPA/Carry | Success% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Gibbs | 243 | 5.0 | -0.01 | 39.9% |
| D.Montgomery | 157 | 4.6 | +0.01 | 43.3% |
| J.Williams | 6 | 2.0 | -0.24 | 33.3% |
| J.Goff | 3 | 1.7 | +0.40 | 100.0% |
| C.Reynolds | 3 | 1.3 | -0.79 | 0.0% |
| A.St. Brown | 3 | 3.0 | +0.19 | 33.3% |
| K.Raymond | 2 | 9.5 | +0.78 | 100.0% |
| J.Saylors | 2 | 5.5 | -0.53 | 0.0% |
| G.Stuard | 1 | 0.0 | -2.79 | 0.0% |
| M.Cunningham | 1 | 1.0 | -0.50 | 0.0% |
| S.Vaki | 1 | 4.0 | -0.88 | 0.0% |
Rushing by Down & Distance
| Down | 1-2 yds | 3-4 yds | 5-7 yds | 8-10 yds | 11+ yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | -0.09 5 car(NFL: 0.03) | -0.00 2 car | 0.43 5 car(NFL: 0.10) | -0.06 205 car(NFL: -0.08) | -0.07 9 car(NFL: -0.17) |
| 2nd | 0.35 32 car(NFL: 0.03) | -0.18 15 car(NFL: -0.01) | 0.02 45 car(NFL: -0.02) | -0.01 43 car(NFL: -0.15) | -0.07 12 car(NFL: -0.13) |
| 3rd | -0.22 20 car(NFL: 0.03) | -0.14 15 car(NFL: 0.07) | 0.43 3 car | -2.40 3 car | -1.04 4 car |
| 4th | 0.10 7 car(NFL: 0.53) | -3.23 1 car | — | — | — |
PoorBreak-even (0.00)EliteDashed = <5 carriesNFL avg rush EPA ~-0.06
Situational Efficiency
All Plays
Overall offensive efficiency
7th
1050 plays
+0.08
EPA/Play
SR: 45%
Pass%: 59%
Run
-0.04
Pass
+0.17
Early Downs
1st & 2nd down
4th
806 plays
+0.10
EPA/Play
SR: 46%
Pass%: 53%
Run
-0.00
Pass
+0.19
Passing Downs
2nd & 7+ or 3rd & 5+
11th
339 plays
+0.05
EPA/Play
SR: 38%
Pass%: 76%
Run
-0.14
Pass
+0.11
Short Yardage
3rd/4th & 2 or less
19th
58 plays
+0.11
EPA/Play
SR: 60%
Pass%: 53%
Run
-0.14
Pass
+0.32
Red Zone
Inside the 20
3rd
190 plays
+0.14
EPA/Play
SR: 41%
Pass%: 53%
Run
+0.06
Pass
+0.22
Goal Line
Inside the 5
13th
48 plays
+0.11
EPA/Play
SR: 44%
Pass%: 46%
Run
+0.16
Pass
+0.06
Late & Close
WP 25-75%, last 15 min
27th
54 plays
-0.09
EPA/Play
SR: 37%
Pass%: 69%
Run
+0.34
Pass
-0.29
Defense
Def EPA/Play
-0.016
13thDef Pass EPA
-0.005
14thDef Rush EPA
-0.030
17thDef Success Rate
41.0%
9thRun Defense by Gap
Opponents target the M gap most (103 carries).
LE
43 car+0.09
LT
63 car-0.01
LG
35 car+0.05
M
103 car-0.17
RG
38 car-0.03
RT
56 car-0.03
RE
57 car+0.08
