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The Detroit Lions (9-8) vanished disconnected an wide disappointing play pinch a 19-16 triumph complete nan Chicago Bears Sunday astatine Soldier Field to salvage a winning grounds for nan 4th consecutive year.
While nan Lions ne'er trailed, they ne'er genuinely sewage comfortable and coughed up a 16-point lead successful nan 4th fourth and needed a game-winning section extremity from Jake Bates arsenic clip expired.
But, aft 3 weeks of unfortunate performances nan Lions snapped their longest skid since 2022 pinch a triumph that saw them station a 75.7 wide Pro Football Focus people — nan highest since a Week 14 triumph complete nan Dallas Cowboys.
Even though nan discourtesy ne'er exploded, their ratio was cardinal and earned a 76.0 wide people from PFF. Quarterback Jared Goff’s 331-yard capacity connected 64.3% passing resulted successful Detroit’s fourth-best passing people of nan year, astatine 78.0.
Despite holding nan Bears scoreless done 3 quarters and to 270 full yards, Detroit’s defense didn’t people retired rather arsenic good pinch an wide people of 65.4
It was really nan second-lowest protect people for nan Lions successful a triumph this season.
See beneath for much connected nan PFF grades and rundown of nan threat counts:
*PFF evaluates each subordinate connected each play successful aggregate facets of nan game, specified arsenic passing, rushing, receiving, walk blocking, tally defense, etc. It is important to statement that PFF doesn’t guidelines its people connected nan result of nan play, but rather what a subordinate attempts to do connected a fixed play.
Five highest-graded defenders (with astatine slightest 10 snaps): DE Aidan Hutchinson (91.7), S Avonte Maddox (84.9), S Daniel Thomas (80.8), CB Rock Ya-Sin (77.6), DL Tyleik Williams (70.1)
Five-lowest graded defenders (with astatine slightest 10 snaps): LB Malcolm Rodriguez (26.0), DL Tyler Lacy (45.6), LB Derrick Barnes (47.4), DE Marcus Davenport (48.8), CB Amik Robertson (52.5)
Five highest-graded violative players (with astatine slightest 10 snaps): WR Kalif Raymond (91.0), WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (89.2), QB Jared Goff (78.2), RB David Montgomery (77.2), WR Jameson Williams (75.5)
Five lowest-graded violative players (with astatine slightest 10 snaps): OL Christian Mahogany (42.8), TE Shane Zylstra (46.7), TE Anthony Firkser (50.1), OL Chris Hubbard (52.7), OL Graham Glasgow (55.6)
*Down some their starting safeties, nan Lions sewage a really value showing from Avonte Maddox and Daniel Thomas successful nan secondary. The veterans whitethorn not person been expected to return connected awesome roles down nan stretch, but they showed up successful Week 18, combining for 10 tackles and Maddox grabbing a prime against Caleb Williams. Maddox earned an 84.9 protect people and Thomas an 80.8, each among nan apical marks for nan team.
*Helping push Goff’s capacity was a beardown effort from nan Detroit receivers. Amon-Ra St. Brown (89.2) had a team-high 139 receiving yards pinch Jameson Williams (75.5) adding 74 connected six catches and Kalif Raymond (91.0) having an businesslike nighttime pinch 52 yards connected 3 receptions. The unit’s 79.4 receiving people was nan fourth-best of nan season.
*Aidan Hutchinson vanished disconnected an awesome play arsenic a walk rusher, coming backmost from a important wounded that trim past play short aft 5 games. The prima separator rusher had six tackles, 2 backmost hits and a sack against Chicago. His 90.5 pass-rushing people for Week 18 puts him astatine a 92.2 people for nan season. That’s bully for 3rd successful nan NFL among separator rushers, down Myles Garrett (93.3) and Micah Parsons (92.9).
OFFENSE (Out of 73)
OL Graham Glasgow -- 73 (100%)
OL Tate Ratledge -- 73 (100%)
OL Taylor Decker -- 73 (100%)
OL Chris Hubbard -- 73 (100%)
QB Jared Goff -- 73 (100%)
OL Christian Mahogany -- 70 (96%)
WR Amon-Ra St. Brown -- 69 (95%)
WR Jameson Williams -- 69 (95%)
RB Jahmyr Gibbs -- 52 (71%)
TE Anthony Firkser -- 51 (70%)
WR Isaac TeSlaa -- 44 (60%)
RB David Montgomery -- 31 (42%)
TE Shane Zylstra -- 30 (41%)
WR Kalif Raymond -- 14 (19%)
OL Miles Frazier -- 3 (4%)
TE Zach Horton -- 3 (4%)
OL Dan Skipper -- 1 (1%)
WR Tom Kennedy -- 1 (1%)
DEFENSE (Out of 55)
LB Jack Campbell -- 55 (100%)
LB Derrick Barnes -- 55 (100%)
DB Avonte Maddox -- 54 (98%)
CB Rock Ya-Sin -- 53 (96%)
DE Aidan Hutchinson -- 43 (78%)
LB Malcolm Rodriguez -- 40 (73%)
DL Roy Lopez -- 34 (62%)
CB Amik Robertson -- 33 (60%)
CB D.J. Reed -- 33 (60%)
DL DJ Reader -- 29 (53%)
DE Marcus Davenport -- 29 (53%)
S Daniel Thomas -- 28 (51%)
S Jalen Mills -- 27 (49%)
DL Mekhi Wingo -- 22 (40%)
DL Tyleik Williams -- 20 (36%)
DL Tyler Lacy -- 17 (31%)
DE Al-Quadin Muhammad -- 17 (31%)
LB Trevor Nowaske -- 8 (15%)
DE Tyrus Wheat -- 8 (15%)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Malcolm Rodriguez -- 14 (70%)
Trevor Nowaske -- 14 (70%)
Sione Vaki -- 14 (70%)
Grant Stuard -- 14 (70%)
Jacob Saylors -- 14 (70%)
Anthony Firkser -- 13 (65%)
Shane Zylstra -- 11 (55%)
Khalil Dorsey -- 11 (55%)
K Jake Bates -- 11 (55%)
P Jack Fox -- 8 (40%)
LS Hogan Hatten -- 8 (40%)
Nick Whiteside -- 8 (40%)
Tyrus Wheat -- 8 (40%)
Graham Glasgow -- 6 (30%)
Tate Ratledge -- 6 (30%)
Christian Mahogany -- 6 (30%)
Miles Frazier -- 6 (30%)
Dan Skipper -- 6 (30%)
Michael Niese -- 6 (30%)
Jack Campbell -- 5 (25%)
Daniel Thomas -- 5 (25%)
Mekhi Wingo -- 5 (25%)
Kalif Raymond -- 4 (20%)
Tom Kennedy -- 4 (20%)
Avonte Maddox -- 4 (20%)
Arthur Maulet -- 4 (20%)
Zach Horton -- 3 (15%)
Derrick Barnes -- 2 (10%)
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