"Detroit had big offensive performances against Chicago (52 points), Baltimore (38), Cleveland (34), and Cincinnati (37). But after that, the Lions offense really struggled with getting drives off the ground, there were a lot of three-and-outs. When Detroit's defense forced a turnover or put the offense into good field position, the offense failed to be opportunistic, sometimes failing to turn plus-field position into any sort of points."
"Dan Campbell took over play-calling duties in Week 10 and the Lions put up 44 points against the Washington Commander. But then they managed just nine points against the Philadelphia Eagles the week after, failing to convert on all five of their fourth-down attempts. Then it happened again against the Green Bay Packers last week, 0-for on fourth down attempts."
"For the defense, the disconnect between the pass rush and the coverage on the backend has created a disjointed and susceptible group. Despite holding up well in run defense over the course of the season (7th in rush defense DVOA), a team that runs as much man coverage as the Lions has not been able to hold up long enough in coverage with the pass rush providing the slowest time to pressure (2.92) in the NFL."
The Lions offense produced several high-scoring performances early under offensive coordinator John Morton but later stalled with frequent three-and-outs and missed opportunities to convert turnovers or favorable field position into points. Dan Campbell assumed play-calling duties in Week 10 and delivered a 44-point game against Washington, followed by a nine-point outing against Philadelphia and multiple failed fourth-down conversions, including 0-for against Green Bay. The defense shows a disconnect between a slow pass rush and backend coverage, creating susceptibility despite strong run defense metrics (7th in rush defense DVOA and a 2.92-second time to pressure).
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