What it means: Quarterback Jared Goff‘s final regular-season passer rating
Twentyman: It’s impossible to win at the clip the Lions did this year without getting MVP-caliber quarterback play. That’s what the nine-year veteran Goff provided. His passer rating was second behind only Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson (119.6). Goff completed 72.4 percent of his passes (fourth highest in NFL history) and threw 37 touchdowns vs. 12 interceptions. He completed 75 percent of his passes in nine games this season, breaking Tom Brady’s previous record of eight such performances in a season.
What it means: The average rushing yards allowed by the Lions’ defense this season
Twentyman: It’s tough to be a good defense in this league if you can’t stop the run. The Lions were one of only seven teams this season to allow on average less than 100 yards rushing per game. The other six were Baltimore (80.1), Minnesota (93.4), Denver (96.4), Tampa Bay (97.8) Pittsburgh (98.7) and Green Bay (99.4). What do those teams have in common? They are all playoff teams.
Detroit allowed less than 100 yards rushing in 11 games this season and finished as the seventh best scoring defense in the league.
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