538 ELO Rating - Lions end year as '3rd Best' Non Playoff team, (15th best overall)

[tbone413]

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2015-nfl-predictions/

Lions were essentially 'even' to the Washington Redskins this year in terms of ELO. Making them the '3rd Best' Non-Playoff team, and 15th best total in the league.

This isnt any 'breaking news' by any means, we know the Lions ended up finishing the year looking like a remarkably average team...whether thats a positive due to the first 8 games, or a negative due to the 11 win season last year, well that's everyones own decision to make...

 

[cheeno]

Do we get a ribbon that says 'participant'?

 

[tomdalton22]

Do we get a ribbon that says 'participant'?

It's the Lions....they will hang a banner!

 

[cheeno]

2015

3rd Best Non-Playoff Team

Detroit Lions

NFL

 

[mhughes0021]

2015

3rd Best Non-Playoff Team

Detroit Lions

NFL

Arthur Ashe Courage Award

Detroit Lions 2015

"Keep on Believin"

 

[Mitchrapp]

That's one bad award. Since we select 16th in the draft I guess 15th best is where we should be, right?. At least we get another banner.

 

[grandy]

Lions tied for 4th best 2nd half record, I'd say that's banner-worthy.

 

[mhughes0021]

Lions tied for 4th best 2nd half record, I'd say that's banner-worthy.

tied for best week 17 record. Baby steps.

 

[inkfreq]

Seriously though, when you think of how bad the first half of the season was, to finish even average means they had a one hell of a second half.

If you are the worst team in football for half the season, to land in the middle, you'd have to be the best team in football the second half.

No excuses or anything, but given how those first games went, I'm relieved we finished out at "average". There was a week or two there when I was sweating 0-16 again.

 

[mhughes0021]

Seriously though, when you think of how bad the first half of the season was, to finish even average means they had a one hell of a second half.

If you are the worst team in football for half the season, to land in the middle, you'd have to be the best team in football the second half.

No excuses or anything, but given how those first games went, I'm relieved we finished out at "average". There was a week or two there when I was sweating 0-16 again.

A great man once said "2nd place is the first loser"

~Ricky Bobby

 

[inkfreq]

A great man once said "2nd place is the first loser"

~Ricky Bobby

I'm pretty sure Ricky Bobby actually said "If you're not first, you're last".