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Detroit Lions - Team Notes

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Reactions to Detroit Lions win over the Philadelphia Eagles. 65 minutes.
The PODcast crew shared their thoughts about another Lions upset win.

For the second straight week in a row, the Detroit Lions pulled off an upset to earn a big win and keep their undefeated streak alive. Considering how daunting the beginning of the schedule looked in the offseason, an 2-0-1 start is a fantastic place to be, regardless of the Loins? lack of style points.

The Lions beat the Philadelphia Eagles in a big road game. When we look back in December, that?s all that?s truly going to matter. But what does Sunday?s performance tell us about this team?s identity? Will the Lions eventually get their issues ironed out? Will the conservative coaching ever end?

And what about Jamal Agnew?s resurgence? And the pass protection finally holding up in consecutive games?

We talk about all of that and so, so much more on this week?s episode of the PODcast.

This week on the PODcast:
It?s a win, and that?s all that matters.

The Lions early game performance is giving them just enough wiggle room to survive a couple of late-game collapses.

Jeremy rages about the Lions? offensive game plan at the end of halves, and thinks Detroit?s secondary bailed out Matt Patricia in a big way.

Jamal Agnew: From zero to hero.

The Lions may have a pass-blocking offensive line?

Mailbag tackles Week 4 expectations, Justin Coleman?s big day, and discusses best wing flavors.
 
Lions have given the ball up 4 times and taken the ball away 5 times.
Bengals, Dolphins, 49ers have all given the ball away 8 times already.

Per Next Gen Stats, Jamal Agnew hit 20.33 MPH on his 100-yard kick return for a TD.

Per Next Gen Stats, the Lions offensive line gave Stafford an average of 3.03 seconds throw, 3rd most in the NFL this week.

According to NGS, Wentz only had 2.74 seconds this week (15th).

Two Next Gen stats that show how Darrel Bevell's system suits Matthew Stafford better than previous schemes.
Aggressiveness
2018 = 15.7% (20th)
2019 = 20.6% (6th)
Air yards to sticks (throwing past the first down marker)
2018 = 2 yds short (34th)
2019 = 1.9 yds past (4th)

Per Next Gen stats, the Lions RBs faced 8+ men in the box in high frequency.
C.J. Anderson = 68.75% of the time (most in NFL)
Kerryon Johnson = 45.83% of the time (3rd most)
With Anderson no longer on the Lions, and Kerryon absorbing his carries, Kerryon faced an 8+ man box against the Eagles 60-percent of his snaps -- most of any RB in the NFL this week.

Kenny Golladay had an average separation of 1.1 yards this week, worst in NFL, Marvin's jumped up to 3.1 ... probably why he had a much better day.

Erik Schlitt LionsWire
 
Here's a crazy number courtesy of ESPN Stats & Information. The last time the Lions were unbeaten in Week 4 or later and faced another unbeaten team was Oct. 7, 1962. The 3-0 Lions played the 3-0 Packers in Green Bay (the Packers won).
For context ? Matt Patricia was almost 12 years away from BEING BORN,
70-year-old DC Paul Pasqualoni had just turned 13 and William Clay Ford Sr. was a year away from buying the Lions. So...it's been a while.
It's also only the ninth time since 1940 the Lions have not lost in their first three games of the season. The Lions are 3-5 in those games. Unbeaten Detroit (2-0-1) faces undefeated Kansas City (3-0) on Sunday.
Michael Rothstein espn
 
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