Examining the Detroit Lions 27-24 win over the Philadelphia Eagles by examining the impactful numbers in the game.
0 — sacks given up by the Lions, this is the second week in a row not allowing a sack
0 — turnovers for the Lions offense
1 — pass deflection for Damon Harrison, his 3rd on the season, equaling a career-high. He also had 1 sack
2 — fumble recoveries for the Lions (A’Shawn Robinson, Darius Slay)
2 — stops on fourth down (on 2 attempts) for the Lions defense
3.03 — seconds (average) the offensive line gave Matthew Stafford to throw this week, 3rd most in the NFL per Next Gen Stats
6 — pressures generated by Trey Flowers. He would make 8 tackles (led the team) including 1 sack
8 — pass deflections as a team, led by Justin Coleman’s 3 (Harrison, Kevin Strong, Mike Ford, Tracy Walker and Tavon Wilson each had 1)
9 — different players caught a pass from Stafford this week
10 — yards receiving for Nick Bawden. During his run, he made a fantastic hurdle that a 245-pound fullback shouldn’t be able to make
36 — yards rushing for Kerryon Johnson, including this over-the-top diving touchdown that gave the Lions a 14-10 lead. Johnson faced 8+ defenders in the box on 60-percent of snaps.
44 — yards rushing for J.D. McKissic on his only carry of the day.
61 — yards gave up by the Lions due to 9 accepted penalties (they gave up 71 last week and 59 in the opener)
100 — yard kick return for a touchdown by Jamal Agnew. This is Agnew’s third return for a touchdown in his career and the Lions first kickoff return for a score since 2013. Agnew covered 133.8 yards, the longest play of Week 3 on this play:
101 — yards receiving for Marvin Jones. He caught 6 of his 9 targets and scored the eventual game-winning touchdown.
135.9 — QBR for Stafford when blitzed. The Eagles only generated 1 pressure when blitzing.
