The analysts at Pro Football Focus revealed their grades for all the players in the Detroit Lions’ Week 1 loss to the Chicago Bears. Grading every player’s performance on every snap, PFF focuses more on individual performance than team outcome on the plays.
On offense, wide receiver Danny Amendola earned the top grade with an 82.9 score. He made the most of his 43 snaps, earning a high grade on run blocking while also catching five passes on seven targets.
The full top five on offense:
- Amendola
- Frank Ragnow 80.0
- Jason Cabinda 70.6
- Taylor Decker 67.2
- Matthew Stafford 66.9
Defensively the top Lion performer was Trey Flowers. The defensive end’s performance passed the eye test, too,
Trey Flowers just forklifted Jimmy Graham and walked him back into the running path
— Jeff Risdon (@JeffRisdon) September 13, 2020
Flowers earned an overall grade of 82.1 with his four tackles, one sack, forced fumble and four overall QB pressures on 46 snaps.
The top Lions defenders:
- Flowers
- Darryl Roberts 78.9
- Da’Shawn Hand 77.9
- Justin Coleman 75.0
- Duron Harmon 70.1
Roberts allowed just one completion on five targets. It just happens to be the one completion everyone will remember.
On the other end of the spectrum, the lowest-graded Lions who played at least 10 snaps:
- CB Tony McRae
- LB Jahlani Tavai
- S Will Harris
- LB Jamie Collins
- CB Desmond Trufant
On offense, the two lowest-graded players were RBs D’Andre Swift and Kerryon Johnson. Both their scores were higher than several defenders, however.
