The Detroit Lions defense didn’t do many things well in the 2019 season. They finished 31st in yards allowed, 26th in points allowed, 31st in sack percentage, you get the point…
But it wasn’t all darkness and gloom. There were a few clouds that had some Honolulu Blue and silver linings. One of them came from how well the secondary tackled after the catch. The Lions were great at stopping wide receivers from breaking off big gains after catching the ball.
From NFL Inside Edge,
The Lions defense allowed 3.4 yards after the catch (766 RAC / 223 receptions) to WRs last season — 2nd best in NFL; League Avg: 4.3
That kept the average yards per attempt (7.4, 27th in the NFL) from being considerably worse. Tracy Walker, Justin Coleman and (late in the year) Amani Oruwariye were all good at stopping YAC in its tracks, which bodes well for the Lions in 2020.
