Last week: 23 (+1)

Record: 2-3

The Lions finally won last week, but the NFC is loaded. The NFC is 19-9 against the AFC this year. You’re going to have to assume, as an NFC team, that you’ll have to at least win 10 games to get into the playoffs and maybe 11 to be safe (10 opens up the possibility of a tiebreaker keeping you out). In order to go 10-6, they’d have to finish 8-3 and they’d have to finish 9-2 to go 11-5, thanks to their strong start and while the important stats say they are better than their record, none say they’re the type of team that can rip off 8 or 9 wins in an 11 game stretch like that. I still feel good about my preseason prediction that this team will miss the playoffs with 7 wins.

Studs

RG Stephen Peterman: Allowed 1 quarterback hurry on 52 pass block snaps, run blocked for 11 yards on 2 attempts

SS Louis Delmas: Allowed 3 catches for 20 yards on 6 attempts, 1 interception, 9 solo tackles, 2 missed tackles, 4 stops, 2 quarterback hurries on 8 blitzes

MLB Stephen Tulloch: 8 solo tackles, 5 stops, 1 quarterback hit on 7 blitzes, allowed 2 catches for 17 yards on 4 attempts

LE Cliff Avril: 2 sacks and 3 quarterback hurries on 42 pass rush snaps, 2 solo tackles, 3 stops, 1 missed tackle

RE Kyle Vanden Bosch: 1 sack, 2 quarterback hits, and 3 quarterback hurries on 41 pass rush snaps, 3 solo tackles, 2 stops

Duds

LT Jeff Backus: Allowed 2 quarterback hits and 2 quarterback hurries on 52 pass block snaps, 2 penalties, run blocked for 3 yards on 1 attempt

RT Gosder Cherilus: Allowed 2 quarterback hits and 5 quarterback hurries on 52 pass block snaps, 1 penalty, run blocked for 18 yards on 7 attempts

WR Titus Young: Caught 2 passes for 6 yards on 4 attempts on 41 pass snaps, 1.0 YAC per catch, 1 drop

CB Chris Houston: Allowed 7 catches for 159 yards and a touchdown on 8 attempts, 1 interception, 2 solo tackles, 1 assist

CB Dwight Bentley: Allowed 5 catches for 43 yards on 6 attempts, 1 penalty, 5 solo tackles, 1 missed tackle

LE Willie Young: 1 quarterback hurry on 19 pass rush snaps, 1 penalty, no tackles

DT Sammie Lee Hill: Did not record a pressure on 23 pass rush snaps, no tackles

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