

NFC North2026
Detroit Lions
Record
4–2
Points for
184
Points against
165
Differential
+19
Game by game
Average win +9, average loss -8. Bars above the line are wins.
Projected 2026
8.6–8.4
rating +0.1
Red zone TD rate
70.4%
19 of 27 trips
RZ TD rate allowed
68.0%
defense ranked 23 of 32
EPA per play
0.140
defense ranked 31 of 32
Roster
| Player | Pos | Depth | Proj | G | RZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs | RB2 | RB1 | 230.2 | 12 | 43 |
| Jared Goff | QB13 | QB1 | 197.7 | 12 | 2 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR5 | WR1 | 184.3 | 12 | 16 |
| Jake Bates | K11 | - | 140.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Jameson Williams | WR22 | WR2 | 134.7 | 12 | 7 |
| Sam LaPorta | TE8 | TE1 | 122.6 | 12 | 10 |
| Lions D/ST | DST17 | - | 77.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Isaac TeSlaa | WR85 | WR3 | 65.7 | 12 | 5 |
| Sione Vaki | RB81 | RB2 | 33.1 | 7 | 1 |
| Kendrick Law | WR136 | WR7 | 31.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Tyler Conklin | TE62 | TE3 | 28.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Brock Wright | TE77 | TE2 | 23.8 | 7 | 1 |
| Jacob Saylors | RB98 | RB3 | 17.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Tay Martin | WR196 | WR4 | 11.0 | 6 | 0 |
| DeAndre Carter | WR201 | WR5 | 9.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Tom KennedyOUT | WR208 | WR6 | 4.4 | 3 | 0 |
2026 schedule
Opponent defensive rank, 1 being the hardest. Red zone rank is carried separately because a defense can bend between the twenties and still hold inside the 20.