Befitting a blowout loss, the Detroit Lions’ grades from Pro Football Focus for Week 16 against Carolina are lumps of coal in the stocking.
The individual grades were not pretty, but the PFF overall team grades were also (deservingly) low. Detroit’s defense recorded its worst coverage grade of the season at 34.7, the first time all season the Lions have been below 40. The tackling grade of 42.9 was the second-worst; only the 28.8 against the Bears in Week 10 was worse. PFF logged 13 missed tackles by the Lions and 52 total tackles, creating a missed tackle rate of 25 percent. The overall defense grade of 40.9 was the second-worst of the season and the first time below a 58.0 mark since Week 10.
