You don’t win many games in the NFL when you can’t control the line of scrimmage. That’s exactly what happened to the Detroit Lions on Sunday, as the Dallas Cowboys’ big men were much more effective than the Lions’ bigs.
But the game is about much more than that. So here are my full positional grades for the Lions’ Week 4 performance.
Statistically, this was Matthew Stafford’s best game, completing 80 percent of his passes for 10.2 yards per attempt and two touchdowns. It was also his first game this season without a turnover.
Maybe I’m holding Stafford to too high of standard, but I still think he left some plays out there, especially early in the game.