— Justin Rogers grades the Detroit Lions’ performance in Sunday’s 27-24 loss to the Carolina Panthers.
Quarterback
Matthew Stafford padded his stats in the fourth quarter. Taking advantage of soft coverage, he found open receivers underneath and let them pick up yards after the catch. There’s no question he took a beating through the second half, but even when he had time early in the game, the throws weren’t precise. He rightfully shouldered blame for those blunders after the game. Grade: D+
Running backs
There wasn’t a lot of opportunity, but the group did an OK job with what they had to work with.