Allen Park — Through the first five games of the season, no one was scoring more points than the Detroit Lions. And within that success, the offense was pushing the ball downfield far more frequently than the previous season, seemingly putting a narrative to bed that the team and quarterback Jared Goff were incapable of utilizing the deep ball.
But as the offense has gone into hibernation the past couple of games, failing to score a touchdown and mustering a measly six points, it's probably not coincidental that the deep-passing game has evaporated.
Through those five contests, Goff attempted 26 passes of 20-plus yards beyond the line of scrimmage.