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Lions report card: Quarterback, coaching doom Detroit vs. Bucs

The Detroit Lions didn’t play terribly against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. They actually outgained them by a factor of over 2:1, finishing with 463 yards to the Buccaneers’ 216. They averaged a yard more per play (5.6 vs. 4.6) and punted just twice to Tampa’s five.

Yet it was the most important people to the Lions’ success that ended up letting them down. Let’s take a look at the entire team's performance with our Week 2 report card.

Quarterback: D-

Jared Goff threw two interceptions on the day, and while the first one wasn’t his fault, he’s lucky to escape with only two interceptions on the day.