The first few weeks of the NFL season are very much a feeling-out process. Training camp and the preseason certainly help players get acclimated to the grind ahead, but there’s nothing that can quite replicate going live for four quarters of an NFL regular season matchup.
After three weeks, we can start to make some educated assumptions about a team knowing full well that injuries, situational matchups, and even the weather itself can throw a wrench into anything you may think you know about a team.
For this Detroit Lions team, we have some data courtesy of Pro Football Focus that can help us better understand the football the Lions have played thus far—and how they’ll continue to play from here on out.