The Detroit Lions are off to a 4-1 start this season—by record, their best start since going 5-0 at the beginning of the 2011 season. By point differential, the Lions’ current mark of +41 is the highest also since that 2011 season (+70). And according to ESPN, the Lions’ three straight wins by double digits is the first time that’s happened since 1997.
Those are all impressive stats and signs that this team is for real. But this one courtesy of DVOA creator Aaron Schatz is the most jaw-dropping. According to Schatz, the Lions’ current DVOA mark of +39.