Some of you may have just read the title of this piece and are rushing to the comment section to tell me I’m out of my mind or to tone back the exaggeration and clickbait. Before I even get started here, I am going to tell you this is not an opinion piece. By the time you’re done reading this, I hope not to convince you that the Detroit Lions are playing like a top-five team right now. I am going to prove it to you with cold, hard facts.
Let’s start with one of my favorite measures of team value: DVOA.