By the numbers: Where Detroit Lions rank in NFL team stats after 4 weeks

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Since adopting the 17-game regular season schedule a few years back, the NFL doesn’t really have a clean quarter pole to the season anymore. The first four weeks are close enough, however.

Let’s see where the Detroit Lions rank by the numbers in various team statistical metrics out of the 32 NFL teams after the first four weeks of play.



Offense

Points per game: 34.3 (1st)

Yards per game: 365 (6th)

Yards per carry: 4.7 (9th)

Rushing yards: 556 (4th)

3rd down conversion rate: 41.5 (11th)

4th down conversion rate: 77.8, 7-for-9 (6th)

1st downs per game: 20.2 (t-10th)

Yards per pass attempt: 7.6 (9th)

Sacked rate: 3.3 (4th)

Completion percentage: 73.8 (1st)

Average depth of target (ADOT): 8.21 (13th)

Offensive EPA: 36.6 (4th)

Red zone TD percentage: 73.7, 14-of-19 (4th)

Defense

Points per game: 22.0 (15th)

Yards per game: 293 (12th)

Yards per carry: 3.8 (7th)

Rushing yards: 376 (9th)

3rd down conversion rate: 41.7 (22nd)

4th down conversion rate: 40.0, 2-of-5 (6th)

1st downs per game: 17.5 (t-7th)

Yards per pass attempt: 7.6 (25th)

Sack rate: 10.6 (1st)

Completion percentage: 62.7 (10th)

Average depth of target (ADOT): 10.44 (31st)

Defensive EPA: -21.51 (4th–the more negative the number, the better)

Red zone TD percentage: 61.5 (19th)

Miscellaneous

Turnover ratio: +4 (t-4th)

Offensive giveaways: 2 (t-4th)

Defensive takeaways: 6 (t-7th)

Penalties committed: 24 (t-7th fewest)

Opposing penalties: 21 (t-3rd fewest)

Stats are from the NFL, Sumer Sports and Team Rankings

This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: By the numbers: Where Detroit Lions rank in NFL stats after 4 weeks

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