It looks like the Detroit Lions got scared straight. After a rough outing in Week 1, the Lions looked like their normal selves against the Chicago Bears, handing their division rival their sixth loss in the past seven matchups. It was a massive win by every definition of the word, and it certainly eased concerns that this team may take a step back after losing both coordinators.
Let’s hand out some grades for the Lions’ performance in their 52-21 victory over the Bears.
Quarterback: A+
That is about as close to a perfect performance as you can get in a single week of football. In Week 2, Jared Goff ranked: • 1st in passing touchdowns (5) • 1st in passer rating (156.0) • 1st in completion percentage over expected (+16.8%) • 1st in EPA (+23.3) and EPA per dropback (+0.80) • 1st