In most NFL seasons, completing the eighth game of the year would constitute the halfway mark. Alas, the 17-game schedule ruins the clean break of having a midpoint for the Detroit Lions and their bye week.
It’s still close enough to midway through the season to have a midseason evaluation. After Week 8, the Lions have yet to win. A couple of valiant efforts came up just short. A couple of winnable games turned into lopsided routs by vulnerable opponents, including the Week 8 debacle that sent the Lions into the bye week at 0-8.
Here is where the Lions stand in Pro Football Focus grading metrics at the bye week. PFF grades each player on each snap, but it also grades the entire team performance as well. For individual player grades, a minimum of 50 snaps is required.