There was a lot of really good play from the Detroit Lions offense in the Thanksgiving Day loss to the Buffalo Bills. And there was also some not-so-good, unfortunately.
The data analysts at NFL Next Gen Stats nicely broke down where the Lions offense and specific players thrived against the Bills. There is also some pretty harsh statistical indictment of where a couple of players fizzled in the loss. It’s always interesting to see the on-field metrics and data and how it impacts the outcome, and Next Gen Stats does that very well here.
Here are a few examples from Next Gen Stats and their weekly newsletter of where some Lions shined and others struggled in the Week 12 matchup against the Bills.