Lions Pro Football Focus grades highs and lows, One Lion gets the second highest defensive grade in the NFL in Week 1

The Detroit Lions won a nail biter against the Los Angeles Rams in overtime on Sunday night and there were some real standout players in this game from both a good and bad standpoint. Pro Football Focus has released their grades on the game and here are some of the highs and lows for them. […]

Mike Payton — Detroit Lions Beat Writer
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The Detroit Lions won a nail biter against the Los Angeles Rams in overtime on Sunday night and there were some real standout players in this game from both a good and bad standpoint. Pro Football Focus has released their grades on the game and here are some of the highs and lows for them.

Highest grade

Aidan Hutchinson got the highest grade of the week and it was a big one. Hutchinson got a 94 grade for this game. That was the second highest defensive grade of Week 1. Only TJ Watt had a better grade. Hutchinson had an insane 11 pressures in one game. Only Micah Parsons got that many,

Highs

  • David Montgomery, 86.6: What a game for Montgomery. This grade isn't surprising at all. He dominated out there. 
  • Jameson Williams, 83.4: Dude killed it in his breakout game and got rewarded with a high grade. We haven't seen his best ball yet, so look for higher grades down the line. 
  • Alex Anzalone, 79: 13 tackles and three TFL's will get you a high grade for sure. This cat was all over the field on Sunday night.

Lows

  • Brian Branch, 55.2: Branch had some highs in this game, but he defintley had some lows too. He missed two tackles and that hurt his grade. 
  • Terrion Arnold, 57.8: Not the best debut we've ever seen, but it wasn't the worst either. Those two DPI's really hurt him.
  • Jared Goff, 43.2: The lowest graded player of the game for the Lions. Goff has to just put this one behind him and move on. 

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