We graded every Detroit Lions player from their win over the Miami Dolphins, and the grades show some ugly individual performances in the win over the Dolphins, including a surprising player at the bottom; one player broke out big

We graded every Detroit Lions player from their ugly 19-9 win over the Miami Dolphins, and the results reveal some surprising performances, including a star at the bottom and a rookie leading the defense.

Mike Payton — Detroit Lions Beat Writer
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Detroit Lions edge rusher Derrick Moore (8) celebrates a sack of Miami Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis (not in the photo) during the second half at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Detroit Lions picked up their fourth win in a row by beating the Miami Dolphins 19-9. It wasn’t pretty, and the Lions’ M.O.O.N. Grades show that pretty clearly. Some players carried the load in this one. Others had a day they’d probably like to forget.

For anyone new to these, M.O.O.N. stands for Measure of On-Field Net Impact. Every player starts with a 25 grade, and the goal is to get to 50. Positive plays earn points, and negative plays cost points. Quarterbacks start a little lower at 20.

Lions offense M.O.O.N. Grades vs. the Dolphins

Lions Offense M.O.O.N. Grades

Measure of On-Field Net-Impact · Week 9 · Lions at Dolphins · Nov 8, 2026

PlayerPos.SnapsGrade
Amon-Ra St. BrownWR4446/50
Jahmyr GibbsRB4046/50
Penei SewellLT5943/50
Juice ScruggsC5933/50
Jameson WilliamsWR4931/50
Sione VakiRB1927.5/50
Tay MartinWR226.4/50
Sam LaPortaTE5326/50
DeAndre CarterWR225.5/50
Tyler ConklinTE1425/50
Jabari SmallRB225/50
Larry BoromOL125/50
Skyler Gill-HowardWR125/50
Brock WrightTE3725/50
Isaac TeSlaaWR3124.5/50
Blake MillerRT5924/50
Tate RatledgeRG5916/50
Miles FrazierLG5912/50
Jared GoffQB5911/50

Tap a player to see the grade breakdown. M.O.O.N. Grades combine impact plays, charted performance and playing time on a 50-point scale.

The highest-graded player on offense was wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. He had three explosive plays, four first downs, and eight receptions. He gained 21 points and didn’t lose a single one. That’s a really good game. A couple more explosives and he might have joined the 50 club, but getting there is hard.

Running back Jahmyr Gibbs didn’t have his best game, but he still came away with a 46 grade. He earned 24 points and probably would have landed at 49 if not for three carries that went for a loss. He added one explosive play, four first downs, a touchdown, and 14 carries that went for gains. That’s pretty good stuff.

Now for the guy everybody wants to talk about. Offensive lineman Miles Frazier finished with a 12 grade. His pass blocking cost him four points, and his run blocking cost him another four. He only allowed one pressure, which was surprising, but that still took away two points. A big penalty knocked off three more.

The lowest offensive grade of the week belonged to quarterback Jared Goff, and this is probably the only time you’ll ever see that. Goff finished with an 11 out of 50.

What happened? His passer rating was 70.4. The interception cost him seven points, and turnover-worthy plays took away five more. His pressure-to-sack rate was 27.3%, which cost him three points.

There were some bright spots. Goff had two big-time throws that earned him four points, and both came on Detroit’s lone touchdown drive. He also picked up three points for completing 68% of his passes. Still, he only threw for 100 yards. He was getting beat up all day, and you almost can’t blame him.

That brings us to the offensive line as a whole:

Miles Frazier: 12
Tate Ratledge: 16
Blake Miller: 24
Juice Scruggs: 33
Penei Sewell: 43

Scruggs and Sewell held up their end. The rest of the group struggled, and Goff paid for it.

Lions defense M.O.O.N. Grades vs. the Dolphins

Lions Defense M.O.O.N. Grades

Measure of On-Field Net-Impact · Week 9 · Lions at Dolphins · Nov 8, 2026

PlayerPos.SnapsGrade
Derrick MooreDE3338.5/50
Aidan HutchinsonDE5135.5/50
Chuck ClarkS5735/50
Rock Ya-SinCB3829/50
Alim McNeillDL4528/50
Tyleik WilliamsDL2627/50
Derrick BarnesLB5727/50
Roger McCrearyCB5627/50
Brian BranchDB5726.5/50
Tyler LacyDL2226.5/50
Malcolm RodriguezLB5526/50
Levi OnwuzurikeDL1126/50
Khalil DorseyCB1726/50
Anthony LucasDE1225/50
Keith Abney IIDB625/50
Nick WhitesideCB625/50
Skyler Gill-HowardDL2824/50
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.CB2022/50
Trevor NowaskeLB3021/50

Tap a player to see the grade breakdown. M.O.O.N. Grades combine impact plays, charted performance and playing time on a 50-point scale.

The highest-graded defender was Derrick Moore with a 38.5. I’ve been saying it since the game ended: the Lions need to see more of this guy. Moore earned four points for pressures and 10 more for his two sacks. He also added 2.5 tackles. The only thing holding him back was missed tackles. Without those, he could have climbed into the 40s.

Moore played 33 snaps. There’s a snap ceiling built into these grades. That way, a player can’t come in for one snap, make one great play, and walk away with a 50. That wouldn’t be fair to anybody else.

Aidan Hutchinson had a great game as well. He racked up six pressures and 1.5 tackles. He didn’t get home for a sack, and a missed tackle cost him three points, but this was typical Hutchinson stuff.

The lowest-graded defender was linebacker Trevor Nowaske with a 21 out of 50. It was a rough day for him. He allowed a completion and had missed tackles, and those add up quickly. A missed tackle costs three points. We don’t mess around with missed tackles here.

What the grades say about Detroit

This wasn’t the best collection of grades you’ll see from the Lions. That goes double for the defense, where you’d expect a few of these guys to grade out higher after holding Miami to nine points.

The grades are the grades, though. I try not to influence them. This is simply what the system spits out after looking at every play.

Next up is New England. Let’s see what happens in that one.

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