The Detroit Lions (5-1) went on the road this weekend and came out with the victory of the season so far, handing the Minnesota Vikings (5-1) their first loss of the year, 31-29.
The Lions sealed the deal off a 44-yard game-winning field goal from kicker Jake Bates with 15 seconds left in the contest.
Two Lions earned elite-level grades (90 or higher) while a few others were just short of that on Sunday.
Here’s a look at Pro Football Focus’ best-graded Lions on offense and defense (minimum of 10 snaps played) against Minnesota. For reference, a grade of 60.0 is considered average while those in the 30s are very poor and those in the 90s are elite.
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Offense
- C Frank Ragnow: 90.1
- WR Amon-Ra St. Brown: 88.9
- WR Kalif Raymond: 84.8
- RB Jahmyr Gibbs: 77.5
- QB Jared Goff: 76.9
- RT Penei Sewell: 67.6
- WR Tim Patrick: 64.8
- WR Jameson Williams: 55.7
- TE Sam LaPorta: 55.1
- TE Brock Wright: 54.0
Ragnow was the anchor in the middle of the offensive line, earning a team-best 85.1 pass-block grade and 88.8 run-block grade against the Vikings. It was his best game of the season, per PFF, as the next-best graded game he had was in Week 3 against the Arizona Cardinals (81.3 overall grade).