Detroit’s offense was among best this season
The Detroit Lions put together a season for the history books in 2023.
Detroit posted 12 wins en route to its first division title since 1993 and won two playoff games for the first time. In its second NFC Championship appearance ever, the Lions came up just short after a devastating second half collapse.
The offense posted new records for total yards and touchdowns under the direction of second-year coordinator Ben Johnson. Two players on the unit earned firstteam All-pro honors, and several were named to the Pro Bowl.
Here are grades for each position group based on performance in the 2023 season.
Quarterbacks: A
The Lions got exactly what they needed from Jared Goff throughout the 2023 campaign. The veteran passer finished among the league’s best in both passing yards and touchdowns while leading the team to its first ever NFC North title.
What was most impressive about Goff was his intangible ability to bounce back from struggles. Among his best moments was a late comeback against Chicago in Week 11, leading the team to two fourth quarter touchdowns after throwing three interceptions previously.
He hit a tough stretch later in the year, turning the ball over eight times in a four-game span. The Lions lost two of those games, but he bounced back with a five-touchdown performance in a beatdown of Denver in Week 15.
That win over Denver ignited the Lions, as it began a stretch of three wins over their final four games. The lone loss was the controversial one at Dallas.
Goff also conquered his former team in the Wild Card round, dispatching the Rams 24-23 in a