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They are not just on top of our DVOA ratings at midseason. They are historically good.
The Lions are up to 46.1% DVOA this week, which makes them the fifth-best team ever measured by DVOA through eight games.
Best Overall DVOA Through 8 Games, 1979-2024
YEAR TEAM W-L DVOA RK OFF RK DEF RK ST RK
2007 NE 8-0 71.9% 1 41.8% 1 -22.9% 2 7.3% 5
1991 WAS 8-0 51.9% 1 18.7% 3 -19.9% 3 13.3% 1
1985 CHI 8-0 48.3% 1 21.5% 3 -21.6% 1 5.2% 3
2007 IND 7-1 46.4% 2 28.1% 3 -22.5% 3 -4.3% 23
2024 DET 7-1 46.1% 1 19.8% 3 -16.0% 3 10.4% 1
1996 GB 7-1 46.1% 1 12.5% 5 -28.8% 1 4.9% 5
Our DVOA playoff odds now give the Lions a 27.1% chance of winning Super Bowl LIX, and they make it in almost half our simulations. This morning, they traded for edge rusher Za’Darius Smith to try to help fill the hole left by Hutchinson’s injury.