Lions must lower the opposing QB Rating against the Detroit defense

Lions must lower the opposing QB Rating against the Detroit defense in 2022

The last time Detroit was in the upper half of the league was 2017, when Teryl Austin’s defense under head coach Jim Caldwell.

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That Lions defense, featuring a great secondary built around All-Pro CB Darius Slay and safeties Glover Quin and Quandre Diggs,

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Darius Slay and safeties Glover Quin and Quandre Diggs, allowed a QB Rating of 84.1 that ranked 14th in the NFL.

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The league QB Rating allowed average hovers right around 86.0 each year with some wiggle room.

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Adding DE Aidan Hutchinson can only help the pass rush, one of the core components of keeping the opposing passing game under control

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The secondary will need to create more interceptions and perform better in the red zone,

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The secondary will need to create more interceptions and perform better in the red zone, two other areas where QB Ratings get fluffed up against a bad defense.

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