NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 1 · Final (OT) · Ford Field (dome)

Model

49%NO51%DET

Projected NO 24.3 – DET 24.7
margin +0.3 · total 49.0

Market

27%NO73%DET

DET -7.0 · O/U 49.5
implied NO 21.3 – DET 28.3

Edge

Model minus market. Small numbers are noise; a few points is a real disagreement.

Spread edge
−6.7
NO side of the number
Total edge
−0.5
leans under

Side by side

Season to date with league ranks.

NODET
+0.6 15thPower rating18th −0.6
+0.2 17thOffense rating19th −0.4
+0.4 14thDefense rating16th −0.2
+0.019 17thOffense EPA/play19th −0.027
−0.027 14thDefense EPA/play allowed16th +0.019
43.8% 15thOffense success rate13th 45.5%
45.5% 20thDefense success rate allowed18th 43.8%
+0.052 17thPass EPA/dropback19th +0.012
+0.012 14thPass EPA/dropback allowed16th +0.052
−0.075 15thRush EPA/carry14th −0.072
−0.072 19thRush EPA/carry allowed18th −0.075
9.0% 16thExplosive play rate11th 10.4%
10.4% 22ndExplosive rate allowed17th 9.0%
47.1% 10th3rd-down conversion16th 38.5%
38.5% 17th3rd-down conversion allowed23rd 47.1%
80.0% 10thRed-zone TD rate10th 80.0%
80.0% 20thRed-zone TD rate allowed20th 80.0%
14.3% 14thPressure rate allowed24th 19.5%
19.5% 9thPressure rate18th 14.3%
21.4% 29thTurnover rate9th 6.7%
6.7% 24thTakeaway rate4th 21.4%
30.0 11thPoints per game8th 31.0
31.0 23rdPoints allowed per game22nd 30.0
+4.1% Pass rate over expected −2.4%
21.6 2ndNeutral pace (sec/play)20th 31.1
+0.019 Off epa last3 −0.027
−0.027 Def epa last3 +0.019
−2.4 29thSpecial teams EPA23rd +0.1

NO offense vs DET defense

Offense percentiles for NO against the matching defensive percentiles for DET. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
NODET D

DET offense vs NO defense

Offense percentiles for DET against the matching defensive percentiles for NO. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
DETNO D