Detroit Lions team air yards, 2026
1,231
10th of 32 in the NFL
- 1,040
- On 161 pass attempts through Week 5
How far downfield do the Lions throw?
The Lions have thrown for 1,231 intended air yards through Week 5, 10th in the NFL.
Week by week
| Through | Air Yds | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 207 | 22nd |
| Week 2 | 544 | 13th |
| Week 3 | 737 | 17th |
| Week 4 | 1,231 | 9th |
| Week 5 | 1,231 | 10th |
Last season
Down from 3,732 in 2025, which ranked 25th of 32.
From the Lions weekly
First and ten at the Carolina fifteen, seven nineteen left in the game, down thirty-two to nineteen. An incompletion to Sam LaPorta, two more to Amon-Ra St. Brown, a delay of game and a false start later, it was fourth and twenty at the twenty-five. On that snap Jared Goff threw short right to St. Brown for four, St. Brown pitched it back to Jahmyr Gibbs, and Gibbs got nine more to the twelve, seven yards short. The Lions scored on their next drive, LaPorta from eight yards with three forty-two left, and got the ball back at their own thirteen with two oh six left, down six, no timeouts. The last snap was fourth and thirteen at the ten, Goff to Isaac TeSlaa for twelve, a yard short. Carolina won thirty-two to twenty-six, and Detroit is two and two.
Read the Week 4 note →Which offenses throw for the most air yards in 2026?
Los Angeles Rams (1,548), Houston Texans (1,517), then New Orleans Saints (1,481) lead the league. All 32 teams on the Team Air Yards and Passing Volume board.
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