Detroit Lions team air yards, 2026
737
17th of 32 in the NFL
- 739
- On 109 pass attempts through Week 3
How far downfield do the Lions throw?
The Lions have thrown for 737 intended air yards through Week 3, 17th in the NFL.
Week by week
| Through | Air Yds | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 207 | 22nd |
| Week 2 | 544 | 13th |
| Week 3 | 737 | 17th |
Last season
Down from 3,732 in 2025, which ranked 25th of 32.
From the Lions weekly
Twenty-four all, four oh six left, first and ten at the Detroit thirty-five, one snap after the Jets had tied it with a fourth-down touchdown and a two-point conversion. Jared Goff threw deep middle to Isaac TeSlaa for forty-nine yards to the Jets sixteen: fourteen and a half points of win probability — win probability being the model's read on each team's chance of winning at that moment — and by expected points added, what a snap was worth given the down, the distance and the field position, measured against what that situation was already worth, plus three point one. Three snaps later, third and five at the eleven, Goff threw short right to Jahmyr Gibbs for the touchdown with two thirty left: seventeen points of win probability, the second-biggest swing of the game. The Jets reached the Detroit twenty-eight on the next drive, and on second and ten with fifty-one seconds left Geno Smith was sacked for thirteen yards by Clark, who knocked the ball loose, and Jack Campbell recovered. Detroit won thirty-one to twenty-four at home, and has now scored thirty-one points in all three of its games.
Read the Week 3 note →Which offenses throw for the most air yards in 2026?
Houston Texans (1,132), Carolina Panthers (1,120), then Los Angeles Rams (1,095) lead the league. All 32 teams on the Team Air Yards and Passing Volume board.
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