PFF player grades from Lions' Thanksgiving win over Bears

It got a little hairy near the end but the Detroit Lions' Thanksgiving Day losing streak is over.

The team's 23-20 win over the Chicago Bears also pushed Detroit's winning streak to 10 games, tying the franchise record, and moved the club to 11-1 on the season.

Next up, the Lions will host Green Bay next Thursday. First, though, let’s check out grades from the Thanksgiving Day win, courtesy of Pro Football Focus (minimum of 10 snaps played). Fo r reference, a grade of 60.0 is considered average while those in the 30s are very poor and those in the 90s are elite.

Offense

• RG Kevin Zeitler — 91.0
• RT Penei Sewell — 88.9
• C Frank Ragnow — 84.0
• QB Jared Goff — 78.9
• RB David Montgomery — 72.1
• WR Amon-Ra St. Brown — 69.6
• WR Tim Patrick — 68.6
• RB Jahmyr Gibbs — 65.4
• TE Sam LaPorta — 64.4
• TE Brock Wright — 63.2

The lowest-graded Lions on offense were LG Graham Glasgow (50.7), LT Dan Skipper (53.3) and WR Jameson Williams (56.3), although none were very far below-average.

The offense moved the ball very well once again, particularly in the first half, but had an abnormally bad time finishing drives. We’ll see if the unit can get back on track next week.

Defense

• ED Za’Darius Smith — 77.5
• DE Al-Quadin Muhammad — 73.2
• LB Jack Campbell — 68.5
• CB Khalil Dorsey — 65.4
• LB Ezekiel Turner — 63.0
• DT D.J. Reader — 62.3
• DT Alim McNeill — 61.7
• LB David Long Jr. — 61.7
• CB Kindle Vildor — 61.4
• LB Malcolm Rodriguez — 60.6

The lowest-graded Detroit defenders were DL Mekhi Wingo (29.9), CB Amik Robertson (44.2) and CB Terrion Arnold (46.1).

The defense was great in the first half but gave up a lot more through the air over the final 30 minutes. Still, despite Arnold’s grade, he gave up just two catches on eight targets and had a pass breakup; Smith tallied a team-high nine pressures; Muhammad added five pressures and Reader contributed four.