Lions James Houston Is Lowest PFF-Graded Player Against Seahawks

Houston earns poor PFF grade for performance against Seattle Seahawks.

Lions linebacker James Houston. / Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Detroit Lions will head into the bye week on a high note after a 42-29 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. It was an offensive outburst for the Lions, who put up a season high in points while dominating the Seahawks defense.

Several pass-catchers made big impacts, including a trio that finished in the top 5 of Pro Football Focus' highest-graded from Monday's game. Tight end Sam LaPorta led the way with an 87.1 mark, while Tim Patrick had a 80.1 and Amon-Ra St. Brown had a 77.2.

Defensively, Aidan Hutchinson put up another sterling performance with a 91.2 overall defensive grade. Defensive tackle Alim McNeill finished second with a 77.0 grade, while Kerby Joseph finished with a 74.7 grade while notching his third interception of the young season.

On the opposite side, James Houston was Detroit's lowest-graded player with a 29.5 mark. On 14 snaps, he was called for offisdes twice and also slipped to the turf when trying to make a play on Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith.

Here's a look at the highest and lowest PFF-graded players from Monday's game, with a minimum of 10 snaps played.

Highest PFF-graded offensive players

• TE Sam LaPorta -- 87.1
• QB Jared Goff -- 80.9
• WR Tim Patrick -- 80.1
• LT Taylor Decker -- 79.3
• WR Amon-Ra St. Brown -- 77.2

Lowest PFF-graded offensive players

• WR Jameson Williams -- 67.8
• RB David Montgomery -- 65.1
• TE Brock Wright -- 57.0
• LG Kayode Awosika -- 56.2
• C Graham Glasgow -- 54.6

Highest PFF-graded defensive players

• DE Aidan Hutchinson -- 91.2
• DT Alim McNeill -- 77.0
• S Kerby Joseph -- 74.7
• CB Amik Robertson -- 73.0
• LB Jack Campbell -- 71.5

Lowest PFF-graded defensive players

• LB Alex Anzalone – 52.9
• S Brandon Joseph – 51.4
• DT Kyle Peko – 46.6
• LB Ben Niemann – 38.1
• DE James Houston – 29.5