Here at the midway point of the season for the Detroit Lions, we're going to take a quick look at the numbers that might have gotten the team to their 6-2 start.

Here are the rankings on offense (provided by ESPN Stats & Information):

QBR: 60.5, 17th in the NFL

Yards per game: 338.8, 21st in the NFL

Yards per play: 5.10, 26th in the NFL

Rushing yards per game: 79.63, 31st in the NFL

Yards per rush: 3.06, 32nd in the NFL

Passing yards per game: 259.13, ninth in the NFL

Yards per attempt: 6.93, 16th in the NFL

Interception percentage: 2.3 percent, 15th in the NFL

Sack percentage per attempt: 8.0, 25th in the NFL

First downs per game: 19.1, T-24 in NFL

Field goal percentage: 47.4, 32nd in NFL

Third-down conversion rate: 42.7 percent, 11th in the NFL

Fourth-down conversion rate: 50 percent, T-8th in the NFL

Red zone efficiency: 57.1 percent, 13th in the NFL

Goal-to-go efficiency: 60 percent, 27th in the NFL

Time of possession: 32:53, 5th in the NFL

Points per game: 20.3, 25th in the NFL

Point margin per game: plus-4.5, 9th in the NFL

Yards margin per game: plus-48, 8th in the NFL

And now, a look around the Interwebs in search of Lions news:

• The Lions embrace the bye as they need players to heal. This week's Rising/Falling stock watch. Lions midseason review: Offensive line, defensive line.

• George Winn is where he is because of his father, writes Jeff Seidel of the Detroit Free Press.

• Five surprises and disappointments from the first half from Rod Beard of the Detroit News.

• Grading the coordinators, from Justin Rogers of MLive.