WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
87 points between Lions and Bears
52-35, and neither defence wants to watch it back. J.J. McCarthy was steady for Lions — 13/17, 365 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. Caleb Williams threw for Bears — 27/30, 389 yards, 4 TD. Total yards: Bears 462, Lions 397.
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THE WIDER PICTURE
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NFC #3 · division
· 1-0
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J.J. McCarthy
Lions
13/17, 365 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
Caleb Williams
Bears
27/30, 389 yards, 4 TD
Jameson Williams
Lions
4 catches, 176 yards, 3 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Bears 462, Lions 397
Bears
On the ground
Bears 73, Lions 32
Bears
Through the air
Bears 389, Lions 365
Bears
Pressure
Bears 0 sacks, Lions 1.5
Lions
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
THE MATCHUP SCOUT
every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 74% · Rush 26% · 35.0 scored, 52.0 allowed
21.5 yds/att
76.5% completions
5.3 yds/carry
397.0 yds/game
1.0 giveaways/game
0.0% sack rate
last 1: 0-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
Balance 44
Ball security 72
Back usage 22%
QB runs 1.0/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Jameson Williams takes 48% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 86
WR 88
TE 89
RB 84
OL 81
DL 86
LB 79
DB 88
Best: Jahmyr Gibbs HB 99
Fastest: Jameson Williams WR 98 SPD
10 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 65% · Rush 35% · 52.0 scored, 35.0 allowed
13.0 yds/att
90.0% completions
4.6 yds/carry
462.0 yds/game
0.0 giveaways/game
3.2% sack rate
last 1: 1-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 97 · Efficient
Balance 53
Ball security 100
Back usage 24%
QB runs 5.0/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 94
WR 84
TE 86
RB 83
OL 78
DL 80
LB 81
DB 84
Best: Caleb Williams QB 94
Fastest: Zavion Thomas WR 96 SPD
4 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Lions receivers vs Bears secondary
88 v 84
LIONS
Bears receivers vs Lions secondary
84 v 88
LIONS
Lions line vs Bears front
81 v 80
EVEN
Bears line vs Lions front
78 v 86
LIONS
Lions backs vs Bears run defence
84 v 81
LIONS
Bears backs vs Lions run defence
83 v 84
EVEN
Lions passer vs Bears secondary
86 v 84
EVEN
Bears passer vs Lions secondary
94 v 88
BEARS
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BOX SCORE
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LIONS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. McCarthy QB | 13/17 | 365 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 132.9 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams QB | 27/30 | 389 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 158.3 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 0 |
| J.J. McCarthy QB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Colin McDaniel WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams QB | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 0 |
| D'Andre Swift HB | 11 | 14 | 1.3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| Zavion Thomas WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Williams WR | 4 | 176 | 44 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 74 |
| Colin McDaniel WR | 3 | 84 | 28 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 62 |
| Isaac TeSlaa WR | 1 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 54 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 28 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown WR | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sione Vaki HB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Burden III WR | 7 | 142 | 20.3 | 1 | 77 | 0 | 56 |
| Colston Loveland TE | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| Michael Wilson WR | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| D'Andre Swift HB | 6 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 15 |
| Rome Odunze WR | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Izien SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Campbell MIKE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JaWuan Dukes CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerby Joseph FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Abney II CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Moore REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyleik Williams DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Barnes SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Branch SS | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan McNeal CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alim McNeill DT | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekhi Wingo DT | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Bush MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Baber FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Thieneman SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrique Stevenson FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyler Gordon CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Levine SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Hyppolite II WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Edwards WILL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LIONS
nothing recorded
BEARS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo Santos K | 1/1 | 7/7 | 52 |
RECENT FORM
Lions
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Bears
no games yet
TEAM STATS
| Lions | Bears | |
|---|---|---|
| 397 | TOTAL YARDS | 462 |
| 365 | PASSING YARDS | 389 |
| 32 | RUSHING YARDS | 73 |
| 0 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1.5 | SACKS MADE | 0 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | TAKEAWAYS | 1 |
Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
LIONS
—
1
BEARS