Vikings @ Lions · Week 8 — SapphireSportz

WEEK 8 · FINAL

THE READ

Lions run away with it, 34-3

THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Vikings	-18.6	-2.4	-16.2	-13
Lions	+4.8	-3.7	+8.5	+4

SRS is how many points a side beats an average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20. SOS is how hard that schedule has been. Full table.

Lions — NFC #2 · division · 14-3 Playoff picture →

Jared Goff

Lions

27/38, 283 yards, 2 TD

Jameson Williams

Lions

8 catches, 124 yards, 2 TD

Jahmyr Gibbs

Lions

16 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD

THE STORY SO FAR

⭐ Demond Claiborne has not had a better afternoon this season.

📈 Jameson Williams is in form: 102 receiving yards a game over his last three, against a season average of 74.

📉 Jahmyr Gibbs is still searching for it: 57 rushing yards a game across his last three, against an average of 78.

📉 Jauan Jennings is still searching for it: 27 receiving yards a game across his last three, against an average of 42.

WHAT DECIDED IT

Total yards Lions 455, Vikings 178 Lions

Through the air Lions 283, Vikings 92 Lions

On the ground Lions 172, Vikings 86 Lions

Pressure Lions 3 sacks, Vikings 1 Lions

THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.

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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 65% · Rush 35% · 17.9 scored, 34.1 allowed

6.9 yds/att 53.2% completions 4.6 yds/carry 242.4 yds/game 2.1 giveaways/game 9.4% sack rate last 5: 2-3

Primary weapon: Justin Jefferson WR — 39% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH

SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 33 · Turnover-prone Balance 85 Ball security 41 Back usage 27% QB runs 3.2/game

Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 9.4% of dropbacks

PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only

QB 75 WR 88 TE 83 RB 78 OL 82 DL 81 LB 79 DB 81

Best: Justin Jefferson WR 97 Fastest: Demond Claiborne HB 93 SPD 3 at star dev or better

Out: Jalen Redmond DT 79 · 8wk

YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic

HOW THEY PLAY the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season

MurdaCW

Lions · his last 8 games

Runs it One back Takes sacks

Pass / run50% / 50% Points for / against33.0 — 26.8 Margin+6.2 Giveaways a game1.1 Sacks taken9.0% of dropbacks Lead backJahmyr Gibbs · 13.2/g Top targetJameson Williams · 28% QB carries0.4 a game

Bosskoss21

Vikings · his last 8 games

Throws it Gives it away One back Takes sacks

Pass / run63% / 37% Points for / against22.9 — 29.8 Margin-6.9 Giveaways a game2.0 Sacks taken9.7% of dropbacks Lead backJordan Mason · 12.4/g Top targetJustin Jefferson · 36% QB carries3.4 a game

Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.

THE SERIES Bosskoss21 against MurdaCW — the men, not the teams

MurdaCW leads it 2-0. MurdaCW has won 2 straight.

2 meetings avg 13.0 — 31.0 biggest: 31 pts to MurdaCW

S1 · week 15 Bosskoss21 23 — 28 MurdaCW MURDACW

S1 · week 8 Bosskoss21 3 — 34 MurdaCW MURDACW

Only meetings Sapphire can attribute to both men are counted — a Madden export never says who owned a team last season, so the series starts where the record does.

MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push

Vikings receivers vs Lions secondary 88 v 87 EVEN

Lions receivers vs Vikings secondary 87 v 81 LIONS

Vikings line vs Lions front 82 v 85 LIONS

Lions line vs Vikings front 81 v 81 EVEN

Vikings backs vs Lions run defence 78 v 83 LIONS

Lions backs vs Vikings run defence 87 v 80 LIONS

Vikings passer vs Lions secondary 75 v 87 LIONS

Lions passer vs Vikings secondary 87 v 81 LIONS

TOP PERFORMERS

Jared Goff QB Lions 283 pass yds

Jameson Williams WR Lions 124 rec yds

Jahmyr Gibbs HB Lions 100 rush yds

Demond Claiborne HB Vikings 67 rush yds

Sam LaPorta TE Lions 55 rec yds

Jauan Jennings WR Vikings 55 rec yds

Derrick Moore REDG Lions 1.5 sacks

D.J. Wonnum REDG Lions 1.5 sacks

Brian Branch SS Lions 1 INTs

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BOX SCORE

VIKINGS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Kyler Murray QB	11/27	92	0	1	3	19	34.7

LIONS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Jared Goff QB	27/38	283	2	0	1	63	109.8

VIKINGS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Demond Claiborne HB	11	67	6.1	1	25	30	1
Jordan Mason HB	3	15	5	0	0	6	0
Kyler Murray QB	2	4	2	0	0	2	0
Jordan Addison WR	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

LIONS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Jahmyr Gibbs HB	16	100	6.2	1	4	29	19	0
Isiah Pacheco HB	11	39	3.5	0	0	0	7	0
Jared Goff QB	4	26	6.5	0	2	7	11	0
Jameson Williams WR	2	4	2	0	2	0	4	0
Sione Vaki HB	1	3	3	0	0	0	3	0
Greg Dortch WR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

VIKINGS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	YAC	LNG
Jauan Jennings WR	5	55	11	20	19
Jordan Addison WR	1	15	15	13	15
Justin Jefferson WR	3	15	5	0	13
Demond Claiborne HB	1	4	4	0	4
Max Bredeson FB	1	3	3	2	3

LIONS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
Jameson Williams WR	8	124	15.5	2	68	0	63
Sam LaPorta TE	5	55	11	0	7	0	24
Isaac TeSlaa WR	3	42	14	0	10	0	17
Amon-Ra St. Brown WR	3	29	9.7	0	3	0	12
Greg Dortch WR	3	20	6.7	0	6	0	10
Isiah Pacheco HB	3	10	3.3	0	1	0	5
Jahmyr Gibbs HB	1	2	2	0	3	0	2
Sione Vaki HB	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Tyler Conklin TE	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

VIKINGS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	PD	FF	CMP ALW
Blake Cashman MIKE	11	0	0	0	7
Josh Metellus SS	7	0	1	1	5
Jake Golday MIKE	5	0	0	0	3
Byron Murphy Jr CB	5	0	0	0	3
James Pierre CB	5	0	0	0	3
Isaiah Rodgers Sr CB	5	0	0	0	4
Jalen Redmond DT	4	0	0	0	0
Domonique Orange DT	3	0	0	0	0
Ivan Pace Jr WILL	3	1	0	0	0
Andrew Van Ginkel REDG	3	0	0	0	0
Ifeatu Melifonwu FS	3	0	0	0	2
Dallas Turner LEDG	2	0	0	0	0
Caleb Banks DT	1	0	0	0	0
Theo Jackson FS	1	0	0	0	0
Levi Drake Rodriguez DT	1	0	0	0	0

LIONS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT	PD	FF	CMP ALW	TD
Ephesians Prysock CB	6	0	0	1	0	5	0
Jack Campbell MIKE	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Derrick Moore REDG	4	1.5	0	0	0	0	0
Stephen Griffin FS	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Damone Clark MIKE	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kerby Joseph FS	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
D.J. Reed CB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Brian Branch SS	1	0	1	0	0	1	1
Alim McNeill DT	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Rolder WILL	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mekhi Wingo DT	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
D.J. Wonnum REDG	1	1.5	0	0	0	0	0
Marques Sigle SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

VIKINGS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Will Reichard K	1/1	0/0	29

LIONS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Jake Bates K	2/2	4/4	48

RECENT FORM

Vikings

L 7–52 vs Colts WK 7

L 7–29 vs Saints WK 5

L 17–49 vs Dolphins WK 4

Lions

L 0–30 vs Packers WK 7

W 22–17 vs Cardinals WK 5

W 44–10 vs Panthers WK 4

TEAM STATS

Vikings		Lions
178	TOTAL YARDS	455
92	PASSING YARDS	283
86	RUSHING YARDS	172
3	SACKS ALLOWED	1
1	SACKS MADE	3
2	GIVEAWAYS	1
1	TAKEAWAYS	2

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 VIKINGS — 2 LIONS

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