WEEK 2 · FINAL
THE READ
Lions run away with it, 66-26
Lions 66, Giants 26, and it was not that close. Demond William Jr. was steady for Lions — 26/33, 512 yards, 5 TD. Jaxson Dart threw for Giants — 10/28, 315 yards, 4 TD, 7 INT — in a losing effort. 1 in the league in passing yards, at 68 overall. Demond William Jr. is not supposed to be doing this. Total yards: Lions 557, Giants 358.
Sephen A. Smith
The showman
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | -13.4 | +3.3 | -16.7 | -26 |
| Lions | +12.3 | -3.5 | +15.8 | +18 |
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 #1 · division
· 10-0
Playoff picture →
In the MVP race
#2
Demond William Jr.
QB · Lions · 5.9% of the field
#5
Nyck Harbor
WR · Lions · 1.8% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Riley Parker
The chaos merchant
Jaxson Dart threw 7 interceptions and still put 4 touchdowns on the board, which tells you everything about how badly New York's defense collapsed—Detroit didn't need to stop anything, they just needed Dart to beat himself, and he obliged 7 times over.
Caleb Brooks
Beat reporter
· replying
Nyck Harbor made 11 catches for 305 yards and 3 touchdowns—that's not just a great afternoon, that's a receiver nobody on New York's secondary could account for, and it's the clearest sign of how lopsided this got.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers —
none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that
did not happen.
Demond William Jr.
Lions
26/33, 512 yards, 5 TD
Jaxson Dart
Giants
10/28, 315 yards, 4 TD, 7 INT
Nyck Harbor
Lions
11 catches, 305 yards, 3 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Lions 557, Giants 358
Lions
Through the air
Lions 512, Giants 315
Lions
Giveaways
Lions 0, Giants 7
Lions
On the ground
Lions 45, Giants 43
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 66% · Rush 34% · 22.2 scored, 38.9 allowed
8.4 yds/att
52.4% completions
4.9 yds/carry
337.0 yds/game
3.8 giveaways/game
8.3% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 51 · Aggressive
Balance 84
Ball security 0
Back usage 30%
QB runs 1.6/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 3.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 84
WR 84
TE 78
RB 82
OL 82
DL 82
LB 81
DB 82
Best: Andrew Thomas LT 94
Fastest: Malik Nabers WR 96 SPD
5 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 71% · Rush 29% · 39.2 scored, 23.4 allowed
12.0 yds/att
67.3% completions
5.0 yds/carry
415.6 yds/game
0.7 giveaways/game
5.7% sack rate
last 5: 5-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 84 · Efficient
Balance 79
Ball security 80
Back usage 23%
QB runs 2.3/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Nyck Harbor takes 38% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 88
WR 85
TE 89
RB 88
OL 83
DL 84
LB 78
DB 82
Best: Jahmyr Gibbs HB 99
Fastest: Nyck Harbor WR 99 SPD
8 at star dev or better
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
stuuumouuu
Lions · his last 8 games
Throws it
Protects it
Pass / run70% / 30%
Points for / against37.8 — 24.9
Margin+12.9
Giveaways a game0.8
Sacks taken5.7% of dropbacks
Lead backJahmyr Gibbs · 8.0/g
Top targetNyck Harbor · 34%
QB carries2.4 a game
CSav3105
Giants · his last 8 games
Throws it
Gives it away
One target
Pass / run64% / 36%
Points for / against23.8 — 35.4
Margin-11.6
Giveaways a game3.1
Sacks taken7.9% of dropbacks
Lead backCam Skattebo · 12.2/g
Top targetMalik Nabers · 45%
QB carries1.0 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
CSav3105 against stuuumouuu — the men, not the teams
stuuumouuu leads it 1-0.
stuuumouuu won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 26.0 — 66.0
biggest: 40 pts to stuuumouuu
S2 · week 2
CSav3105 26 — 66 stuuumouuu
STUUUMOUUU
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
Giants receivers vs Lions secondary
84 v 82
EVEN
Lions receivers vs Giants secondary
85 v 82
LIONS
Giants line vs Lions front
82 v 84
EVEN
Lions line vs Giants front
83 v 82
EVEN
Giants backs vs Lions run defence
82 v 83
EVEN
Lions backs vs Giants run defence
88 v 82
LIONS
Giants passer vs Lions secondary
84 v 82
EVEN
Lions passer vs Giants secondary
88 v 82
LIONS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
GIANTS
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GIANTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxson Dart QB | 10/28 | 315 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 65 | 78.7 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demond William Jr. QB | 26/33 | 512 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 158.3 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxson Dart QB | 3 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Cam Skattebo HB | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 8 | 42 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Isiah Pacheco HB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Jameson Williams WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam LaPorta TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tank Dell WR | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 2 | 71 | 1 | 65 |
| Isaiah Likely TE | 2 | 74 | 37 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 60 |
| Theo Johnson TE | 1 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 47 |
| Malachi Fields WR | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Malik Nabers WR | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Luke Schoonmaker TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyck Harbor WR | 11 | 305 | 27.7 | 3 | 94 | 0 | 67 |
| Sam LaPorta TE | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 18 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 27 |
| Jameson Williams WR | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 21 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown WR | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| Jaren Kanak TE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Dugger SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Holland FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Newsome II CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dru Phillips CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paulson Adebo CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arvell Reese WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tremaine Edmunds MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdul Carter LEDG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Stone DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Alexander DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Burns REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keeanu Benton DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Campbell MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damone Clark MIKE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Cine SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korie Black CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerby Joseph FS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Jackson SS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alim McNeill DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Moore REDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rolder WILL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GIANTS
nothing recorded
LIONS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bates K | 1/2 | 9/9 | 56 |
RECENT FORM
Giants
L
6–40 vs Eagles
WK 1
Lions
W
24–9 vs Buccaneers
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Giants | Lions | |
|---|---|---|
| 358 | TOTAL YARDS | 557 |
| 315 | PASSING YARDS | 512 |
| 43 | RUSHING YARDS | 45 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 3 |
| 3 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 7 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | TAKEAWAYS | 7 |
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
GIANTS
—
1
LIONS