WEEK 6 · FINAL
THE READ
Lions win the turnover battle and the game
Take care of the football or lose. Steelers did not, and did. Matthew Stafford was steady for Steelers — 20/34, 269 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. Demond William Jr. did the damage for Lions — 20/34, 249 yards. Worth noting: Demond William Jr., 80 overall, is 2 in the league in passing yards. Total yards: Steelers 372, Lions 335.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | -11.8 | -1.3 | -10.5 | -5 |
| Lions | +14.9 | -1.4 | +16.3 | +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
· 11-0
Playoff picture →
In the MVP race
#2
Demond William Jr.
QB · Lions · 10.7% of the field
#5
Nyck Harbor
WR · Lions · 2.2% of the field
#10
Jahmyr Gibbs
HB · Lions · 0.6% of the field
The whole board →
Matthew Stafford
Steelers
20/34, 269 yards, 1 TD
Demond William Jr.
Lions
20/34, 249 yards
Josh Downs
Steelers
4 catches, 110 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Steelers 372, Lions 335
Steelers
Through the air
Steelers 269, Lions 249
Steelers
On the ground
Steelers 103, Lions 86
Steelers
Pressure
Lions 1 sacks, Steelers 4
Steelers
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 61% · Rush 39% · 16.9 scored, 27.4 allowed
6.8 yds/att
57.9% completions
4.5 yds/carry
290.4 yds/game
1.2 giveaways/game
6.3% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 49 · Conservative
Balance 89
Ball security 66
Back usage 34%
QB runs 2.8/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 94
WR 84
TE 80
RB 84
OL 80
DL 86
LB 78
DB 86
Best: Matthew Stafford QB 94
Fastest: DK Metcalf WR 94 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% · 39.4 scored, 23.1 allowed
12.5 yds/att
68.1% completions
5.2 yds/carry
422.6 yds/game
0.8 giveaways/game
6.2% sack rate
last 5: 5-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 82 · Efficient
Balance 79
Ball security 77
Back usage 23%
QB runs 2.2/game
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
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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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
Pass / run72% / 28%
Points for / against38.1 — 26.5
Margin+11.6
Giveaways a game1.0
Sacks taken6.6% of dropbacks
Lead backJahmyr Gibbs · 7.4/g
Top targetNyck Harbor · 28%
QB carries2.4 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.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Steelers receivers vs Lions secondary
84 v 82
EVEN
Lions receivers vs Steelers secondary
85 v 86
EVEN
Steelers line vs Lions front
80 v 84
LIONS
Lions line vs Steelers front
83 v 86
STEELERS
Steelers backs vs Lions run defence
84 v 83
EVEN
Lions backs vs Steelers run defence
88 v 83
LIONS
Steelers passer vs Lions secondary
94 v 82
STEELERS
Lions passer vs Steelers secondary
88 v 86
EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
STEELERS
LIONS
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STEELERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford QB | 20/34 | 269 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 93.8 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demond William Jr. QB | 20/34 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 81.6 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kewan Lacy HB | 13 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 23 | 1 |
| Jaylen Warren HB | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Matthew Stafford QB | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Michael Pittman WR | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle HB | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 18 | 45 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Isiah Pacheco HB | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Demond William Jr. QB | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Nyck Harbor WR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sam LaPorta TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Downs WR | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 81 |
| DK Metcalf WR | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 21 |
| Michael Pittman WR | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 21 |
| Pat Freiermuth TE | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Darnell Washington TE | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Kewan Lacy HB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyck Harbor WR | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 24 |
| Sam LaPorta TE | 5 | 65 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 29 |
| Jameson Williams WR | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| KeAndre Lambert-Smith WR | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 9 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown WR | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jaren Kanak TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Porter CB | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Patrick Queen MIKE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T.J. Watt LEDG | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jaquan Brisker SS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jalen Ramsey FS | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ahmad Moten Sr. DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Harmon DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamel Dean CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Poona Ford DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeShon Elliott SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian Castro FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel Jr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Highsmith REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylen Everette CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerby Joseph FS | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Damone Clark MIKE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jack Campbell MIKE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Boo Carter CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kelley Jones CB | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Korie Black CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Cine SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aidan Hutchinson LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Moore REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alim McNeill DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rolder WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amare Barno REDG | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Boswell K | 2/2 | 1/1 | 39 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bates K | 2/2 | 3/3 | 54 |
RECENT FORM
Steelers
L
10–43 vs Ravens
WK 5
W
28–24 vs Chiefs
WK 4
L
16–21 vs Browns
WK 3
Lions
W
28–27 vs 49ers
WK 5
W
38–17 vs Vikings
WK 4
W
38–7 vs Chargers
WK 3
TEAM STATS
| Steelers | Lions | |
|---|---|---|
| 372 | TOTAL YARDS | 335 |
| 269 | PASSING YARDS | 249 |
| 103 | RUSHING YARDS | 86 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 4 |
| 4 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 2 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | 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.