LIONS
NFC North · owned by JMou98_
#1 overall
Seed 1
W11 streak
Team OVR 85
📊 71.4% pass / 28.6% run
11-0
RECORD
OFFENSE · LEAGUE RANKS
#2
TOTAL YDS
#2
PASSING
#32
RUSHING
#1
POINTS FOR
DEFENSE · LEAGUE RANKS
#17
TOTAL YDS
#23
VS PASS
#9
VS RUN
#10
POINTS ALLOWED
SEASON
Buccaneers
Giants
Chargers
Vikings
49ers
Steelers
Seahawks
Rams
Vikings
Packers
Cardinals
Bears
Packers
Broncos
Bears
Chiefs
Raiders
WK 1 · @
Buccaneers
W 24–9
WK 2 · vs
Giants
W 66–26
WK 3 · vs
Chargers
W 38–7
WK 4 · @
Vikings
W 38–17
WK 5 · vs
49ers
W 28–27
WK 6 · vs
Steelers
W 27–21
WK 7 · @
Seahawks
W 56–31
WK 8 · vs
Rams
W 35–32
WK 9 · vs
Vikings
W 35–27
WK 10 · vs
Packers
W 45–37
WK 11 · @
Cardinals
W 41–20
WK 12 · vs
Bears
—
WK 14 · @
Packers
—
WK 15 · @
Broncos
—
WK 16 · @
Bears
—
WK 17 · vs
Chiefs
—
WK 18 · @
Raiders
—
TOP PERFORMERS
TEAM BUILD TRACKER
since Sep 11 (current owner's era) · 38 checkpoints
85
TEAM OVR
holding steady
| GROUP | NOW | Δ ERA | VS LEAGUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 85.5 | +7 | +7.6 |
| RB | 84.0 | +0.3 | +4 |
| WR | 81.8 | -0.4 | +1.1 |
| TE | 75.0 | -9 | -2.7 |
| OL | 81.3 | +2.5 | +1 |
| DL | 82.8 | +0.8 | +1.6 |
| LB | 75.2 | +1 | -1.6 |
| DB | 80.3 | -2.4 | -1.4 |
| ST | 79.0 | +0 | +1.1 |
Δ ERA = change since the tracker started under this owner. VS LEAGUE = your group vs the league average — red is where the roster lacks talent.
FROM THE LOCKER ROOM
The booth on Lions win the turnover battle and the game
Sephen A. Smith: "Detroit walked into this thing and simply played football while Green Bay beat itself—45 to 37, the Lions still perfect at 10-0, and Jordan Love throwing 4 interceptions against a defense that made him pay for every mistake."
Caleb Brooks: "Green Bay out-gained Detroit 421 to 353 and Love threw for 370 yards and 4 touchdowns — and still lost by 8. The Packers beat themselves, sure, but Detroit's defense didn't have to do much more than stand there and wait for the ball."
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Lions win the turnover battle and the game
Lions took the ball away and took the game with it, 45-37. Jordan Love did the damage for Packers — 18/34, 370 yards, 4 TD, 4 INT — in a losing effort. Demond William Jr. did the damage for Lions — 18/29, 306 yards, 3 TD. Make it 4 consecutive games past 250 for Demond William Jr.. Total yards: Packers 421, Lions 353.
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62 points between Vikings and Lions
Scoreboard operators earned their money. Lions 35, Vikings 27. Demond William Jr. was steady for Lions — 17/28, 411 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT. J.J. McCarthy did the damage for Vikings — 14/29, 246 yards, 3 TD — in a losing effort. Demond William Jr. has now cleared 250 passing yards in 3 in a row. Through the air: Lions 411, Vikings 246.
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Lions edge Rams by 3
Lions needed all sixty minutes, edging Rams 35-32. Demond William Jr. was steady for Lions — 18/35, 355 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT. Darian Mensah was steady for Rams — 14/25, 233 yards, 2 TD — in a losing effort. 1 in the league in passing yards, at 80 overall. Demond William Jr. is not supposed to be doing this. Through the air: Lions 355, Rams 240.
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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.
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Lions edge 49ers by 1
Lions 28, 49ers 27. Nobody watching sat down. Demond William Jr. did the damage for Lions — 28/45, 279 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT. Brock Purdy threw for 49ers — 18/27, 229 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. Make it 5 consecutive games past 250 for Demond William Jr.. Through the air: Lions 279, 49ers 229.
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The booth on Lions run away with it, 38-7
Jordan Hayes: "Los Angeles couldn't move the football and couldn't protect it—33 rushing yards and 3 giveaways tells you the Chargers need to establish literally anything on the ground before they throw it 25 times into a meat grinder again."
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Lions run away with it, 38-7
31 points separated these two, and Lions had all of them. Demond William Jr. was steady for Lions — 14/16, 342 yards, 4 TD. Nyck Harbor was the target for Lions — 3 catches, 145 yards, 2 TD. That is 3 straight games over 250 for Demond William Jr.. Total yards: Lions 434, Chargers 183.
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DEAD CAP FROM TRADES
COUNTING THIS SEASON
$3.3MSTARTS NEXT SEASON
$9.1M
$12.3M for sending Tate Ratledge, Tyleik Williams to the Bills
about $3.3M counting now, about $9.1M from next season ·
Trading a player puts the part of his signing bonus that hasn't hit the cap yet on the cap of the team that sends him. The team that gets him takes on his salary, not the bonus. Traded during the season, one season's share of the bonus counts this season and the rest counts next season. Traded in the off-season, all of it counts against the cap right away. Figures are Madden's own penalty for each contract. Trades made in the game without the site aren't included.
RECENT MOVES
🤝
Trade approved Bills ⇄ Lions
League-wide transactions →
Bills sends Dion Dawkins · LT · 88 OVR, Landon Jackson · DT · 75 OVR, This Year 3rd Round Pick, Next Year 4th Round Pick
Lions sends Tate Ratledge · RG · 78 OVR, Tyleik Williams · DT · 78 OVR, This Year 7th Round Pick
The Bills took $9.4M in dead cap: about $8.8M counts this season and about $578K next season.
The Lions took $12.3M in dead cap: about $3.3M counts this season and about $9.1M next season.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · USER GAMES
full grid →
DEPTH CHART
projected by overall — starter first, then the room behind him
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
SAM
Antonio Watts 56
THE CAP ROOM
49 contracts on the books
$37.7M comes off the books at the end of this season — 8 contracts, 14% of what you are carrying.
WHAT IS EATING THE ROOM
largest cap hits, with what is left on each
| PLAYER | POS | OVR | AGE | YRS LEFT | CAP HIT | PER OVR PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | QB | 88 | 32 | 2 | $43.3M | $492,045 |
| Penei Sewell | LT | 98 | 26 | 3 | $20.7M | $211,224 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | 96 | 27 | 2 | $17.9M | $186,979 |
| Alim McNeill | DT | 84 | 27 | 2 | $17.4M | $207,143 |
| Aidan Hutchinson | LEDG | 94 | 27 | 4 | $16.0M | $170,638 |
| Nyck Harbor | WR | 72 | 23 | 4 | $12.2M | $169,861 |
| Jameson Williams | WR | 86 | 26 | 3 | $10.9M | $126,279 |
| Jake Bates | K | 78 | 28 | 1 | $10.3M | $132,308 |
Per OVR point is a division, not a verdict — a cap hit over an overall rating, nothing more. Whether a number is a problem depends on the position and the player, and that is your call rather than the site's.
There is no "cut him and save this much" here on purpose: a release in Madden carries dead money, and the export does not carry the figure — so that saving is not something this site can work out, and guessing at it would be guessing at the one number that decides whether the advice is any good.
ROSTER
49 on the active roster · 11 practice squad
OFFENSE
| PLAYER | POS | OVR | DEV | AGE | YRS LEFT | CAP HIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | QB | 88 | X-Factor | 32 | 2 | $43.3M |
| Demond William Jr. | QB | 83 | Superstar | 21 | 4 | $2.0M |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | HB | 99 | X-Factor | 25 | 5 | $3.9M |
| Kendre Miller | HB | 78 | 25 | 3 | $3.0M | |
| Isiah Pacheco | HB | 75 | 28 | 2 | $2.9M | |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | 96 | X-Factor | 27 | 2 | $17.9M |
| Jameson Williams | WR | 86 | Star | 26 | 3 | $10.9M |
| Isaac TeSlaa | WR | 73 | 25 | 2 | $1.8M | |
| KeAndre Lambert-Smith | WR | 72 | 25 | 1 | $2.1M | |
| Nyck Harbor | WR | 72 | Star | 23 | 4 | $12.2M |
| Omari Evans | WR | 68 | 23 | 2 | $2.1M | |
| Sincere Brown | WR | 66 | 25 | 2 | $1.4M | |
| Coy Eakin | WR | 64 | 24 | 2 | $1.9M | |
| Sam LaPorta | TE | 89 | Superstar | 26 | 3 | $7.7M |
| Jaren Kanak | TE | 61 | 23 | 7 | $1.2M | |
| Penei Sewell | LT | 98 | Superstar | 26 | 3 | $20.7M |
| Shadre Hurst | LG | 80 | 23 | 4 | $1.7M | |
| Greg Johnson | C | 78 | Star | 23 | 4 | $1.2M |
| Cade Mays | C | 75 | 28 | 2 | $6.1M | |
| Tate Ratledge | RG | 78 | Star | 26 | 2 | $1.9M |
| Blake Miller | RT | 79 | Star | 23 | 3 | $5.0M |
| Chris Paul | RT | 74 | 28 | 1 | $2.5M |
DEFENSE
| PLAYER | POS | OVR | DEV | AGE | YRS LEFT | CAP HIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Hutchinson | LEDG | 94 | Superstar | 27 | 4 | $16.0M |
| Payton Turner | LEDG | 75 | 28 | 3 | $3.9M | |
| Derrick Moore | REDG | 82 | Star | 24 | 3 | $2.6M |
| Amare Barno | REDG | 68 | 28 | 3 | $2.0M | |
| Alim McNeill | DT | 84 | Star | 27 | 2 | $17.4M |
| Tyleik Williams | DT | 78 | Star | 24 | 2 | $4.5M |
| Kris Jenkins Jr | DT | 76 | Star | 25 | 2 | $1.5M |
| Antonio Watts | SAM | 56 | 24 | 1 | $1.0M | |
| Jack Campbell | MIKE | 90 | Superstar | 27 | 4 | $3.7M |
| Damone Clark | MIKE | 72 | 27 | 3 | $2.5M | |
| Jimmy Rolder | WILL | 73 | 23 | 3 | $1.3M | |
| Arion Carter | WILL | 66 | 23 | 1 | $1.0M | |
| D.J. Reed | CB | 83 | 30 | 1 | $8.1M | |
| Roger McCreary | CB | 78 | 27 | 1 | $7.8M | |
| Nahshon Wright | CB | 76 | 28 | 2 | $3.4M | |
| Kei'Trel Clark | CB | 76 | 26 | 3 | $2.7M | |
| Kelley Jones | CB | 76 | 23 | 4 | $2.9M | |
| Korie Black | CB | 71 | 25 | 2 | $1.1M | |
| Boo Carter | CB | 68 | 22 | 4 | $1.3M | |
| Kerby Joseph | FS | 93 | Star | 26 | 3 | $9.2M |
| Jelani McDonald | FS | 72 | 23 | 4 | $2.3M | |
| Lewis Cine | SS | 71 | 27 | 3 | $1.7M | |
| Dan Jackson | SS | 67 | 26 | 2 | $480K | |
| VJ Payne | SS | 65 | 23 | 2 | $840K |
SPECIAL TEAMS
| PLAYER | POS | OVR | DEV | AGE | YRS LEFT | CAP HIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bates | K | 78 | 28 | 1 | $10.3M | |
| Jack Fox | P | 80 | 31 | 1 | $4.8M |
PRACTICE SQUAD · 11
Not on the 53. They don't play, don't sit on the depth chart and can't be traded -- any team can sign them.
| PLAYER | POS | OVR | DEV | AGE | CAP HIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaden Davis | WR | 68 | 28 | $0 | |
| John Saunders Jr | FS | 67 | 25 | $0 | |
| Will Dahl | RG | 66 | 23 | $0 | |
| Cooper McDonald | MIKE | 65 | 26 | $0 | |
| Jared Bartlett | WILL | 64 | 26 | $0 | |
| Chris Edmonds | SS | 63 | 26 | $0 | |
| Ethan O`Connor | CB | 62 | 23 | $0 | |
| Josh Thompson | RG | 61 | 24 | $0 | |
| Dillon Bishop | SS | 60 | 23 | $0 | |
| Nate Coker | DT | 59 | 22 | $0 | |
| Cameron Higgins | LEDG | 58 | 22 | $0 |
SALARY CAP
Spent $307.6M
Room $326.2M
Free $18.6M
94% of the cap committed
Dead cap from trades: $3.3M this season · $9.1M next season
THE TRADE BLOCK
The whole block
SHOPPING
ON THE BLOCK ELSEWHERE, FITS THIS ROSTER
Jamel Dean
CB 86 · Steelers
+3 OVR over your best CB · CB is 4.6 below league average
TEAM NEEDS — THE DEEP READ
SS
14.5 OVR below league average
room grades 71.0
LOLB
13.8 OVR below league average
room grades 56.0
ROLB
6.8 OVR below league average
room grades 73.0
CB
4.6 OVR below league average
room grades 79.0
FRONT OFFICE CALLS
⏳ EXPIRING
D.J. Reed
CB · 83 OVR · 30yo
Final contract year — re-sign him or flip him before he walks
⏳ EXPIRING
Jake Bates
K · 78 OVR · 28yo
Final contract year — re-sign him or flip him before he walks
⏳ EXPIRING
Roger McCreary
CB · 78 OVR · 27yo
Final contract year — re-sign him or flip him before he walks
UPCOMING FREE AGENTS
D.J. Reed
CB · 83 OVR · age 30
current: $17.1M
Jack Fox
P · 80 OVR · age 31
current: $4.3M
Jake Bates
K · 78 OVR · age 28
current: $6.8M
Roger McCreary
CB · 78 OVR · age 27
current: $4.9M
Chris Paul
RT · 74 OVR · age 28
current: $1.7M
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR · 72 OVR · age 25
current: $2.8M
Arion Carter
WILL · 66 OVR · age 23
current: $1.0M
Antonio Watts
SAM · 56 OVR · age 24
current: $1.0M
FULL SCHEDULE
kickoff times set by the owners in Franchise HQ
| WK | OPPONENT | RESULT | KICKOFF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ | Buccaneers |
W 24–9 | |
| 2 | vs | Giants |
W 66–26 | |
| 3 | vs | Chargers |
W 38–7 | |
| 4 | @ | Vikings |
W 38–17 | |
| 5 | vs | 49ers |
W 28–27 | 🕹️ After 4:30/5:00 - 8:00pm est (proposed) |
| 6 | vs | Steelers |
W 27–21 | |
| 7 | @ | Seahawks |
W 56–31 | |
| 8 | vs | Rams |
W 35–32 | |
| 9 | vs | Vikings |
W 35–27 | |
| 10 | vs | Packers |
W 45–37 | |
| 11 | @ | Cardinals |
W 41–20 | |
| 12 | vs | Bears |
— | unscheduled |
| 14 | @ | Packers |
— | unscheduled |
| 15 | @ | Broncos |
— | unscheduled |
| 16 | @ | Bears |
— | unscheduled |
| 17 | vs | Chiefs |
— | unscheduled |
| 18 | @ | Raiders |
— | unscheduled |