WEEK 18 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Broncos
2-3
W
L
L
Lions
2-3
W
L
L
Scoring
Lions 16.0 · Broncos 23.0
Broncos
Defence
Lions 24.0 · Broncos 27.0
Lions
Season form and scoring only — Madden exports no drive or situational data,
so nothing here is guesswork dressed up as inside knowledge.
THE ROOM
Nobody's put a time up yet.
Broncos
jj
Lions
roman
The two owners put their times up here.
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
Balanced
Pass 57% · Rush 43% · 23.8 scored, 27.0 allowed
7.9 yds/att
59.2% completions
4.6 yds/carry
348.6 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
5.0% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 54 · Aggressive
Balance 93
Ball security 50
Back usage 37%
QB runs 3.4/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 87
WR 88
TE 77
RB 82
OL 87
DL 87
LB 75
DB 88
Best: Patrick Surtain II CB 99
Fastest: Jaylen Waddle WR 96 SPD
10 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 64% · Rush 36% · 11.8 scored, 21.5 allowed
5.9 yds/att
52.1% completions
4.2 yds/carry
196.0 yds/game
1.5 giveaways/game
11.9% sack rate
last 4: 1-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 23 · Conservative
Balance 70
Ball security 58
Back usage 30%
QB runs 2.2/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 11.9% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 95
WR 92
TE 90
RB 88
OL 82
DL 86
LB 79
DB 88
Best: Jahmyr Gibbs HB 99
Fastest: Jahmyr Gibbs HB 98 SPD
12 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
roman
Lions · his last 4 games
Throws it
One back
One target
Takes sacks
Pass / run64% / 36%
Points for / against11.8 — 21.5
Margin-9.8
Giveaways a game1.5
Sacks taken11.9% of dropbacks
Lead backJahmyr Gibbs · 10.0/g
Top targetAmon-Ra St. Brown · 38%
QB carries1.5 a game
jj
Broncos · his last 5 games
Balanced
Pass / run57% / 43%
Points for / against23.8 — 27.0
Margin-3.2
Giveaways a game1.8
Sacks taken5.0% of dropbacks
Lead backRJ Harvey · 15.0/g
Top targetCourtland Sutton · 26%
QB carries2.6 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
Broncos receivers vs Lions secondary
88 v 88
EVEN
Lions receivers vs Broncos secondary
92 v 88
LIONS
Broncos line vs Lions front
87 v 86
EVEN
Lions line vs Broncos front
82 v 87
BRONCOS
Broncos backs vs Lions run defence
82 v 84
EVEN
Lions backs vs Broncos run defence
88 v 83
LIONS
Broncos passer vs Lions secondary
87 v 88
EVEN
Lions passer vs Broncos secondary
95 v 88
LIONS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Broncos 23.5 — Lions 21.5
favorite: Broncos
spread ≈ 2.0
total ≈ 45.0
sim: 43.1% Lions
RECENT FORM
Broncos
W
28–21 vs Ravens
WK 5
L
23–29 vs Steelers
WK 4
L
14–16 vs Chargers
WK 3
Lions
W
24–7 vs 49ers
WK 4
L
0–14 vs Falcons
WK 3
L
0–38 vs Vikings
WK 2
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
BRONCOS
—
0
LIONS