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THE WIRE
WK 5 FINAL Texans 28, Titans 38 WK 5 FINAL Vikings 28, 49ers 14 WK 5 FINAL Falcons 21, Cardinals 49 MOVE Jaye Coyne traded to Panthers MOVE Taylor Rapp signed with Panthers MOVE Percy Butler signed with Chiefs THE WIRE someone: Vikings win the turnover battle and the game THE WIRE someone: The booth on Broncos beat Ravens, 28-21
WEEK 2 · FINAL
LIONS 2-3 · 16.0 PPG 0 – 38 VIKINGS 3-2 · 28.0 PPG
THE READ
Vikings run away with it, 38-0

Lions had no answer. Vikings took it 38-0. J.J. McCarthy did the damage for Vikings — 24/38, 268 yards, 4 TD. Justin Jefferson was the target for Vikings — 8 catches, 123 yards, 2 TD. Total yards: Vikings 466, Lions 132.

The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Lions -9.1 +0.7 -9.8 -1
Vikings +0.6 -9.4 +10.0 +1
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.
Vikings — NFC #4 · division · 3-2 Lions — in the hunt · 2-3 Playoff picture →
In the MVP race
#6 J.J. McCarthy QB · Vikings · 1.9% of the field
The whole board →
J.J. McCarthy
Vikings
24/38, 268 yards, 4 TD
Justin Jefferson
Vikings
8 catches, 123 yards, 2 TD
Jordan Mason
Vikings
13 carries, 94 yards
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards Vikings 466, Lions 132 Vikings
Through the air Vikings 268, Lions 73 Vikings
On the ground Vikings 198, Lions 59 Vikings
Pressure Vikings 4 sacks, Lions 0 Vikings
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
📺 THE WEEK 2 SHOW this game is in the week's show ▶ Watch the show
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 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
Primary weapon: Amon-Ra St. Brown WR — 38% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH
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 what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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HOW THEY PLAY the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
SAPPHIRESPORTZ.GG
Vikings · his last 5 games
Throws it Protects it
Pass / run62% / 38% Points for / against28.4 — 18.4 Margin+10.0 Giveaways a game0.8 Sacks taken3.1% of dropbacks Lead backDemond Claiborne · 8.0/g Top targetJeremiah Smith · 32% QB carries2.6 a game
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
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 roman against SAPPHIRESPORTZ.GG — the men, not the teams
SAPPHIRESPORTZ.GG leads it 1-0. SAPPHIRESPORTZ.GG won the last one.
1 meeting avg 0.0 — 38.0 biggest: 38 pts to SAPPHIRESPORTZ.GG
S2 · week 2 roman 0 — 38 SAPPHIRESPORTZ.GG SAPPHIRESPORTZ.GG
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
Lions receivers vs Vikings secondary 92 v 83 LIONS
Vikings receivers vs Lions secondary 90 v 88 EVEN
Lions line vs Vikings front 82 v 84 EVEN
Vikings line vs Lions front 83 v 86 LIONS
Lions backs vs Vikings run defence 88 v 82 LIONS
Vikings backs vs Lions run defence 80 v 84 LIONS
Lions passer vs Vikings secondary 95 v 83 LIONS
Vikings passer vs Lions secondary 82 v 88 LIONS
TOP PERFORMERS
J.J. McCarthy QB Vikings 268 pass yds
Justin Jefferson WR Vikings 123 rec yds
Jordan Mason HB Vikings 94 rush yds
Demond Claiborne HB Vikings 76 rush yds
Tai Felton WR Vikings 53 rec yds
James Pierre CB Vikings 1 INTs
🎬 The Game Recap
this game as an episode -- the score, the stars, the numbers that decided it -- and a video you can post ›
BOX SCORE
LIONS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Jared Goff QB 11/31730141330.7
VIKINGS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
J.J. McCarthy QB 24/3826840040119.1
RECENT FORM
Lions
L 23–27 vs Chiefs WK 1
Vikings
W 28–3 vs Commanders WK 1
TEAM STATS
Lions Vikings
132 TOTAL YARDS 466
73 PASSING YARDS 268
59 RUSHING YARDS 198
4 SACKS ALLOWED 0
0 SACKS MADE 4
1 GIVEAWAYS 0
0 TAKEAWAYS 1

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 LIONS — 1 VIKINGS
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