WEEK 8 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Lions
2-3
W
L
L
Cardinals
4-1
W
W
W
Scoring
Cardinals 31.0 · Lions 16.0
Cardinals
Defence
Cardinals 21.0 · Lions 24.0
Cardinals
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.
Lions
roman
Cardinals
Isaiah?
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
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
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
Balanced
Pass 59% · Rush 41% · 31.0 scored, 21.6 allowed
10.6 yds/att
58.6% completions
7.0 yds/carry
341.8 yds/game
2.2 giveaways/game
8.3% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 62 · Aggressive
Balance 84
Ball security 38
Back usage 38%
QB runs 1.2/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.2 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 95
WR 82
TE 99
RB 86
OL 82
DL 86
LB 74
DB 82
Best: Trey McBride TE 99
Fastest: Jeremiyah Love HB 94 SPD
9 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
Isaiah?
Cardinals · his last 5 games
Balanced
Gives it away
One back
Pass / run59% / 41%
Points for / against31.0 — 21.6
Margin+9.4
Giveaways a game2.2
Sacks taken8.3% of dropbacks
Lead backJeremiyah Love · 11.4/g
Top targetTrey McBride · 32%
QB carries1.2 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.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Lions receivers vs Cardinals secondary
92 v 82
LIONS
Cardinals receivers vs Lions secondary
82 v 88
LIONS
Lions line vs Cardinals front
82 v 86
CARDINALS
Cardinals line vs Lions front
82 v 86
LIONS
Lions backs vs Cardinals run defence
88 v 82
LIONS
Cardinals backs vs Lions run defence
86 v 84
EVEN
Lions passer vs Cardinals secondary
95 v 82
LIONS
Cardinals passer vs Lions secondary
95 v 88
CARDINALS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Lions 18.5 — Cardinals 27.5
favorite: Cardinals
spread ≈ 9.0
total ≈ 46.0
sim: 86.0% Cardinals
RECENT FORM
Lions
W
24–7 vs 49ers
WK 4
L
0–14 vs Falcons
WK 3
L
0–38 vs Vikings
WK 2
Cardinals
W
49–21 vs Falcons
WK 5
W
14–0 vs Rams
WK 4
W
36–22 vs Seahawks
WK 3
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
LIONS
—
0
CARDINALS