WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Lions beat Saints, 24-7
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | -3.9 | -4.9 | +1.0 | -5 |
| Lions | +2.2 | +3.0 | -0.8 | -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.
Lions —
NFC #4 · division
· 5-3
Playoff picture →
Jared Goff
Lions
23/42, 201 yards, 2 TD
Jameson Williams
Lions
6 catches, 63 yards, 1 TD
Jahmyr Gibbs
Lions
19 carries, 80 yards
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Lions 201, Saints 119
Lions
Total yards
Lions 302, Saints 243
Lions
On the ground
Saints 124, Lions 101
Saints
Pressure
Lions 3 sacks, Saints 1
Lions
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% · 28.3 scored, 27.3 allowed
8.0 yds/att
60.6% completions
4.9 yds/carry
368.0 yds/game
1.2 giveaways/game
8.3% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 61 · Efficient
Balance 89
Ball security 67
Back usage 34%
QB runs 2.5/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.3% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 81
WR 82
TE 80
RB 84
OL 80
DL 79
LB 77
DB 80
Best: Erik McCoy C 88
Fastest: Bryce Lance WR 94 SPD
4 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 64% · Rush 36% · 27.4 scored, 28.2 allowed
10.3 yds/att
61.0% completions
4.6 yds/carry
361.0 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
5.4% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 67 · Aggressive
Balance 86
Ball security 50
Back usage 35%
QB runs 0.4/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 90
WR 86
TE 89
RB 92
OL 81
DL 84
LB 80
DB 86
Best: Jahmyr Gibbs HB 99
Fastest: Jameson Williams WR 98 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
PreyExotic
Saints · his last 6 games
Balanced
Pass / run61% / 39%
Points for / against28.3 — 27.3
Margin+1.0
Giveaways a game1.2
Sacks taken8.3% of dropbacks
Lead backTravis Etienne Jr · 12.0/g
Top targetChris Olave · 36%
QB carries2.3 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
Saints receivers vs Lions secondary
82 v 86
LIONS
Lions receivers vs Saints secondary
86 v 80
LIONS
Saints line vs Lions front
80 v 84
LIONS
Lions line vs Saints front
81 v 79
EVEN
Saints backs vs Lions run defence
84 v 83
EVEN
Lions backs vs Saints run defence
92 v 79
LIONS
Saints passer vs Lions secondary
81 v 86
LIONS
Lions passer vs Saints secondary
90 v 80
LIONS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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SAINTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough QB | 11/27 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 54.3 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff QB | 23/42 | 201 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 83.5 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough QB | 5 | 65 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 47 | 0 |
| Travis Etienne Jr HB | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 0 |
| Kareem Hunt HB | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Alvin Kamara HB | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jordyn Tyson WR | 1 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 19 | 80 | 4.2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Isiah Pacheco HB | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Mixon HB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jameson Williams WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Olave WR | 2 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 27 |
| Alvin Kamara HB | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| Jordyn Tyson WR | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Oscar Delp TE | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| Travis Etienne Jr HB | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Kareem Hunt HB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Juwan Johnson TE | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Jakob Johnson FB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Marvin Mims Jr WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Williams WR | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown WR | 4 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| Isaac TeSlaa WR | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Isiah Pacheco HB | 2 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| Sam LaPorta TE | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Joe Mixon HB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jalen McMillan WR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Werner MIKE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kaden Elliss WILL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kool-Aid McKinstry CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Martin Emerson Jr CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Geno Stone FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bryan Bresee DT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Blackmon SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Granderson REDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonas Sanker SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan REDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Reid FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Vernon Broughton DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Riley CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Campbell MIKE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kerby Joseph FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alim McNeill DT | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger McCreary CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| D.J. Reed CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaq Thompson WILL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Moore LEDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Wilkins DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Hutchinson LEDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Abney II CB | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Derrick Barnes SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rolder MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed Hassanein REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton Turner LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAINTS
nothing recorded
LIONS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bates K | 1/2 | 3/3 | 49 |
RECENT FORM
Saints
no games yet
Lions
no games yet
TEAM STATS
| Saints | Lions | |
|---|---|---|
| 243 | TOTAL YARDS | 302 |
| 119 | PASSING YARDS | 201 |
| 124 | RUSHING YARDS | 101 |
| 3 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 3 |
| 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
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SAINTS
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