WEEK 2 · FINAL
THE READ
Lions win the turnover battle and the game
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | +2.2 | +3.0 | -0.8 | -1 |
| Bills | +6.4 | +5.3 | +1.2 | -3 |
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.
Jared Goff
Lions
12/22, 297 yards, 2 TD
James Cook III
Bills
13 carries, 88 yards, 2 TD
Jahmyr Gibbs
Lions
5 catches, 130 yards, 1 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Lions 297, Bills 136
Lions
Total yards
Lions 344, Bills 240
Lions
On the ground
Bills 104, Lions 47
Bills
Giveaways
Bills 3, Lions 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 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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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 50% · Rush 50% · 32.5 scored, 31.3 allowed
11.8 yds/att
61.4% completions
6.4 yds/carry
343.8 yds/game
2.2 giveaways/game
9.5% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 63 · Aggressive
Balance 100
Ball security 39
Back usage 39%
QB runs 3.8/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 9.5% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 83
TE 82
RB 86
OL 82
DL 82
LB 77
DB 81
Best: Josh Allen QB 99
Fastest: James Cook III HB 93 SPD
6 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
walkinhotdog
Bills · his last 6 games
Runs it
Gives it away
One back
Takes sacks
Pass / run50% / 50%
Points for / against32.5 — 31.3
Margin+1.2
Giveaways a game2.2
Sacks taken9.5% of dropbacks
Lead backJames Cook III · 13.5/g
Top targetDalton Kincaid · 29%
QB carries3.3 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
Lions receivers vs Bills secondary
86 v 81
LIONS
Bills receivers vs Lions secondary
83 v 86
LIONS
Lions line vs Bills front
81 v 82
EVEN
Bills line vs Lions front
82 v 84
EVEN
Lions backs vs Bills run defence
92 v 81
LIONS
Bills backs vs Lions run defence
86 v 83
BILLS
Lions passer vs Bills secondary
90 v 81
LIONS
Bills passer vs Lions secondary
99 v 86
BILLS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff QB | 12/22 | 297 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 129.9 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen QB | 5/13 | 136 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 38.1 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| Isiah Pacheco HB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam LaPorta TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cook III HB | 13 | 88 | 6.8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 0 |
| Josh Allen QB | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 5 | 130 | 26 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 69 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown WR | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 28 |
| Isaac TeSlaa WR | 1 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 40 |
| Sam LaPorta TE | 2 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 23 |
| Tyler Conklin TE | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Kincaid TE | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 62 |
| Joshua Palmer WR | 1 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| DJ Moore WR | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Khalil Shakir WR | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Hutchinson LEDG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Wilkins DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Abney II CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alim McNeill DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avonte Maddox FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Barnes SAM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Branch SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger McCreary CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Reed CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ennis Rakestraw Jr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerby Joseph FS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Gardner-Johnson SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxwell Hairston CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrel Bernard MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Elarms-Orr WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Oliver DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davison Igbinosun CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Franklin Jr FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Sanders DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damar Hamlin FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Bishop FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Williams WILL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Lions
W
24–7 vs Saints
WK 1
Bills
W
47–8 vs Texans
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Lions | Bills | |
|---|---|---|
| 344 | TOTAL YARDS | 240 |
| 297 | PASSING YARDS | 136 |
| 47 | RUSHING YARDS | 104 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 3 |
| 3 | 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
1
LIONS
—
0
BILLS