WEEK 4 · FINAL
THE READ
Marcus Reyes
The numbers guy
Panthers win the turnover battle and the game
Carolina beat Detroit 42-28 in a game decided entirely by ball security. Jared Goff threw 4 interceptions against Bryce Young's 1, and Detroit's 4 total turnovers versus Carolina's 1 accounted for the 14-point margin. Jahmyr Gibbs had 162 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, but it amounted to noise; Goff's efficiency collapsed when it mattered, and the Panthers' defense took what he offered.
Marcus Reyes
The numbers guy
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | +2.2 | +3.0 | -0.8 | -1 |
| Panthers | +4.2 | -8.4 | +12.6 | +5 |
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.
IN THE BOOTH
Kayla James
The showman
Detroit's turnover carnival—4 giveaways, 4 interceptions from Goff—turned what could've been a contest into a 14-point rout; Carolina's 6-2 record suddenly looks less like a surprise and more like a team that knows how to keep what it has.
Jordan Hayes
The armchair coach
· replying
Detroit's ground game never got off the ground—93 yards on 11 attempts tells you the Lions abandoned what should've been their identity, and that's a choice worth examining when you're down to 5-3 and the margin gets that wide.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers —
none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that
did not happen.
Jared Goff
Lions
13/23, 255 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT
Bryce Young
Panthers
9/22, 209 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Jahmyr Gibbs
Lions
6 catches, 162 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Panthers 386, Lions 348
Panthers
Through the air
Panthers 274, Lions 255
Panthers
On the ground
Panthers 112, Lions 93
Panthers
Giveaways
Panthers 1, Lions 4
Panthers
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
Pass-heavy
Pass 66% · Rush 34% · 38.4 scored, 25.8 allowed
9.6 yds/att
49.0% completions
5.1 yds/carry
348.4 yds/game
2.8 giveaways/game
6.5% sack rate
last 5: 5-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 55 · Aggressive
Balance 77
Ball security 22
Back usage 27%
QB runs 2.8/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 83
WR 81
TE 79
RB 80
OL 83
DL 83
LB 80
DB 82
Best: Derrick Brown DT 96
Fastest: Chris Brazzell II WR 94 SPD
7 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Lions receivers vs Panthers secondary
86 v 82
LIONS
Panthers receivers vs Lions secondary
81 v 86
LIONS
Lions line vs Panthers front
81 v 83
EVEN
Panthers line vs Lions front
83 v 84
EVEN
Lions backs vs Panthers run defence
92 v 82
LIONS
Panthers backs vs Lions run defence
80 v 83
LIONS
Lions passer vs Panthers secondary
90 v 82
LIONS
Panthers passer vs Lions secondary
83 v 86
LIONS
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BOX SCORE
LIONS
PANTHERS
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PANTHERS
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PANTHERS
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PANTHERS
LIONS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff QB | 13/23 | 255 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 95.3 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young QB | 9/22 | 209 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 87.1 |
| Chris Brazzell II WR | 1/1 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 158.3 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 82 | 0 |
| Isiah Pacheco HB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jameson Williams WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathon Brooks HB | 9 | 95 | 10.6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 52 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Bryce Young QB | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jimmy Horn Jr WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 6 | 162 | 27 | 2 | 130 | 0 | 60 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown WR | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 |
| Sam LaPorta TE | 2 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 18 |
| Jameson Williams WR | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetairoa McMillan WR | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 79 |
| Jalen Coker WR | 2 | 100 | 50 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 65 |
| Darren Waller TE | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 39 |
| Chris Brazzell II WR | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Reed CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ennis Rakestraw Jr CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Abney II CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerby Joseph FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Campbell MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Hutchinson LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Barnes SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Branch SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Lloyd WILL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lathan Ransom SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaelan Phillips REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Scourton LEDG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jackson CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaycee Horn CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Lee III CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Scott SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zakee Wheatley FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Okereke MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brown DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LIONS
nothing recorded
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzgerald K | 2/2 | 4/4 | 39 |
RECENT FORM
Lions
L
42–47 vs Jets
WK 3
W
28–14 vs Bills
WK 2
W
24–7 vs Saints
WK 1
Panthers
W
48–23 vs Browns
WK 3
W
41–28 vs Falcons
WK 2
W
30–26 vs Bears
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Lions | Panthers | |
|---|---|---|
| 348 | TOTAL YARDS | 386 |
| 255 | PASSING YARDS | 274 |
| 93 | RUSHING YARDS | 112 |
| 3 | SACKS ALLOWED | 0 |
| 0 | SACKS MADE | 3 |
| 4 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | TAKEAWAYS | 4 |
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
PANTHERS