Lions @ Cardinals · Week 5

WEEK 5 · FINAL

THE READ

Cardinals win the turnover battle and the game

THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Lions	+2.2	+3.0	-0.8	-1
Cardinals	+2.6	+7.9	-5.3	-6

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 Cardinals — in the hunt · 4-6 Playoff picture →

Jared Goff

Lions

18/27, 275 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT

Jeremiyah Love

Cardinals

12 carries, 91 yards, 2 TD

Trey McBride

Cardinals

3 catches, 83 yards, 1 TD

THE STORY SO FAR

🔥 Jared Goff has now cleared 250 passing yards in 4 straight games.

⭐ Jeremiyah Love has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Trey McBride has not had a better afternoon this season.

WHAT DECIDED IT

On the ground Cardinals 168, Lions 69 Cardinals

Through the air Lions 275, Cardinals 185 Lions

Total yards Cardinals 353, Lions 344 Cardinals

Giveaways Cardinals 0, Lions 3 Cardinals

THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.

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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

Primary weapon: Jahmyr Gibbs HB — 29% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY MODERATE

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 what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic

MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push

Lions receivers vs Cardinals secondary 86 v 81 LIONS

Cardinals receivers vs Lions secondary 81 v 86 LIONS

Lions line vs Cardinals front 81 v 80 EVEN

Cardinals line vs Lions front 81 v 84 LIONS

Lions backs vs Cardinals run defence 92 v 79 LIONS

Cardinals backs vs Lions run defence 84 v 83 EVEN

Lions passer vs Cardinals secondary 90 v 81 LIONS

Cardinals passer vs Lions secondary 73 v 86 LIONS

TOP PERFORMERS

Jared Goff QB Lions 275 pass yds

Jacoby Brissett QB Cardinals 185 pass yds

Jeremiyah Love HB Cardinals 91 rush yds

Trey McBride TE Cardinals 83 rec yds

Amon-Ra St. Brown WR Lions 82 rec yds

Kendrick Bourne WR Cardinals 78 rush yds

Jahmyr Gibbs HB Lions 69 rush yds

Jameson Williams WR Lions 68 rec yds

Sam LaPorta TE Lions 59 rec yds

Budda Baker SS Cardinals 1 INTs

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BOX SCORE

LIONS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Jared Goff QB	18/27	275	2	3	2	45	85.1

CARDINALS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Jacoby Brissett QB	14/22	185	1	0	0	70	105.3

LIONS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Jahmyr Gibbs HB	14	69	4.9	0	0	21	23	0

CARDINALS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG
Jeremiyah Love HB	12	91	7.6	2	0	13	66
Kendrick Bourne WR	1	78	78	1	1	0	78
Marvin Harrison Jr WR	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Tyler Allgeier HB	1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0

LIONS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	LNG
Amon-Ra St. Brown WR	4	82	20.5	1	25	39
Jameson Williams WR	4	68	17	1	38	45
Sam LaPorta TE	5	59	11.8	0	11	25
Jahmyr Gibbs HB	4	46	11.5	0	34	18
Isaac TeSlaa WR	1	20	20	0	0	20

CARDINALS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	LNG
Trey McBride TE	3	83	27.7	1	30	70
Michael Wilson WR	4	40	10	0	21	15
Kendrick Bourne WR	1	29	29	0	23	29
Marvin Harrison Jr WR	3	23	7.7	0	6	11
Jeremiyah Love HB	3	10	3.3	0	11	9

LIONS

PLAYER	TKL	PD
Jack Campbell MIKE	4	0
Keith Abney II CB	3	1
D.J. Reed CB	2	0
Kerby Joseph FS	2	0
Ennis Rakestraw Jr CB	1	0
Derrick Moore LEDG	1	1
Ahmed Hassanein REDG	1	0
Tyleik Williams DT	1	0
Brian Branch SS	1	0
Shaq Thompson WILL	1	1
Avonte Maddox FS	1	0

CARDINALS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT	PD
Andrew Wingard FS	5	0	0	0
Budda Baker SS	3	0	1	0
Tyrel Dodson WILL	3	0	0	0
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson FS	2	0	0	0
Garrett Williams CB	2	0	1	0
Zaven Collins LEDG	1	1	0	0
Bobby Brown III DT	1	1	0	0
Mack Wilson Sr MIKE	1	0	0	0
Will Johnson CB	1	0	1	0
Davon Godchaux DT	1	0	0	0
Karson Sharar WILL	1	0	0	0
Jack Gibbens MIKE	1	0	0	0
Kitan Crawford SS	0	0	0	1

LIONS

nothing recorded

CARDINALS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Charlie Smyth K	1/1	4/4	31

RECENT FORM

Lions

L 28–42 vs Panthers WK 4

L 42–47 vs Jets WK 3

W 28–14 vs Bills WK 2

Cardinals

L 21–41 vs Giants WK 4

L 21–31 vs 49ers WK 3

L 10–17 vs Seahawks WK 2

TEAM STATS

Lions		Cardinals
344	TOTAL YARDS	353
275	PASSING YARDS	185
69	RUSHING YARDS	168
2	SACKS ALLOWED	0
0	SACKS MADE	2
3	GIVEAWAYS	0
0	TAKEAWAYS	3

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 CARDINALS

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