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THE WIRE
WK 9 FINAL Bengals 63, Falcons 42 WK 9 FINAL Lions 14, Dolphins 35 WK 9 FINAL Giants 27, Eagles 49 MOVE Tyler Shough dev trait up Superstar to X-Factor MOVE RJ Harvey dev trait up Star to Superstar MOVE Jadon Canady dev trait up Star to X-Factor WK 1 Lions (4-4) at Bengals (4-4) WK 1 Packers (5-4) at Steelers (6-2)
WEEK 4 · FINAL
LIONS 4-4 · 33.0 PPG 56 – 41 PANTHERS 2-6 · 28.0 PPG
THE READ
Lions win the turnover battle and the game

Detroit beat Carolina 56-41 in a game decided by turnovers, with the Panthers coughing it up twice while the Lions didn't turn the ball over once. Justin Fields threw 4 touchdown passes on 21 of 31 completions for 310 yards, his best performance of the season, while Isiah Pacheco added 115 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns on the ground. The Panthers got 152 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns from Jonathon Brooks, but it wasn't enough to overcome Detroit's efficiency through the air, where the Lions outgained Carolina 310 to 163. The Lions improve to 3-1, while Carolina falls to 2-2.

Devon Walker Beat reporter
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Lions -0.8 -2.3 +1.5 -3
Panthers -8.6 -1.3 -7.3 -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.
Lions — in the hunt · 4-4 Playoff picture →
In the MVP race
#12 Jameson Williams WR · Lions · 0.4% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Ava Collins Beat reporter
Carolina's offense couldn't stay on the field—2 giveaways killed any chance to keep pace with Detroit's aerial assault, and Jonathon Brooks's 152 yards couldn't overcome the gap when Justin Fields threw 4 touchdowns in a clinic.
Jordan Hayes The armchair coach · replying
Detroit didn't have to win clean—Carolina gifted them 2 turnovers while the Lions protected the ball perfectly, and that margin is what let Fields put on a show instead of having to sweat it out.
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.
Justin Fields
Lions
21/31, 310 yards, 4 TD
Jonathon Brooks
Panthers
22 carries, 152 yards, 2 TD
Isiah Pacheco
Lions
9 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air Lions 310, Panthers 163 Lions
On the ground Panthers 223, Lions 136 Panthers
Total yards Lions 446, Panthers 386 Lions
Pressure Panthers 3.5 sacks, Lions 0 Panthers
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
📺 THE WEEK 4 SHOW this game is in the week's show ▶ Watch the show
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 65% · Rush 35% · 33.4 scored, 31.9 allowed
10.5 yds/att 60.2% completions 6.9 yds/carry 418.9 yds/game 1.6 giveaways/game 6.3% sack rate last 5: 2-3
Primary weapon: Jameson Williams WR — 50% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY VERY HIGH
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 66 · Aggressive Balance 85 Ball security 54 Back usage 26% QB runs 4.1/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Jameson Williams takes 50% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89 WR 86 TE 88 RB 81 OL 80 DL 91 LB 80 DB 89
Best: Penei Sewell LT 98 Fastest: Jameson Williams WR 98 SPD 14 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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HOW THEY PLAY the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
ccdjd
Lions · his last 8 games
Throws it One back One target
Pass / run65% / 35% Points for / against33.4 — 31.9 Margin+1.5 Giveaways a game1.6 Sacks taken6.3% of dropbacks Lead backIsiah Pacheco · 11.2/g Top targetJameson Williams · 50% QB carries3.9 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 Panthers secondary 86 v 86 EVEN
Panthers receivers vs Lions secondary 82 v 89 LIONS
Lions line vs Panthers front 80 v 86 PANTHERS
Panthers line vs Lions front 83 v 91 LIONS
Lions backs vs Panthers run defence 81 v 85 PANTHERS
Panthers backs vs Lions run defence 84 v 87 LIONS
Lions passer vs Panthers secondary 89 v 86 LIONS
Panthers passer vs Lions secondary 87 v 89 EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
Justin Fields QB Lions 310 pass yds
Bryce Young QB Panthers 163 pass yds
Jonathon Brooks HB Panthers 152 rush yds
Isiah Pacheco HB Lions 115 rush yds
Xavier Legette WR Panthers 97 rec yds
Jameson Williams WR Lions 96 rec yds
Amon-Ra St. Brown WR Lions 90 rec yds
Isiah Pacheco HB Lions 76 rec yds
Bryce Young QB Panthers 70 rush yds
Jaelan Phillips REDG Panthers 1.5 sacks
🎬 The Game Recap
this game as an episode -- the score, the stars, the numbers that decided it -- and a video you can post ›
BOX SCORE
LIONS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Justin Fields QB 21/3131040346139.7
PANTHERS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Bryce Young QB 9/161633206291.4
RECENT FORM
Lions
W 35–7 vs Jets WK 3
L 13–42 vs Bills WK 2
W 27–24 vs Saints WK 1
Panthers
W 34–16 vs Browns WK 3
W 28–14 vs Falcons WK 2
L 31–63 vs Bears WK 1
TEAM STATS
Lions Panthers
446 TOTAL YARDS 386
310 PASSING YARDS 163
136 RUSHING YARDS 223
3 SACKS ALLOWED 0
0 SACKS MADE 3.5
0 GIVEAWAYS 2
2 TAKEAWAYS 0

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 PANTHERS
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