WEEK 5 · FINAL
THE READ
Luca Santana
Analyst
Lions run away with it, 50-29
Lions were never troubled, putting Cardinals away 50-29. Justin Fields was steady for Lions — 19/24, 471 yards, 7 TD. Jameson Williams was the target for Lions — 9 catches, 244 yards, 5 TD. Make it 3 consecutive games past 250 for Justin Fields. Through the air: Lions 471, Cardinals 248.
Luca Santana
Analyst
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | -0.8 | -2.3 | +1.5 | -3 |
| Cardinals | -25.4 | +2.8 | -28.1 | -9 |
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 BOOTH
Zoe Bell
The contrarian
Detroit's passing game was a 21-point chasm by itself: Fields and Williams operated at a different speed than Beck could match, 471 yards to 248, and when one side moves the ball that cleanly through the air while the other can't, the scoreline stops being a surprise and starts being inevitable.
Jordan Hayes
The armchair coach
· replying
Arizona's real problem isn't that Detroit was unstoppable—it's that they gave the ball away 3 times and still couldn't pressure Fields enough to disrupt anything, which is a recipe for 0-5 no matter who you're facing.
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
19/24, 471 yards, 7 TD
Jameson Williams
Lions
9 catches, 244 yards, 5 TD
Carson Beck
Cardinals
13/28, 248 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Lions 471, Cardinals 248
Lions
Total yards
Lions 580, Cardinals 366
Lions
On the ground
Cardinals 118, Lions 109
Cardinals
Giveaways
Cardinals 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 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
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
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 53% · Rush 47% · 13.9 scored, 42.0 allowed
6.6 yds/att
50.2% completions
4.1 yds/carry
290.8 yds/game
2.3 giveaways/game
6.9% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 28 · Turnover-prone
Balance 97
Ball security 35
Back usage 44%
QB runs 1.4/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.3 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 74
WR 79
TE 99
RB 84
OL 80
DL 80
LB 74
DB 82
Best: Trey McBride TE 99
Fastest: Jeremiyah Love HB 94 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
dogmanrk
Cardinals · his last 8 games
Runs it
Gives it away
One back
One target
Pass / run54% / 46%
Points for / against14.9 — 43.4
Margin-28.5
Giveaways a game2.4
Sacks taken7.1% of dropbacks
Lead backJeremiyah Love · 20.1/g
Top targetTrey McBride · 43%
QB carries1.4 a game
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.
THE SERIES
ccdjd against dogmanrk — the men, not the teams
ccdjd leads it 1-0.
ccdjd won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 50.0 — 29.0
biggest: 21 pts to ccdjd
S1 · week 5
ccdjd 50 — 29 dogmanrk
CCDJD
Only meetings Sapphire can attribute to both men are counted — a Madden export never says who owned a team last season, so the series starts where the record does.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Lions receivers vs Cardinals secondary
86 v 82
LIONS
Cardinals receivers vs Lions secondary
79 v 89
LIONS
Lions line vs Cardinals front
80 v 80
EVEN
Cardinals line vs Lions front
80 v 91
LIONS
Lions backs vs Cardinals run defence
81 v 78
LIONS
Cardinals backs vs Lions run defence
84 v 87
LIONS
Lions passer vs Cardinals secondary
89 v 82
LIONS
Cardinals passer vs Lions secondary
74 v 89
LIONS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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CARDINALS
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CARDINALS
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CARDINALS
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CARDINALS
LIONS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Fields QB | 19/24 | 471 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 158.3 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Beck QB | 13/28 | 248 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 86.6 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Fields QB | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 1 |
| Isiah Pacheco HB | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 0 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiyah Love HB | 24 | 92 | 3.8 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 14 | 1 |
| Tyler Allgeier HB | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Carson Beck QB | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Antonio Gibson HB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Williams WR | 9 | 244 | 27.1 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 62 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown WR | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 59 |
| Isiah Pacheco HB | 6 | 96 | 16 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 40 |
| Sam LaPorta TE | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiyah Love HB | 6 | 121 | 20.2 | 1 | 105 | 0 | 40 |
| Trey McBride TE | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 53 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr WR | 1 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Michael Wilson WR | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Devin Duvernay WR | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Wilson WILL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Nowaske SAM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Branch SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamel Dean CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Reed CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerby Joseph FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Izien SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alim McNeill DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Hutchinson LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Watt REDG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Clark FS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Melton CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dadrion Taylor-Demerson FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack Wilson Sr MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaven Collins LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Sweat REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Wingard FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kei'Trel Clark CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Budda Baker SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Nolen III DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Simon WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Gibbens MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Lions
W
56–41 vs Panthers
WK 4
W
35–7 vs Jets
WK 3
L
13–42 vs Bills
WK 2
Cardinals
L
14–41 vs Giants
WK 4
L
14–49 vs 49ers
WK 3
L
0–55 vs Seahawks
WK 2
TEAM STATS
| Lions | Cardinals | |
|---|---|---|
| 580 | TOTAL YARDS | 366 |
| 471 | PASSING YARDS | 248 |
| 109 | RUSHING YARDS | 118 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 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
CARDINALS