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THE WIRE
WK 15 FINAL Ravens 34, Broncos 0 WK 15 FINAL Steelers 24, Chargers 17 WK 15 FINAL Dolphins 24, Jets 30 MOVE LaNorris Sellers dev trait up Star to Superstar MOVE Christian Benford dev trait up Star to Superstar MOVE T.J. Moore dev trait up Star to Superstar WK 16 Bills (8-6) at Jaguars (12-2) WK 16 Lions (9-5) at Packers (11-3)
WEEK 10 · FINAL
LIONS 9-5 · 38.0 PPG 24 – 21 VIKINGS 4-10 · 25.0 PPG
THE READ
Lions edge Vikings by 3

Detroit won 24-21 in a game that came down to 3 points, though Minnesota dominated the air—JJ McCarthy completed 27 of 36 for 348 yards and 3 touchdowns while Justin Jefferson caught 8 passes for 208 yards and 3 scores. The Vikings gained 424 total yards to Detroit's 335 yet lost, a gap explained partly by Minnesota's turnover differential of minus-10 against Detroit's plus-10—meaning the Lions' underlying strength (a scoring margin adjusted for schedule of 9.1 versus Minnesota's minus-2.0) finally showed up on the scoreboard. Jared Goff managed just 16 completions on 32 attempts for 213 yards and 2 touchdowns, but Detroit's ground game added 122 yards where Minnesota managed only 76.

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THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Lions +12.0 +2.8 +9.1 +12
Vikings -3.3 +4.1 -7.4 -13
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 #6 · 9-5 Playoff picture →
In the MVP race
#1 Jahmyr Gibbs HB · Lions · 4.7% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Marcus Reyes The numbers guy
Minnesota threw it 36 times and Jefferson caught 3 of them for 208 yards and 3 touchdowns, yet still lost by 3 to a team that ran the ball 122 yards—Detroit's ground game was the margin.
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.
JJ McCarthy
Vikings
27/36, 348 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Justin Jefferson
Vikings
8 catches, 208 yards, 3 TD
Jared Goff
Lions
16/32, 213 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air Vikings 348, Lions 213 Vikings
Total yards Vikings 424, Lions 335 Vikings
On the ground Lions 122, Vikings 76 Lions
Giveaways Vikings 1, Lions 0 Lions
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
📺 THE WEEK 10 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
Balanced Pass 47% · Rush 53% · 38.1 scored, 29.0 allowed
7.2 yds/att 56.5% completions 11.3 yds/carry 405.5 yds/game 1.3 giveaways/game 6.2% sack rate last 5: 3-2
Primary weapon: Jameson Williams WR — 32% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 46 · Turnover-prone Balance 97 Ball security 64 Back usage 48% QB runs 2.1/game
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 87 WR 90 TE 91 RB 88 OL 86 DL 90 LB 82 DB 91
Best: Penei Sewell LT 99 Fastest: Jameson Williams WR 98 SPD 9 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
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Lions · his last 8 games
Runs it One back
Pass / run41% / 59% Points for / against39.8 — 30.0 Margin+9.8 Giveaways a game0.9 Sacks taken4.9% of dropbacks Lead backJahmyr Gibbs · 18.9/g Top targetAmon-Ra St. Brown · 34% QB carries1.5 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 Vikings secondary 90 v 85 LIONS
Vikings receivers vs Lions secondary 94 v 91 VIKINGS
Lions line vs Vikings front 86 v 87 EVEN
Vikings line vs Lions front 87 v 90 LIONS
Lions backs vs Vikings run defence 88 v 86 EVEN
Vikings backs vs Lions run defence 82 v 86 LIONS
Lions passer vs Vikings secondary 87 v 85 EVEN
Vikings passer vs Lions secondary 93 v 91 EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
JJ McCarthy QB Vikings 348 pass yds
Jared Goff QB Lions 213 pass yds
Justin Jefferson WR Vikings 208 rec yds
Amon-Ra St. Brown WR Lions 113 rec yds
Jahmyr Gibbs HB Lions 92 rush yds
Nyck Harbor WR Vikings 70 rec yds
Jordan Mason HB Vikings 56 rush yds
Jameson Williams WR Lions 52 rec yds
Roger McCreary CB Lions 1 INTs
🎬 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
Jared Goff QB 16/322132018492.3
VIKINGS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
JJ McCarthy QB 27/3634831156121
RECENT FORM
Lions
W 35–7 vs Vikings WK 8
L 20–31 vs Bears WK 7
L 32–37 vs Rams WK 6
Vikings
L 10–16 vs Seahawks WK 9
L 7–35 vs Lions WK 8
L 27–45 vs Bengals WK 6
TEAM STATS
Lions Vikings
335 TOTAL YARDS 424
213 PASSING YARDS 348
122 RUSHING YARDS 76
1 SACKS ALLOWED 1
1 SACKS MADE 1
0 GIVEAWAYS 1
1 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
2 LIONS — 0 VIKINGS
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