WEEK 15 · FINAL
THE READ
Jaylen Rivers
The insider
70 points between Raiders and Lions
The Raiders ran past Detroit 42-28 in a ground game that left little room for subtlety. Mike Washington Jr. carried 20 times for 311 yards and 5 touchdowns while Jahmyr Gibbs answered with 35 carries for 407 yards and 4 of his own, a pairing that made this less a football game and more a statement about two teams trusting their running backs completely. Detroit didn't throw the ball once; Las Vegas threw it once for 62 yards and a touchdown. The Raiders improved to 11-3 with the kind of performance that doesn't need explanation, while the Lions at 9-5 made clear they're still figuring out which version of themselves shows up.
Jaylen Rivers
The insider
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | +13.3 | -0.7 | +14.0 | +21 |
| Lions | +12.0 | +2.8 | +9.1 | +12 |
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 MVP race
#1
Jahmyr Gibbs
HB · Lions · 4.7% of the field
#7
Mike Washington Jr.
HB · Raiders · 0.5% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
Detroit ran the ball 35 times and threw it 0, which means this was a pure ground war that Gibbs won with 407 yards and 4 touchdowns—but Las Vegas still scored 42 because Washington Jr. added 311 yards and 5 of his own, and that's what separated them.
Elise Carter
The insider
· replying
Detroit had no answer for what Washington Jr. was doing on the ground—3 straight weeks of 100-plus yards will do that—and at 9-5, the Lions are running out of margin for error in a playoff race that's tightening fast.
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.
Jahmyr Gibbs
Lions
35 carries, 407 yards, 4 TD
Mike Washington Jr.
Raiders
20 carries, 311 yards, 5 TD
Dont'e Thornton Jr
Raiders
1 catches, 62 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Lions 407, Raiders 313
Lions
Through the air
Raiders 62, Lions 0
Raiders
Total yards
Lions 407, Raiders 375
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
Balanced
Pass 56% · Rush 44% · 33.9 scored, 19.9 allowed
8.4 yds/att
63.2% completions
6.7 yds/carry
331.1 yds/game
0.9 giveaways/game
3.4% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 75 · Efficient
Balance 94
Ball security 76
Back usage 41%
QB runs 1.6/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 97
WR 84
TE 99
RB 92
OL 86
DL 86
LB 81
DB 85
Best: Brock Bowers TE 99
Fastest: Dont'e Thornton Jr WR 96 SPD
3 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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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
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
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Suaveee💫
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
Raiders receivers vs Lions secondary
84 v 91
LIONS
Lions receivers vs Raiders secondary
90 v 85
LIONS
Raiders line vs Lions front
86 v 90
LIONS
Lions line vs Raiders front
86 v 86
EVEN
Raiders backs vs Lions run defence
92 v 86
RAIDERS
Lions backs vs Raiders run defence
88 v 84
LIONS
Raiders passer vs Lions secondary
97 v 91
RAIDERS
Lions passer vs Raiders secondary
87 v 85
EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
RAIDERS
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RAIDERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza QB | 1/1 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 158.3 |
LIONS
nothing recorded
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Washington Jr. HB | 20 | 311 | 15.6 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 65 | 0 |
| Ashton Jeanty HB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 35 | 407 | 11.6 | 4 | 6 | 81 | 95 | 0 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dont'e Thornton Jr WR | 1 | 62 | 62 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 62 |
LIONS
nothing recorded
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treydan Stukes CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermod McCoy FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darien Porter CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Echoles DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Stokes CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxx Crosby LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Chinn SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keyron Crawford REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zane Durant DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tye Niekamp WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quay Walker WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerby Joseph FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Branch SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Barnes WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Hutchinson LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Abney II CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skyler Gill-Howard DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alim McNeill DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Reed CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Raiders
W
74–34 vs Bears
WK 14
W
28–0 vs Patriots
WK 13
L
28–35 vs Chiefs
WK 12
Lions
W
38–17 vs Cardinals
WK 14
L
17–45 vs Packers
WK 13
W
69–14 vs Bears
WK 12
TEAM STATS
| Raiders | Lions | |
|---|---|---|
| 375 | TOTAL YARDS | 407 |
| 62 | PASSING YARDS | 0 |
| 313 | RUSHING YARDS | 407 |
| 0 | SACKS ALLOWED | 0 |
| 0 | SACKS MADE | 0 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | 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
RAIDERS
—
0
LIONS