WEEK 17 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Lions
9-5
L
W
L
Chiefs
8-6
L
W
W
Scoring
Chiefs 30.0 · Lions 38.0
Lions
Defence
Chiefs 30.0 · Lions 29.0
Lions
Season form and scoring only — Madden exports no drive or situational data,
so nothing here is guesswork dressed up as inside knowledge.
THE ROOM
Nobody's put a time up yet.
Lions
Suaveee💫
Chiefs
will2nice400
The two owners put their times up here.
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
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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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 68% · Rush 32% · 30.9 scored, 30.6 allowed
8.6 yds/att
59.9% completions
5.1 yds/carry
409.1 yds/game
1.9 giveaways/game
7.0% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 60 · Aggressive
Balance 82
Ball security 46
Back usage 26%
QB runs 3.6/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 96
WR 90
TE 77
RB 88
OL 85
DL 86
LB 85
DB 84
Best: Kenneth Walker HB 97
Fastest: Xavier Worthy WR 99 SPD
7 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
will2nice400
Chiefs · his last 8 games
Throws it
Pass / run62% / 38%
Points for / against30.9 — 24.0
Margin+6.9
Giveaways a game0.9
Sacks taken7.9% of dropbacks
Lead backKenneth Walker · 13.5/g
Top targetXavier Worthy · 27%
QB carries2.9 a game
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
Lions receivers vs Chiefs secondary
90 v 84
LIONS
Chiefs receivers vs Lions secondary
90 v 91
EVEN
Lions line vs Chiefs front
86 v 86
EVEN
Chiefs line vs Lions front
85 v 90
LIONS
Lions backs vs Chiefs run defence
88 v 86
EVEN
Chiefs backs vs Lions run defence
88 v 86
EVEN
Lions passer vs Chiefs secondary
87 v 84
LIONS
Chiefs passer vs Lions secondary
96 v 91
CHIEFS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Lions 34.0 — Chiefs 29.5
favorite: Lions
spread ≈ 4.5
total ≈ 63.5
sim: 38.4% Chiefs
RECENT FORM
Lions
L
28–42 vs Raiders
WK 15
W
38–17 vs Cardinals
WK 14
L
17–45 vs Packers
WK 13
Chiefs
L
10–32 vs Packers
WK 15
W
41–14 vs Jets
WK 14
W
38–30 vs Broncos
WK 13
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
LIONS
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0
CHIEFS