WEEK 18 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Lions
9-5
L
W
L
Saints
10-4
W
W
L
Scoring
Saints 27.0 · Lions 38.0
Lions
Defence
Saints 19.0 · Lions 29.0
Saints
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💫
Saints
Bizzle
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 62% · Rush 38% · 27.3 scored, 19.8 allowed
7.4 yds/att
66.5% completions
4.1 yds/carry
346.6 yds/game
1.1 giveaways/game
6.8% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 63 · Conservative
Balance 88
Ball security 68
Back usage 33%
QB runs 2.9/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 84
WR 86
TE 79
RB 86
OL 83
DL 82
LB 80
DB 84
Best: Jordyn Tyson WR 92
Fastest: Bryce Lance WR 94 SPD
4 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
Bizzle
Saints · his last 8 games
Throws it
Protects it
Pass / run63% / 37%
Points for / against32.0 — 16.5
Margin+15.5
Giveaways a game0.8
Sacks taken6.6% of dropbacks
Lead backTravis Etienne Jr · 14.2/g
Top targetChris Olave · 35%
QB carries2.2 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 Saints secondary
90 v 84
LIONS
Saints receivers vs Lions secondary
86 v 91
LIONS
Lions line vs Saints front
86 v 82
LIONS
Saints line vs Lions front
83 v 90
LIONS
Lions backs vs Saints run defence
88 v 82
LIONS
Saints backs vs Lions run defence
86 v 86
EVEN
Lions passer vs Saints secondary
87 v 84
LIONS
Saints passer vs Lions secondary
84 v 91
LIONS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Lions 28.5 — Saints 28.0
favorite: Lions
spread ≈ 0.5
total ≈ 56.5
sim: 56.5% Saints
RECENT FORM
Lions
L
28–42 vs Raiders
WK 15
W
38–17 vs Cardinals
WK 14
L
17–45 vs Packers
WK 13
Saints
W
34–7 vs Texans
WK 15
W
23–20 vs Falcons
WK 14
L
16–17 vs Jaguars
WK 13
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
LIONS
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0
SAINTS