WEEK 3 · FINAL
THE READ
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
Lions run away with it, 56-35
Lions 56, Chargers 35, and it was not that close. Jahmyr Gibbs carried the load for Lions — 23 carries, 410 yards, 5 TD. Aidan Hutchinson got after the quarterback for Lions — 6.5 sacks. Make it 3 consecutive games past 250 for Justin Herbert. On the ground: Lions 408, Chargers 51.
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | +12.0 | +2.8 | +9.1 | +12 |
| Chargers | -5.0 | +2.7 | -7.7 | -10 |
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 BOOTH
Daniel Keller
The numbers guy
Detroit's ground game was so efficient that Los Angeles never had to touch the ball: 408 rushing yards to 51 says the Chargers spent the afternoon chasing Gibbs instead of dictating pace, and once a team falls that far behind the scrimmage line it doesn't matter what the quarterback does downfield.
Jaylen Rivers
The insider
· replying
Herbert threw for 402 yards and 4 touchdowns against a Detroit defense that gave up 56 points, and the Chargers still lost by 21—sometimes a great individual performance just means you're losing to something bigger.
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
23 carries, 410 yards, 5 TD
Aidan Hutchinson
Lions
6.5 sacks
Justin Herbert
Chargers
13/24, 402 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Lions 408, Chargers 51
Lions
Through the air
Chargers 402, Lions 133
Chargers
Total yards
Lions 541, Chargers 453
Lions
Pressure
Chargers 1 sacks, Lions 9
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 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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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 70% · Rush 30% · 27.4 scored, 35.1 allowed
9.2 yds/att
62.7% completions
4.0 yds/carry
362.6 yds/game
1.9 giveaways/game
7.9% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 69 · Aggressive
Balance 80
Ball security 48
Back usage 26%
QB runs 2.0/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 92
WR 88
TE 80
RB 85
OL 86
DL 84
LB 80
DB 86
Best: Derwin James Jr SS 93
Fastest: Brenen Thompson WR 97 SPD
6 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
SD
Chargers · his last 8 games
Throws it
One target
Pass / run67% / 33%
Points for / against29.5 — 34.6
Margin-5.1
Giveaways a game1.4
Sacks taken5.0% of dropbacks
Lead backKeaton Mitchell · 11.5/g
Top targetQuentin Johnston · 41%
QB carries2.5 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.
THE SERIES
Suaveee💫 against SD — the men, not the teams
Suaveee💫 leads it 1-0.
Suaveee💫 won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 56.0 — 35.0
biggest: 21 pts to Suaveee💫
S2 · week 3
Suaveee💫 56 — 35 SD
SUAVEEE💫
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 Chargers secondary
90 v 86
LIONS
Chargers receivers vs Lions secondary
88 v 91
LIONS
Lions line vs Chargers front
86 v 84
EVEN
Chargers line vs Lions front
86 v 90
LIONS
Lions backs vs Chargers run defence
88 v 83
LIONS
Chargers backs vs Lions run defence
85 v 86
EVEN
Lions passer vs Chargers secondary
87 v 86
EVEN
Chargers passer vs Lions secondary
92 v 91
EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
LIONS
CHARGERS
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CHARGERS
LIONS
CHARGERS
LIONS
CHARGERS
LIONS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff QB | 5/8 | 133 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 106.2 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert QB | 13/24 | 402 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 79 | 104.1 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 23 | 410 | 17.8 | 5 | 11 | 98 | 66 | 0 |
| Jared Goff QB | 2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keaton Mitchell HB | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Omarion Hampton HB | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Justin Herbert QB | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Williams WR | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 53 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown WR | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Benji Gosnell TE | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keaton Mitchell HB | 4 | 185 | 46.2 | 2 | 133 | 0 | 79 |
| Brenen Thompson WR | 3 | 132 | 44 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 78 |
| Ladd McConkey WR | 2 | 44 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 25 |
| Quentin Johnston WR | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| Mack Hollins TE | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
LIONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Hutchinson LEDG | 6 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelley Jones CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Reed CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Clark FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyleik Williams DT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerby Joseph FS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Branch SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rolder MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Abney II CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Campbell MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger McCreary CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alim McNeill DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Moore LEDG | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derwin James Jr SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Barrett DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Jones CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daiyan Henley MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VJ Payne FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Hart FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Decamerion Richardson CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Eboigbe DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Lions
W
42–38 vs Broncos
WK 2
W
17–10 vs 49ers
WK 1
Chargers
L
35–38 vs Chiefs
WK 2
W
28–14 vs Broncos
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Lions | Chargers | |
|---|---|---|
| 541 | TOTAL YARDS | 453 |
| 133 | PASSING YARDS | 402 |
| 408 | RUSHING YARDS | 51 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 9 |
| 9 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | 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
CHARGERS