Eagles @ Lions · Week 5 — SapphireSportz

WEEK 5 · FINAL

THE READ

Lions run away with it, 46-7

Detroit walked into Philadelphia and simply overpowered them 46-7, controlling the line of scrimmage so thoroughly that the Lions gained 232 yards on the ground to the Eagles' 63. Jalen Hurts completed 21 of 38 passes for 201 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception, but that was nearly all Philadelphia managed—the Lions outgained them 423 to 264 in total yards. Jahmyr Gibbs ran 20 times for 94 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Jameson Williams caught 8 passes for 78 yards as Detroit moved the ball at will. The Eagles forced 2 sacks and committed only 1 giveaway to Detroit's 2, yet still lost by 39 points—a reminder that turnovers and pressure matter far less than what happens between the lines.

Zoe Bell The contrarian

THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Eagles	-6.8	-0.8	-6.0	+0
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.

Lions — NFC #6 · 9-5 Playoff picture →

In the MVP race

#1 Jahmyr Gibbs HB · Lions · 4.7% of the field

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IN THE BOOTH

Charlie Kirkster Analyst

Detroit's ground game decided this one — 232 rushing yards to Philadelphia's 63 made it impossible for the Eagles to stay in any kind of rhythm, and the Lions' willingness to lean on the run when they could have passed more kept them in complete control throughout.

Luca Santana Analyst · replying

Jameson Williams made 8 catches for 78 yards in a game where Detroit's passing game barely had to exist — that kind of efficiency when the Lions aren't asking their receivers to carry the load tells you everything about how thoroughly they controlled this one.

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.

Jalen Hurts

Eagles

21/38, 201 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Jahmyr Gibbs

Lions

20 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD

Jameson Williams

Lions

8 catches, 78 yards

THE STORY SO FAR

⭐ Jared Goff has not had a better afternoon this season.

🧊 Jahmyr Gibbs — 99 overall — was held to 94 rushing yards, against an average of 235.

WHAT DECIDED IT

On the ground Lions 232, Eagles 63 Lions

Total yards Lions 423, Eagles 264 Lions

Through the air Eagles 201, Lions 191 Eagles

Giveaways Lions 1, Eagles 2 Lions

THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.

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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

Pass-heavy Pass 62% · Rush 38% · 23.5 scored, 29.5 allowed

6.4 yds/att 58.4% completions 4.0 yds/carry 326.4 yds/game 1.9 giveaways/game 6.9% sack rate last 5: 1-4

Primary weapon: Alec Pierce WR — 31% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH

SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 37 · Turnover-prone Balance 88 Ball security 48 Back usage 32% QB runs 3.5/game

Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game

PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only

QB 88 WR 90 TE 86 RB 89 OL 87 DL 88 LB 88 DB 89

Best: Saquon Barkley HB 95 Fastest: Saquon Barkley HB 95 SPD 7 at star dev or better

YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic

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

Eagles receivers vs Lions secondary 90 v 91 EVEN

Lions receivers vs Eagles secondary 90 v 89 EVEN

Eagles line vs Lions front 87 v 90 LIONS

Lions line vs Eagles front 86 v 88 EVEN

Eagles backs vs Lions run defence 89 v 86 EAGLES

Lions backs vs Eagles run defence 88 v 88 EVEN

Eagles passer vs Lions secondary 88 v 91 LIONS

Lions passer vs Eagles secondary 87 v 89 EVEN

TOP PERFORMERS

Jalen Hurts QB Eagles 201 pass yds

Jared Goff QB Lions 191 pass yds

Jahmyr Gibbs HB Lions 94 rush yds

Jameson Williams WR Lions 78 rec yds

Sam LaPorta TE Lions 58 rec yds

DeVonta Smith WR Eagles 54 rec yds

Alec Pierce WR Eagles 51 rec yds

Jack Campbell MIKE Lions 1.5 sacks

Kelley Jones CB Lions 1 INTs

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BOX SCORE

EAGLES

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Jalen Hurts QB	21/38	201	1	1	2	27	67.9

LIONS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Jared Goff QB	17/28	191	1	0	3	30	93

EAGLES

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Saquon Barkley HB	18	46	2.6	2	9	11	0
DeVonta Smith WR	2	11	5.5	3	0	6	1
Jalen Hurts QB	2	5	2.5	0	0	7	0
Tank Bigsby HB	2	1	0.5	0	0	4	0

LIONS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Jahmyr Gibbs HB	20	94	4.7	2	4	41	32	0
Isiah Pacheco HB	7	48	6.9	2	1	23	26	0
Jared Goff QB	1	45	45	0	4	39	45	0
Jameson Williams WR	3	35	11.7	0	1	20	24	1
Benji Gosnell TE	1	10	10	0	1	4	10	0

EAGLES

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
DeVonta Smith WR	7	54	7.7	1	14	0	17
Alec Pierce WR	4	51	12.8	0	9	2	27
Rashod Bateman WR	3	36	12	0	5	0	24
Johnny Wilson TE	2	26	13	0	12	0	19
Eli Stowers TE	2	13	6.5	0	6	1	10
Makai Lemon WR	1	10	10	0	2	0	10
Jack Westover FB	1	7	7	0	4	0	7
Saquon Barkley HB	1	4	4	0	3	0	4

LIONS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	LNG
Jameson Williams WR	8	78	9.8	0	14	15
Sam LaPorta TE	3	58	19.3	1	8	30
Amon-Ra St. Brown WR	3	32	10.7	0	6	15
Isaac TeSlaa WR	2	22	11	0	3	13
Jahmyr Gibbs HB	1	1	1	0	0	1

EAGLES

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	PD	FF	CMP ALW
Jihaad Campbell MIKE	10	0	1	0	4
Andrew Mukuba FS	8	0	0	0	3
Jalen Carter DT	5	0.5	0	0	0
Zack Baun WILL	5	0.5	0	0	0
Cooper DeJean CB	5	0	0	0	2
Andre Cisco SS	5	0	0	0	5
Ty Robinson DT	2	0.5	0	0	0
Quinyon Mitchell CB	2	0	0	1	1
Trenton Simpson WILL	1	0.5	0	0	1
Dan Jackson SS	1	0	0	0	0
Nolan Smith Jr LEDG	1	0	0	0	0
Daniel Wingate MIKE	1	0	0	0	0
Bo Mascoe CB	1	0	0	0	0
Riq Woolen CB	0	0	0	0	1
Jordan Davis DT	0	0.5	0	0	0
Jonathan Greenard REDG	0	0.5	0	0	0

LIONS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT	PD	FF	CMP ALW
Jack Campbell MIKE	10	1.5	0	0	1	6
D.J. Reed CB	6	0	0	0	0	5
Tyleik Williams DT	4	0	0	0	0	0
Roger McCreary CB	4	0	0	0	0	3
Brian Branch SS	3	0	0	1	0	2
Derrick Barnes WILL	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Rolder MIKE	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ennis Rakestraw Jr CB	2	0	0	0	0	1
Kelley Jones CB	2	0	1	0	0	2
Aidan Hutchinson LEDG	2	0	0	0	0	0
Alim McNeill DT	2	0	0	0	0	0
Derrick Moore LEDG	2	0.5	0	0	0	0

EAGLES

nothing recorded

LIONS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Jake Bates K	3/3	5/5	54

RECENT FORM

Eagles

L 22–37 vs Falcons WK 4

L 31–37 vs Broncos WK 3

L 19–23 vs Jets WK 2

Lions

L 23–39 vs Seahawks WK 4

W 56–35 vs Chargers WK 3

W 42–38 vs Broncos WK 2

TEAM STATS

Eagles		Lions
264	TOTAL YARDS	423
201	PASSING YARDS	191
63	RUSHING YARDS	232
2	SACKS ALLOWED	3
3	SACKS MADE	2
2	GIVEAWAYS	1
1	TAKEAWAYS	2

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

0 EAGLES — 1 LIONS

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