Game 6: Lions @ Saints Thread

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Detroit Lions (3-2) @ New Orleans Saints (2-2)

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Injury Report
Link (from Friday)

Lions
LB Paul Worrilow (knee) - OUT
DE Ezekiel Ansah (knee) - QUESTIONABLE
WR Kenny Golladay (hamstring) - QUESTIONABLE
G T.J. Lang (back) - QUESTIONABLE
T Rick Wagner (shoulder) - QUESTIONABLE
RB Dwayne WasHington (quad) - QUESTIONABLE
QB Matthew Stafford (ankle) - QUESTIONABLE

Saints
T Terron Armstead (shoulder) - QUESTIONABLE
WR Willie Snead (hamstring) - QUESTIONABLE
G Andrus Peat (hip) - QUESTIONABLE


Series History
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The Lions are 12-11-1 against the Saints
Last Game: 12/4/2016, Lions 28 Saints 13
Last Loss (regular season): 12/4/2011, Saints 31 Lions 17
Recent Games: The Lions have won the last 3 games

 

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Football Outsiders Stats

Ranks in parentheses. For info on acronyms and definitions, click on the links.

Team Efficiency

Total DVOA (Defense-adjusted Value Over Average)
Detroit 14.9% (8th)
New Orleans 14.4% (9th)

Total DAVE (DVOA w/preseason projections)
Detroit 10.9% (9th)
New Orleans 3.9% (18th)

Offense DVOA
New Orleans 21.5% (3rd)
Detroit -2.9% (21st)

Defense DVOA
Detroit -11.5% (8th)
New Orleans 7.8% (23rd)

Special Teams DVOA
Detroit 6.3% (2nd)
New Orleans 0.7% (17th)


Team Offense

Offense DAVE
New Orleans 13.3% (4th)
Detroit -1.3% (19th)

Pass Offense
New Orleans 39.0% (4th)
Detroit 9.4% (21st)

Rush Offense
New Orleans 1.2% (8th)
Detroit -16.5% (24th)


Team Defense

Defense DAVE
Detroit -7.9% (10th)
New Orleans 9.4% (27th)

Pass Defense
Detroit -2.5% (9th)
New Orleans 11.2% (16th)

Rush Defense
Detroit -24.6% (5th)
New Orleans 3.5% (30th)


Offensive Lines

Adjusted Line Yards
New Orleans 4.48 (7th)
Detroit 3.23 (31st)

Power Success
Detroit 75% (13th)
New Orleans 50% (27th)

Stuffed
New Orleans 12% (1st)
Detroit 31% (31st)

2nd Level Yards
New Orleans 1.04 (25th)
Detroit 0.96 (28th)

Open Field Yards
Detroit 0.66 (16th)
New Orleans 0.52 (22nd)

Adjusted Sack Rate
New Orleans 2.8% (1st)
Detroit 10.0% (29th)


Defensive Lines

Adjusted Line Yards
Detroit 4.08 (17th)
New Orleans 4.58 (27th)

Power Success
Detroit 67% (15th)
New Orleans 88% (26th)

Stuffed
Detroit 17% (24th)
New Orleans 16% (29th)

2nd Level Yards
Detroit 1.07 (14th)
New Orleans 1.25 (24th)

Open Field Yards
Detroit 0.23 (4th)
New Orleans 0.81 (23rd)

Adjusted Sack Rate
New Orleans 7.8% (12th)
Detroit 6.9% (18th)


Drive Stats

Net Yards/Drive
New Orleans 1.05 (16th)
Detroit -3.15 (24th)

Net Points/Drive
New Orleans 0.41 (8th)
Detroit 0.29 (10th)

Net DSR (Drive Success Rate)
New Orleans 0.016 (13th)
Detroit 0.002 (16th)

Offense Yards/Drive
New Orleans 38.95 (3rd)
Detroit 25.14 (27th)

Offense Points/Drive
New Orleans 2.51 (6th)
Detroit 1.86 (17th)

Offense DSR
New Orleans 0.745 (5th)
Detroit 0.667 (21st)

Defense Yards/Drive
Detroit 28.29 (12th)
New Orleans 37.89 (31st)

Defense Points/Drive
Detroit 1.57 (7th)
New Orleans 2.11 (25th)

Defense DSR
Detroit 0.664 (11th)
New Orleans 0.730 (29th)

 

[manchild98]

I feel like this a huge, must win type early season game heading into the bye week...if we want to make the playoffs. NO had 2 weeks to prepare for us. Brees has yet to throw an INT this season. Gotta protect Staff at all cost this week and keep him from injuring anything else. Then he'll have 2 weeks to heal up.

 

[grandy]

Inactives

Lions inactives

WR Kenny Golladay
OG TJ Lang
DE Cornelius Washington
RB Tion Green
RB Dwayne Washington
DT Datone Jones
LB Paul Worrilow

Saints inactives

QB Taysom HIll
WR Austin Carr
WR Tommylee Lewis
CB Sterling Moore
LB Gerald Hodges
OL John Greco
DE Al-Quadin Muhammad

https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2017...-stafford-officially-active-lang-golladay-out

 

[UMRules06]

Good stop on third and short. Offense pinned deep now though.

 

[grandy]

Lol

 

[biggunsbob]

Golladay is a bust pick so far. Man all the teams that missed on Hunt except the chiefs.

 

[UMRules06]

Matt looked like a rookie on that one. Can't hold the ball that long in the end zone.

 

[biggunsbob]

Dumb ass matt stafford.. wtf ..are you a rookie or a 9 year vet?

Rookie mistake

Hey let's hold the ball for a million seconds. Because you know you haven't been sacked 13 times the last three games dickwad.

 

[manchild98]

You can't hold the ball in the end zone like that. Just stupid.

 

[boogerlovejoy]

Can NOT hold the ball like that in the end zone. Also, absolutely no separation from any WR.

We get killed against man coverage.

 

[kdp1980]

Can we just forfeit all games until our offensive line is healthy and Decker is back?

 

[dtroitlionsfan951]

Stafford seems to be holding on to the ball for a long time all year so far.

 

[dtroitlionsfan951]

Can we just forfeit all games until our offensive line is healthy and Decker is back?

Oline can?t do much better than that play though.

 

[mhughes0021]

Stafford blows

 

[kdp1980]

A lot of fumbles by Stafford this year

 

[boogerlovejoy]

Stafford seems to be holding on to the ball for a long time all year so far.

He has.....we get no separation. We might have the worst WR in the league against man coverage.

 

[biggunsbob]

Again throw the ball underneath jim bob . Stop waiting until the fourth quarter.

 

[kdp1980]

Rodgers just left the game with a shoulder injury

 

[brewer229]

He has.....we get no separation. We might have the worst WR in the league against man coverage.

Think it was Marvin Jones on a go route looked like he had an easy step on his guy. Looked open. But yeah he wasn't Stafford open.