Game 6: Lions @ Falcons Thread

[grandy]

Detroit Lions (2-3) @ Atlanta Falcons (1-5)

Previews
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Injury Report
Link (from Friday)

Lions
CB Desmond Trufant (hamstring) - OUT

Jaguars
DE Takkarist McKinley (groin) - Questionable


Series History
Link
The Lions are 24-13 against the Falcons
Last Game: 9/24/2017, Falcons 30 Lions 26
Last Win: 10/26/2014, Lions 22 Falcons 21
Last Loss in Atlanta: 9/7/2008, Falcons 34 Lion 21
Recent Games: The Falcons have won 4 of the last 5 meetings

 

[grandy]

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 -2.8% (18th)
Atlanta -11.0% (23rd)

Weighted DVOA (DVOA adjusted for recent games)
Detroit 0.2% (14th)
Atlanta -2.8% (20th)

Offense DVOA
Detroit 0.4% (19th)
Atlanta -2.4% (22nd)

Defense DVOA
Detroit 5.6% (23rd)
Atlanta 7.1% (25th)

Special Teams DVOA
Detroit 2.4% (9th)
Atlanta -1.5% (22nd)


Team Offense

Weighted Offense DVOA
Atlanta 1.9% (16th)
Detroit 1.0% (17th)

Pass Offense
Atlanta 14.0% (16th)
Detroit 10.6% (19th)

Rush Offense
Detroit -4.8% (13th)
Atlanta -18.6% (26th)


Team Defense

Weighted Defense DVOA
Detroit 1.9% (19th)
Atlanta 3.7% (24th)

Pass Defense
Detroit 3.3% (12th)
Atlanta 23.6% (30th)

Rush Defense
Atlanta -20.4% (8th)
Detroit 8.4% (30th)


Offensive Lines

Adjusted Line Yards
Atlanta 4.33 (15th)
Detroit 4.18 (19th)

Power Success
Detroit 79% (7th)
Atlanta 44% (31st)

Stuffed
Atlanta 18% (16th)
Detroit 19% (25th)

2nd Level Yards
Atlanta 1.18 (15th)
Detroit 1.07 (27th)

Open Field Yards
Detroit 0.93 (11th)
Atlanta 0.61 (17th)

Adjusted Sack Rate
Atlanta 6.2% (14th)
Detroit 7.3% (21st)


Defensive Lines

Adjusted Line Yards
Atlanta 3.78 (6th)
Detroit 5.21 (31st)

Power Success
Atlanta 57% (5th)
Detroit 90% (32nd)

Stuffed
Atlanta 25% (3rd)
Detroit 12% (28th)

2nd Level Yards
Atlanta 1.36 (24th)
Detroit 1.58 (32nd)

Open Field Yards
Atlanta 0.36 (6th)
Detroit 0.89 (22nd)

Adjusted Sack Rate
Detroit 4.7% (27th)
Atlanta 3.8% (29th)


Drive Stats

Net Yards/Drive
Atlanta -3.27 (23rd)
Detroit -5.08 (26th)

Net Points/Drive
Detroit -0.16 (19th)
Atlanta -0.41 (24th)

Net DSR (Drive Success Rate)
Atlanta -0.036 (27th)
Detroit -0.045 (29th)

Offense Yards/Drive
Atlanta 36.72 (12th)
Detroit 33.94 (21st)

Offense Points/Drive
Detroit 2.51 (10th)
Atlanta 2.42 (16th)

Offense DSR
Detroit 0.741 (18th)
Atlanta 0.738 (20th)

Defense Yards/Drive
Detroit 39.02 (25th)
Atlanta 39.98 (26th)

Defense Points/Drive
Detroit 2.67 (22nd)
Atlanta 2.83 (26th)

Defense DSR
Atlanta 0.774 (25th)
Detroit 0.786 (28th)

 

[tinselwolverine]

Two teams coming in on a roll, each able to boast a one game winning streak.

Going to be a monumental clash of the titans.

 

[brewer229]

No reason Lions shouldn't win this and tie the longest winning streak of the Patricia era.

 

[biggunsbob]

Go Lions ! Get us in fellows ! I have to do stuff with the wife.. dvr is a cooking !

 

[biggunsbob]

3rd and freaking 9 a an that moves pretty slow and the lions don’t bring any pressure.

 

[biggunsbob]

Nice work Bevell. Jesus can you call a better game please.

 

[kdp1980]

TE Isaac Nauta picked up and slammed by a corner, lol. Where are our big TEs that fight for yardage?

 

[mhughes0021]

That looked like a broken leg

 

[manchild98]

That reaction by the Flacons player says season ending injury.

 

[kdp1980]

That looked like a broken leg

Or tore the shit out of his knee

 

[manchild98]

Or tore the shit out of his knee

I thought it was his knee too.

 

[biggunsbob]

Hey Jones is still on the team !

 

[biggunsbob]

Swift looks real decent !

 

[manchild98]

How is that a flag?

 

[biggunsbob]

Fudge muffins Matt was clobbered .

It’s a easy call now days. Look like a good tackle to me. But his head was hit is all I can think of.

 

[mhughes0021]

Bailed out by a questionable call. I'll take it. Td

 

[manchild98]

Swift takes advantage. TD

 

[tigermud]

An incredibly rare lions break from a BS personal foul call gives em a TD instead of a FG

 

[mhughes0021]

Can't launch at the head.... pretty simple call nowadays.