2011 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 18, 2011 · Ford Field
Kansas City Chiefs
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Detroit LionsWinner
48
DET -9 ✓O 45 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 48–3 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
23/39, 294 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
14.9 expected points added · -1.0% completion over expected
Passing · KC
15/22, 133 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
-15.7 expected points added · +4.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 15/22 | 133 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -15.7 |
| Tyler Palko | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter McCluster | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Thomas Jones | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Jamaal Charles | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Le'Ron McClain | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Dwayne Bowe | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Jackie Battle | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bowe | 5 | 8 | 101 | 0 | 35% | 3.0 |
| Le'Ron McClain | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Leonard Pope | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13% | -0.9 |
| Steve Breaston | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9% | -0.7 |
| Jerheme Urban | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13% | -7.3 |
| Dexter McCluster | 4 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 22% | -9.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon McGraw | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sabby Piscitelli | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamba Hali | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Flowers | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kendrick Lewis | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brandon Carr | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelly Gregg | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter McCluster | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Dorsey | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 23/39 | 294 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14.9 |
| Shaun Hill | 1/1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahvid Best | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Keiland Williams | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Jerome Harrison | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Burleson | 7 | 9 | 93 | 0 | 23% | 4.4 |
| Titus Young | 5 | 7 | 89 | 0 | 18% | 6.8 |
| Jahvid Best | 6 | 8 | 66 | 1 | 21% | 6.2 |
| Tony Scheffler | 1 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 10% | 0.7 |
| Calvin Johnson | 3 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 18% | 1.8 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8% | -1.1 |
| Will Heller | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Durant | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Levy | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Delmas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aaron Berry | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Vanden Bosch | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Tulloch | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence Jackson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndamukong Suh | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -9
- Closing total
- 45
- KC moneyline
- +285
- DET moneyline
- -325
Lions closed -9 and covered, winning by 45.
Total closed 45; the game landed 51 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- KC 7 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Todd Haley vs Jim Schwartz