2012 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2012 · Ford Field

St. Louis Rams

Detroit LionsWinner

DET -9 no coverO 46 ✓DomeLions closed -9, won by 4 — but didn't cover.

Detroit Lions 27–23.

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Who moved the needle

Passing · DET

32/48, 355 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT

-7.7 expected points added · +2.2% completion over expected

Rushing · DET

13 att, 62 yds, 1 TD

1.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DET

6/7 for 111 yds, 0 TD

15% of team targets · 0.9 expected points added

Receiving · DET

5/10 for 77 yds, 0 TD

21% of team targets · -5.1 expected points added

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matthew Stafford	32/48	355	1	3	1	-7.7

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Kevin Smith	13	62	4.8	1	1.0
Titus Young	1	11	11.0	0	0.5
Nate Burleson	1	6	6.0	0	0.3
Keiland Williams	1	2	2.0	0	-0.4
Joique Bell	1	1	1.0	1	0.9
Stefan Logan	1	1	1.0	0	-0.7

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Calvin Johnson	6	7	111	0	15%	0.9
Brandon Pettigrew	5	10	77	0	21%	-5.1
Nate Burleson	6	8	69	0	17%	3.3
Tony Scheffler	5	8	30	0	17%	-6.5
Kevin Smith	4	6	29	1	13%	2.3
Will Heller	2	2	19	0	4%	1.9
Titus Young	1	3	14	0	6%	-0.2
Keiland Williams	1	1	4	0	2%	-0.4
Matthew Stafford	1	1	3	0	2%	-0.4
Stefan Logan	1	1	-1	0	2%	-1.0

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks
Justin Durant	7	5	0.0
Stephen Tulloch	3	6	0.0
DeAndre Levy	3	3	0.0
Erik Coleman	3	2	0.0
Corey Williams	2	3	1.0
Kyle Vanden Bosch	2	2	0.0
John Wendling	1	3	0.0
Kevin Smith	2	0	0.0
Sammie Lee Hill	2	0	0.0
Ndamukong Suh	2	0	1.0

Closing number vs result

Lions closed -9, won by 4 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 46; the game landed 50 — over by 4.0.

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