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2012 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 23, 2012 · LP Field

Detroit Lions

41

Tennessee TitansWinner

44

DET -3.5 upsetO 47 ✓

Tennessee Titans 44–41 — decided on the final possessions.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · TEN

Jake LockerQB

29/42, 378 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

19.0 expected points added · +3.7% completion over expected

Passing · DET

Matthew StaffordQB

33/42, 278 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

12.5 expected points added · +12.2% completion over expected

Rushing · DET

Mikel LeshoureRB

26 att, 100 yds, 1 TD

0.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · TEN

Chris JohnsonRB

14 att, 24 yds, 0 TD

-4.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DET

Calvin JohnsonWR

10/12 for 164 yds, 1 TD

22% of team targets · 12.4 expected points added

Receiving · TEN

Nate WashingtonWR

3/3 for 112 yds, 1 TD

7% of team targets · 8.5 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Detroit Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Matthew Stafford33/4227810112.5
Shaun Hill10/1317220013.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Mikel Leshoure261003.810.3
Joique Bell5234.601.2
Matthew Stafford2126.000.9
Nate Burleson273.50-0.2
Shaun Hill1-1-1.00-3.3

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Calvin Johnson1012164122%12.4
Titus Young6775113%5.8
Nate Burleson101269122%6.9
Brandon Pettigrew81261022%-9.6
Joique Bell454409%1.8
Mikel Leshoure443407%2.3
Stefan Logan11302%-0.8
Will Heller01002%-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
DeAndre Levy330.000
Dwight Bentley510.000
Stephen Tulloch330.001
John Wendling510.000
Cliff Avril320.000
Chris Houston410.002
Ashlee Palmer310.000
Amari Spievey400.000
Justin Durant400.000
Jacob Lacey210.000

Tennessee Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Jake Locker29/4237820019.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Jake Locker4358.80-2.1
Chris Johnson14241.70-4.0
Darius Reynaud100.00-0.7

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Nate Washington3311217%8.5
Jared Cook4477110%5.9
Craig Stevens5763017%7.3
Kenny Britt61155026%-0.7
Kendall Wright71141026%-5.5
Damian Williams232007%0.2
Chris Johnson12505%-0.5
Quinn Johnson11502%-0.2

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Akeem Ayers1161.001
Will Witherspoon540.000
Ryan Mouton630.000
Michael Griffin440.000
Alterraun Verner430.000
Jurrell Casey520.000
Sen'Derrick Marks420.000
Jason McCourty420.001
Jordan Babineaux320.002
Mike Martin320.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
DET -3.5
Closing total
47
DET moneyline
-195
TEN moneyline
+175

Lions closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 47; the game landed 85 — over by 38.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
LP Field
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
68°F, wind 5 mph
Referee
Gerald Wright
Rest
DET 7 days · TEN 7 days
Coaches
Jim Schwartz vs Mike Munchak