2014 Week 1 · Mon, Sep 8, 2014 · Ford Field
New York Giants
14
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Detroit LionsWinner
35
DET -6.5 ✓O 45 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 35–14 — 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
22/32, 346 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
20.9 expected points added · +9.7% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
18/33, 163 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-11.2 expected points added · -10.6% completion over expected
Receiving · DET
7/11 for 164 yds, 2 TD
37% of team targets · 15.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 18/33 | 163 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -11.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashad Jennings | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Andre Williams | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | -4.7 |
| Jerrel Jernigan | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Donnell | 5 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 25% | 3.2 |
| Rashad Jennings | 4 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 16% | 0.7 |
| Jerrel Jernigan | 4 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 22% | -1.6 |
| Victor Cruz | 2 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 19% | -4.9 |
| Daniel Fells | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.4 |
| Rueben Randle | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9% | -2.5 |
| Andre Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Corey Washington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevie Brown | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prince Amukamara | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacquian Williams | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Hankins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jameel McClain | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Pierre-Paul | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antrel Rolle | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jon Beason | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cullen Jenkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 22/32 | 346 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joique Bell | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Reggie Bush | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Golden Tate | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Theo Riddick | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Matthew Stafford | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 7 | 11 | 164 | 2 | 37% | 15.2 |
| Golden Tate | 6 | 6 | 93 | 0 | 20% | 8.3 |
| Reggie Bush | 6 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 20% | 0.9 |
| Joseph Fauria | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 10% | 1.5 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 |
| Joique Bell | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Eric Ebron | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Levy | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stephen Tulloch | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| George Johnson | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndamukong Suh | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Slay | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerome Couplin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theo Riddick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tahir Whitehead | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -6.5
- Closing total
- 45
- NYG moneyline
- +241
- DET moneyline
- -272
Lions closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 45; the game landed 49 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- NYG 7 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Tom Coughlin vs Jim Caldwell