Detroit Lions36–27Washington Commanders

Total yards: Detroit Lions 447, Washington Commanders 425. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: Detroit Lions 256, Washington Commanders 337. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: Detroit Lions 191, Washington Commanders 88. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: Detroit Lions 17, Washington Commanders 21. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: Detroit Lions 5.0, Washington Commanders 3.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: Detroit Lions 11, Washington Commanders 10. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

Tackles for loss: Detroit Lions 4, Washington Commanders 3. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

Takeaways: Detroit Lions 1, Washington Commanders 0. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

Penalties: Detroit Lions 1, Washington Commanders 2. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: Detroit Lions 5, Washington Commanders 17. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: Detroit Lions 1.2, Washington Commanders 2.4. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.

Rushing EPA: Detroit Lions 0.2, Washington Commanders 1.3. The same for the running game.