Detroit Lions31–45Washington Commanders

Total yards: Detroit Lions 537, Washington Commanders 481. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: Detroit Lions 336, Washington Commanders 299. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: Detroit Lions 201, Washington Commanders 182. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: Detroit Lions 29, Washington Commanders 24. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: Detroit Lions 0.0, Washington Commanders 2.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: Detroit Lions 2, Washington Commanders 7. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

Tackles for loss: Detroit Lions 6, Washington Commanders 5. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

Takeaways: Detroit Lions 0, Washington Commanders 5. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

Penalties: Detroit Lions 5, Washington Commanders 4. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: Detroit Lions 30, Washington Commanders 25. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: Detroit Lions -7.8, Washington Commanders 19.2. 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 11.6, Washington Commanders 1.3. The same for the running game.