Panthers @ Vikings · Week 13

WEEK 13 · FINAL

THE READ

Bryce Young and J.J. McCarthy trade blows

THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Panthers	-5.4	-2.9	-2.5	-2
Vikings	-18.6	-2.4	-16.2	-13

SRS is how many points a side beats an average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20. SOS is how hard that schedule has been. Full table.

Panthers — NFC #4 · division · 9-8 Playoff picture →

Bryce Young

Panthers

21/34, 312 yards, 3 TD

J.J. McCarthy

Vikings

26/41, 310 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

Xavier Legette

Panthers

4 catches, 110 yards, 1 TD

THE STORY SO FAR

⭐ J.J. McCarthy has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Jordan Mason has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ T.J. Hockenson has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Xavier Legette has not had a better afternoon this season.

📉 Trevor Etienne is still searching for it: 20 rushing yards a game across his last three, against an average of 53.

WHAT DECIDED IT

On the ground Vikings 87, Panthers 49 Vikings

Total yards Vikings 397, Panthers 361 Vikings

Giveaways Vikings 3, Panthers 0 Panthers

Through the air Panthers 312, Vikings 310 Panthers

THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.

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THE MATCHUP SCOUT every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling

LEAGUE DATA counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it

Pass-heavy Pass 62% · Rush 38% · 25.8 scored, 28.3 allowed

8.1 yds/att 59.1% completions 5.6 yds/carry 326.1 yds/game 2.2 giveaways/game 9.2% sack rate last 5: 3-2

Primary weapon: Tetairoa McMillan WR — 20% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY SPREAD

SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 51 · Aggressive Balance 88 Ball security 39 Back usage 32% QB runs 2.9/game

Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 9.2% of dropbacks

PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only

QB 84 WR 81 TE 73 RB 80 OL 82 DL 85 LB 79 DB 82

Best: Derrick Brown DT 96 Fastest: Chris Brazzell II WR 93 SPD 4 at star dev or better

Out: Chris Brazzell II WR 77 · 8wk

YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic

HOW THEY PLAY the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season

Bosskoss21

Vikings · his last 8 games

Throws it Gives it away One back Takes sacks

Pass / run63% / 37% Points for / against22.9 — 29.8 Margin-6.9 Giveaways a game2.0 Sacks taken9.7% of dropbacks Lead backJordan Mason · 12.4/g Top targetJustin Jefferson · 36% QB carries3.4 a game

Casp

Panthers · his last 8 games

Balanced

Pass / run59% / 41% Points for / against25.9 — 30.1 Margin-4.2 Giveaways a game1.8 Sacks taken8.6% of dropbacks Lead backTrevor Etienne · 9.9/g Top targetXavier Legette · 21% QB carries3.1 a game

Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.

THE SERIES Casp against Bosskoss21 — the men, not the teams

Casp leads it 1-0. Casp won the last one.

1 meeting avg 27.0 — 21.0 biggest: 6 pts to Casp

S1 · week 13 Casp 27 — 21 Bosskoss21 CASP

Only meetings Sapphire can attribute to both men are counted — a Madden export never says who owned a team last season, so the series starts where the record does.

MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push

Panthers receivers vs Vikings secondary 81 v 81 EVEN

Vikings receivers vs Panthers secondary 88 v 82 VIKINGS

Panthers line vs Vikings front 82 v 81 EVEN

Vikings line vs Panthers front 82 v 85 PANTHERS

Panthers backs vs Vikings run defence 80 v 80 EVEN

Vikings backs vs Panthers run defence 78 v 83 PANTHERS

Panthers passer vs Vikings secondary 84 v 81 PANTHERS

Vikings passer vs Panthers secondary 75 v 82 PANTHERS

TOP PERFORMERS

Bryce Young QB Panthers 312 pass yds

J.J. McCarthy QB Vikings 310 pass yds

T.J. Hockenson TE Vikings 137 rec yds

Justin Jefferson WR Vikings 127 rec yds

Xavier Legette WR Panthers 110 rec yds

Tetairoa McMillan WR Panthers 101 rec yds

Jordan Mason HB Vikings 56 rush yds

Caleb Banks DT Vikings 1.5 sacks

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BOX SCORE

PANTHERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Bryce Young QB	21/34	312	3	0	3	95	121.2

VIKINGS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
J.J. McCarthy QB	26/41	310	2	1	2	82	92.5

PANTHERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	BTK	YAC	LNG
Trevor Etienne HB	11	38	3.5	1	9	9
Chuba Hubbard HB	5	15	3	0	0	8
Xavier Legette WR	0	0	0	1	0	0
Tetairoa McMillan WR	0	0	0	1	0	0
Tommy Tremble TE	0	0	0	1	0	0
Bryce Young QB	1	-4	-4	0	0	0

VIKINGS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Jordan Mason HB	15	56	3.7	1	2	8	1
J.J. McCarthy QB	7	31	4.4	0	0	6	0
Jordan Addison WR	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
T.J. Hockenson TE	0	0	0	9	0	0	1
Justin Jefferson WR	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

PANTHERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
Xavier Legette WR	4	110	27.5	1	96	0	95
Tetairoa McMillan WR	6	101	16.8	2	44	0	54
Tommy Tremble TE	4	35	8.8	0	10	1	15
John Metchie III WR	4	31	7.8	0	6	0	8
Mitchell Evans TE	1	14	14	0	6	0	14
Trevor Etienne HB	1	-2	-2	0	0	0	0

VIKINGS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
T.J. Hockenson TE	12	137	11.4	0	55	0	20
Justin Jefferson WR	5	127	25.4	1	84	0	82
Jordan Addison WR	4	28	7	1	8	0	10
Jauan Jennings WR	1	8	8	0	1	0	8
Jordan Mason HB	3	-6	-2	0	0	1	0

PANTHERS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	PD	FF	CMP ALW
Devin Lloyd MIKE	10	1	0	1	5
Trevin Wallace WILL	5	1	0	0	3
Derrick Brown DT	4	0	0	0	0
Mike Jackson CB	4	0	0	0	3
Claudin Cherelus SAM	3	0	0	0	1
Jaycee Horn CB	3	0	1	0	2
Tre'von Moehrig FS	3	0	0	0	4
Jaelan Phillips REDG	3	0	0	0	0
Nic Scourton LEDG	3	0	0	0	0
Chau Smith-Wade CB	3	0	0	0	2
Lee Hunter DT	2	0	0	0	0
Akayleb Evans CB	1	0	0	0	0
Patrick Jones II LEDG	1	0	0	0	0
Lathan Ransom SS	1	0	0	0	1
Princely Umanmielen REDG	1	0	0	0	0

VIKINGS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	CMP ALW
Blake Cashman MIKE	7	0	4
Josh Metellus SS	6	0	6
Isaiah Rodgers Sr CB	6	0	5
Caleb Banks DT	5	1.5	0
Dallas Turner LEDG	4	1	1
James Pierre CB	3	0	0
Ifeatu Melifonwu FS	3	0	5
Jalen Redmond DT	2	0	0
Jake Golday MIKE	1	0	0
Domonique Orange DT	1	0	0
Andrew Van Ginkel REDG	0	0.5	0

PANTHERS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Ryan Fitzgerald K	2/2	3/3	43

VIKINGS

nothing recorded

RECENT FORM

Panthers

W 39–38 vs Buccaneers WK 12

L 17–35 vs Ravens WK 11

W 39–14 vs Saints WK 10

Vikings

L 10–36 vs Falcons WK 12

L 37–62 vs 49ers WK 11

L 26–41 vs Packers WK 10

TEAM STATS

Panthers		Vikings
361	TOTAL YARDS	397
312	PASSING YARDS	310
49	RUSHING YARDS	87
3	SACKS ALLOWED	2
2	SACKS MADE	3
0	GIVEAWAYS	3
1	TAKEAWAYS	0

Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.

ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD

1 PANTHERS — 0 VIKINGS

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