WEEK 15 · FINAL
THE READ
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
Cardinals beat Jets, 27-21
Cardinals took care of Jets, 27-21. Justin Fields threw for Cardinals — 27/39, 293 yards, 2 TD. Zaven Collins was the problem for Cardinals — 2 sacks. A season best for Braelon Allen. Through the air: Cardinals 293, Jets 167.
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jets | -1.8 | +0.5 | -2.3 | +6 |
| Cardinals | +10.3 | +1.8 | +8.5 | +19 |
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.
Cardinals —
NFC #3 · division
· 13-4
Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Talia Morgan
Beat reporter
Arizona won a clean game where the only real mistake belonged to New York. The Cardinals leaned heavy into Justin Fields—27 completions, 293 yards—and a defense that generated 4 sacks without giving the Jets anything back, while New York's ground game (174 yards) couldn't make up for 167 in the air.
Caleb Brooks
Beat reporter
· replying
Garrett Wilson is the only reason this stays close. 8 catches and 117 yards—more than half of New York's aerial output—reminds you that even in a lopsided game, one player can still matter.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers —
none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that
did not happen.
Justin Fields
Cardinals
27/39, 293 yards, 2 TD
Zaven Collins
Cardinals
2 sacks
Garrett Wilson
Jets
8 catches, 117 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Cardinals 293, Jets 167
Cardinals
On the ground
Jets 174, Cardinals 101
Jets
Total yards
Cardinals 394, Jets 341
Cardinals
Pressure
Cardinals 4 sacks, Jets 0.5
Cardinals
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
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
Balanced
Pass 59% · Rush 41% · 26.1 scored, 28.4 allowed
9.4 yds/att
57.6% completions
5.0 yds/carry
328.2 yds/game
1.3 giveaways/game
6.7% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 68 · Efficient
Balance 91
Ball security 64
Back usage 33%
QB runs 3.3/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 82
WR 81
TE 83
RB 81
OL 79
DL 82
LB 76
DB 82
Best: Breece Hall HB 89
Fastest: Adonai Mitchell WR 94 SPD
4 at star dev or better
Out:
Joe Tippmann RG 82 · 4wk
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
Sign in as a member of this league to keep private scouting notes on your opponents.
LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 50% · Rush 50% · 31.4 scored, 22.9 allowed
9.0 yds/att
60.1% completions
7.3 yds/carry
354.1 yds/game
0.9 giveaways/game
6.3% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 70 · Efficient
Balance 100
Ball security 76
Back usage 42%
QB runs 3.2/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 73
WR 81
TE 99
RB 85
OL 84
DL 82
LB 76
DB 81
Best: Trey McBride TE 99
Fastest: Jeremiyah Love HB 94 SPD
7 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
Sign in as a member of this league to keep private scouting notes on your opponents.
HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Jonathan
Cardinals · his last 8 games
Runs it
Pass / run54% / 46%
Points for / against28.8 — 21.6
Margin+7.1
Giveaways a game1.0
Sacks taken8.5% of dropbacks
Lead backJeremiyah Love · 14.6/g
Top targetTrey McBride · 30%
QB carries4.4 a game
Hanzjoe
Jets · his last 8 games
Balanced
Pass / run59% / 41%
Points for / against22.2 — 27.2
Margin-5.0
Giveaways a game0.9
Sacks taken7.4% of dropbacks
Lead backBreece Hall · 13.1/g
Top targetGarrett Wilson · 33%
QB carries4.4 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
Hanzjoe against Jonathan — the men, not the teams
Jonathan leads it 1-0.
Jonathan won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 21.0 — 27.0
biggest: 6 pts to Jonathan
S1 · week 15
Hanzjoe 21 — 27 Jonathan
JONATHAN
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
Jets receivers vs Cardinals secondary
81 v 81
EVEN
Cardinals receivers vs Jets secondary
81 v 82
EVEN
Jets line vs Cardinals front
79 v 82
CARDINALS
Cardinals line vs Jets front
84 v 82
EVEN
Jets backs vs Cardinals run defence
81 v 79
EVEN
Cardinals backs vs Jets run defence
85 v 80
CARDINALS
Jets passer vs Cardinals secondary
82 v 81
EVEN
Cardinals passer vs Jets secondary
73 v 82
JETS
TOP PERFORMERS
🎬
The Game Recapthis game as an episode -- the score, the stars, the numbers that decided it -- and a video you can post ›
BOX SCORE
JETS
CARDINALS
JETS
CARDINALS
JETS
CARDINALS
JETS
CARDINALS
JETS
CARDINALS
JETS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Klubnik QB | 17/32 | 167 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 88.9 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Fields QB | 27/39 | 293 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 108.1 |
JETS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braelon Allen HB | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 29 | 1 |
| Breece Hall HB | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| Cade Klubnik QB | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| Isaiah Davis HB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mason Taylor TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiyah Love HB | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier HB | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 0 |
| Trey Benson HB | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Justin Fields QB | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey McBride TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Wilson WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JETS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Wilson WR | 8 | 117 | 14.6 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| Mason Taylor TE | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Braelon Allen HB | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| Kenyon Sadiq TE | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Omar Cooper Jr. WR | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Breece Hall HB | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wilson WR | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 35 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr WR | 8 | 110 | 13.8 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 39 |
| Trey McBride TE | 4 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| KeAndre Lambert-Smith WR | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| Tyler Allgeier HB | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| Elijah Higgins TE | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Jeremiyah Love HB | 2 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JETS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshon Lattimore CB | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Nahshon Wright CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| D'Angelo Ponds CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Minkah Fitzpatrick SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jerome Baker SAM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| David Bailey REDG | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Cisco FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jowon Briggs DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will McDonald IV LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Onyemata DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Ossai LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Phillips DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T'Vondre Sweat DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germaine Pratt WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Nolen III DT | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Melton CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dadrion Taylor-Demerson FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Budda Baker SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Gibbens WILL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Will Johnson CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zaven Collins LEDG | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack Wilson Sr MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Zah Frazier CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Roy Lopez DT | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Burch LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karson Sharar WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Sweat REDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Wingard FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JETS
nothing recorded
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Ryland K | 2/2 | 1/1 | 51 |
RECENT FORM
Jets
W
41–8 vs Broncos
WK 14
L
6–14 vs Dolphins
WK 12
L
20–24 vs Chargers
WK 11
Cardinals
L
13–17 vs Eagles
WK 13
W
22–12 vs Commanders
WK 12
W
29–21 vs Chiefs
WK 11
TEAM STATS
| Jets | Cardinals | |
|---|---|---|
| 341 | TOTAL YARDS | 394 |
| 167 | PASSING YARDS | 293 |
| 174 | RUSHING YARDS | 101 |
| 4 | SACKS ALLOWED | 3 |
| 0.5 | SACKS MADE | 4 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | TAKEAWAYS | 1 |
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
0
JETS
—
1
CARDINALS