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THE WIRE
THE WIRE someone: The booth on Titans run away with it, 45-17 THE WIRE someone: Titans run away with it, 45-17 THE WIRE someone: The booth on 62 points between Falcons and Panthers IN THE BOOTH Caleb Brooks: Herbert was operating on another level—4 touchdown passes and 368 yards against a Seattle defense that couldn't generate pressure, while the Seahawks… IN THE BOOTH Sierra Vaughn: Atlanta's path to the playoffs just got a lot clearer—they're 8-9 in a weak division with a turnover margin of -7, meaning they're winning games… IN THE BOOTH Daniel Keller: Atlanta's ground game did the talking here—Robinson went 149 yards and 2 touchdowns on 17 carries while Washington managed 43 rushing yards total,… PASS YDS #1 B.Nix — 5903 passing yards PASS YDS #2 P.Mahomes — 5840 passing yards
WEEK 17 · FINAL
CHIEFS 15-2 · 42.0 PPG 42 – 35 CHARGERS 10-7 · 30.0 PPG
THE READ
77 points between Chiefs and Chargers
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Chiefs +15.8 +1.2 +14.5 +18
Chargers +5.1 +1.6 +3.5 +5
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.
Chiefs — AFC #1 · division · 15-2 Chargers — in the hunt · 10-7 Playoff picture →
In the MVP race
#4 Patrick Mahomes QB · Chiefs · 3.9% of the field
#5 Jeff Caldwell WR · Chiefs · 2.8% of the field
#6 Xavier Worthy WR · Chiefs · 2.2% of the field
#11 Kenneth Walker HB · Chiefs · 0.8% of the field
The whole board →
Justin Herbert
Chargers
26/34, 360 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
Patrick Mahomes
Chiefs
12/20, 275 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Quentin Johnston
Chargers
6 catches, 121 yards, 4 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air Chargers 360, Chiefs 275 Chargers
Total yards Chargers 440, Chiefs 369 Chargers
On the ground Chiefs 94, Chargers 80 Chiefs
Pressure Chargers 0 sacks, Chiefs 3 Chiefs
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% · 42.1 scored, 27.5 allowed
11.3 yds/att 64.1% completions 6.8 yds/carry 445.0 yds/game 1.5 giveaways/game 4.4% sack rate last 5: 5-0
Primary weapon: Jeff Caldwell WR — 40% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 74 · Aggressive Balance 88 Ball security 58 Back usage 32% QB runs 2.8/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Jeff Caldwell takes 40% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 96 WR 88 TE 69 RB 84 OL 79 DL 85 LB 73 DB 80
Best: Creed Humphrey C 96 Fastest: Xavier Worthy WR 99 SPD 7 at star dev or better
Out: Brashard Smith HB 75 · 5wk
YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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HOW THEY PLAY the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Wavvy
Chargers · his last 8 games
Throws it
Pass / run62% / 38% Points for / against31.0 — 26.8 Margin+4.2 Giveaways a game1.9 Sacks taken7.9% of dropbacks Lead backOmarion Hampton · 12.8/g Top targetLadd McConkey · 34% QB carries2.2 a game
jpedro8.
Chiefs · his last 8 games
Throws it One back
Pass / run62% / 38% Points for / against38.0 — 29.9 Margin+8.1 Giveaways a game1.0 Sacks taken4.2% of dropbacks Lead backKenneth Walker · 13.1/g Top targetXavier Worthy · 35% QB carries3.0 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 jpedro8. against Wavvy — the men, not the teams
jpedro8. leads it 2-0. jpedro8. has won 2 straight.
2 meetings avg 49.0 — 36.5 biggest: 18 pts to jpedro8.
S1 · week 17 jpedro8. 42 — 35 Wavvy JPEDRO8.
S1 · week 6 jpedro8. 56 — 38 Wavvy JPEDRO8.
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
Chiefs receivers vs Chargers secondary 88 v 84 CHIEFS
Chargers receivers vs Chiefs secondary 83 v 80 CHARGERS
Chiefs line vs Chargers front 79 v 78 EVEN
Chargers line vs Chiefs front 82 v 85 CHIEFS
Chiefs backs vs Chargers run defence 84 v 78 CHIEFS
Chargers backs vs Chiefs run defence 81 v 81 EVEN
Chiefs passer vs Chargers secondary 96 v 84 CHIEFS
Chargers passer vs Chiefs secondary 91 v 80 CHARGERS
TOP PERFORMERS
Justin Herbert QB Chargers 360 pass yds
Patrick Mahomes QB Chiefs 275 pass yds
Quentin Johnston WR Chargers 121 rec yds
Xavier Worthy WR Chiefs 110 rec yds
Kenneth Walker HB Chiefs 80 rush yds
Brenen Thompson WR Chargers 74 rec yds
Oronde Gadsden TE Chargers 67 rec yds
Rashee Rice WR Chiefs 57 rec yds
Jeff Caldwell WR Chiefs 53 rec yds
Omarion Hampton HB Chargers 50 rush yds
🎬 The Game Recap
this game as an episode -- the score, the stars, the numbers that decided it -- and a video you can post ›
BOX SCORE
CHIEFS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Patrick Mahomes QB 12/2027542070104.1
CHARGERS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Justin Herbert QB 26/3436051332137.2
RECENT FORM
Chiefs
W 31–20 vs 49ers WK 16
W 36–14 vs Patriots WK 15
W 56–47 vs Bengals WK 14
Chargers
W 23–20 vs Dolphins WK 16
W 35–31 vs 49ers WK 15
L 14–41 vs Raiders WK 14
TEAM STATS
Chiefs Chargers
369 TOTAL YARDS 440
275 PASSING YARDS 360
94 RUSHING YARDS 80
0 SACKS ALLOWED 3
3 SACKS MADE 0
2 GIVEAWAYS 4
3 TAKEAWAYS 2

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
2 CHIEFS — 0 CHARGERS
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