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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 4 · FINAL
CHIEFS 15-2 · 42.0 PPG 38 – 32 RAIDERS 12-5 · 37.0 PPG
THE READ
70 points between Chiefs and Raiders

Patrick Mahomes threw 5 touchdowns against a Raiders defence that couldn't generate pressure, finishing 12 of 22 for 288 yards while Jeff Caldwell caught 7 for 200 and 3 of those scores. Las Vegas outgained Kansas City 390 to 366 and Bo Nix cleared 250 passing yards for the 3rd straight week at 19 of 37 for 346, but the Raiders managed just 44 rushing yards and abandoned the run entirely—74 percent pass plays against a season average of 62—which left them predictable when it mattered. Both teams turned the ball over 3 times, but only one capitalised on the shootout it created.

Zoe Bell The contrarian
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Chiefs +15.8 +1.2 +14.5 +18
Raiders +12.2 +1.1 +11.0 +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.
Chiefs — AFC #1 · division · 15-2 Raiders — AFC #7 · 12-5 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
#8 Bo Nix QB · Raiders · 2.0% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Jaylen Rivers The insider
Las Vegas couldn't run the ball—44 yards total—and that's a problem when you're trying to keep pace in a shootout. KC's Mahomes threw 5 touchdown passes and Jeff Caldwell went off for 200 yards and 3 scores; that's just too much firepower to answer, even with a 12-5 record.
Sierra Vaughn Analyst · replying
Bo Nix outgained Mahomes 346 to 288 and still lost by 6—Las Vegas abandoned the run so completely that it had to stay perfect in the air, and one interception more than Kansas City threw was the margin.
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.
Patrick Mahomes
Chiefs
12/22, 288 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT
Bo Nix
Raiders
19/37, 346 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Jeff Caldwell
Chiefs
7 catches, 200 yards, 3 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air Raiders 346, Chiefs 288 Raiders
On the ground Chiefs 78, Raiders 44 Chiefs
Total yards Raiders 390, Chiefs 366 Raiders
Pressure Raiders 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
Palm Beach Pete
Raiders · his last 8 games
Throws it Runs the quarterback
Pass / run62% / 38% Points for / against35.2 — 19.4 Margin+15.9 Giveaways a game1.8 Sacks taken2.5% of dropbacks Lead backMike Washington Jr. · 12.4/g Top targetBrock Bowers · 37% QB carries5.0 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 Palm Beach Pete — the men, not the teams
jpedro8. leads it 2-0. jpedro8. has won 2 straight.
2 meetings avg 31.5 — 27.0 biggest: 6 pts to jpedro8.
S1 · week 18 jpedro8. 25 — 22 Palm Beach Pete JPEDRO8.
S1 · week 4 jpedro8. 38 — 32 Palm Beach Pete 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 Raiders secondary 88 v 82 CHIEFS
Raiders receivers vs Chiefs secondary 80 v 80 EVEN
Chiefs line vs Raiders front 79 v 84 RAIDERS
Raiders line vs Chiefs front 82 v 85 CHIEFS
Chiefs backs vs Raiders run defence 84 v 82 EVEN
Raiders backs vs Chiefs run defence 75 v 81 CHIEFS
Chiefs passer vs Raiders secondary 96 v 82 CHIEFS
Raiders passer vs Chiefs secondary 89 v 80 RAIDERS
TOP PERFORMERS
Bo Nix QB Raiders 346 pass yds
Patrick Mahomes QB Chiefs 288 pass yds
Jeff Caldwell WR Chiefs 200 rec yds
Brock Bowers TE Raiders 170 rec yds
Dont'e Thornton Jr WR Raiders 83 rec yds
Kenneth Walker HB Chiefs 79 rush yds
Chris Jones DT Chiefs 2.5 sacks
Treydan Stukes FS Raiders 2 INTs
Jeffrey Bassa WILL Chiefs 1 INTs
Darien Porter CB Raiders 1 INTs
🎬 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 12/222885307199.6
RAIDERS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Bo Nix QB 19/373463335177
RECENT FORM
Chiefs
W 38–18 vs Dolphins WK 3
W 48–17 vs Colts WK 2
W 52–18 vs Broncos WK 1
Raiders
W 56–39 vs Saints WK 3
W 30–28 vs Chargers WK 2
L 10–29 vs Dolphins WK 1
TEAM STATS
Chiefs Raiders
366 TOTAL YARDS 390
288 PASSING YARDS 346
78 RUSHING YARDS 44
0 SACKS ALLOWED 3
3 SACKS MADE 0
3 GIVEAWAYS 3
1 TAKEAWAYS 3

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 RAIDERS
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