WEEK 4 · FINAL
THE READ
Zoe Bell
The contrarian
Titans beat Ravens, 33-14
Baltimore threw the ball 26 times and ran it 3 times, and it cost them 33-14 to Tennessee in week 4. Lamar Jackson completed 12 of 26 for 201 yards and 5 interceptions while the Ravens rushed for 39 yards total—a game plan that handed Tennessee the ball 5 times and left Baltimore's pass rush to do all the work with just 1 sack against the Titans' 3. Cam Ward needed only 14 completions on 25 attempts to move Tennessee's offense, which outgained Baltimore 304 to 240 because it could actually run the ball, gaining 87 yards on the ground to the Ravens' 39. When you're throwing 90 percent of the time and turning it over 5 times, a 19-point loss isn't a shock—it's a foregone conclusion.
Zoe Bell
The contrarian
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titans | +3.8 | +0.9 | +2.9 | +6 |
| Ravens | +8.6 | -0.6 | +9.2 | +14 |
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.
IN THE BOOTH
Drew Larkin
The superfan
That was a complete collapse. Lamar Jackson threw 5 interceptions and Baltimore managed just 39 rushing yards — there is no way to move the ball when you're that careless with it, and Tennessee's defense made them pay for every mistake.
Luca Santana
Analyst
· replying
Baltimore threw it 26 times and ran it 3 times—desperation math that only works if your QB plays mistake-free ball, and Jackson's 5 interceptions suggest the Ravens abandoned any chance at rhythm the moment things got tight.
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.
Lamar Jackson
Ravens
12/26, 201 yards, 2 TD, 5 INT
Cam Ward
Titans
14/25, 217 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Elijah Sarratt
Ravens
3 catches, 101 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Titans 304, Ravens 240
Titans
On the ground
Titans 87, Ravens 39
Titans
Through the air
Titans 217, Ravens 201
Titans
Giveaways
Ravens 5, Titans 1
Titans
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
Pass-heavy
Pass 61% · Rush 39% · 28.4 scored, 25.5 allowed
7.8 yds/att
57.7% completions
5.6 yds/carry
329.7 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
5.6% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 52 · Aggressive
Balance 89
Ball security 49
Back usage 32%
QB runs 3.4/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 79
WR 83
TE 73
RB 81
OL 78
DL 83
LB 80
DB 80
Best: Jeffery Simmons DT 95
Fastest: Chimere Dike WR 94 SPD
1 at star dev or better
Out:
Wan'Dale Robinson WR 86 · 4wk
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 77% · Rush 23% · 35.6 scored, 26.5 allowed
11.2 yds/att
67.7% completions
6.0 yds/carry
259.9 yds/game
1.4 giveaways/game
10.2% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 69 · Aggressive
Balance 66
Ball security 60
Back usage 5%
QB runs 4.5/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 10.2% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 95
WR 85
TE 89
RB 78
OL 80
DL 85
LB 83
DB 87
Best: Lamar Jackson QB 95
Fastest: Lamar Jackson QB 95 SPD
7 at star dev or better
Out:
Jonah Williams C 74 · 3wk
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Dab- War Fn Eagle
Ravens · his last 8 games
Throws it
Runs the quarterback
Takes sacks
Pass / run78% / 22%
Points for / against37.8 — 24.4
Margin+13.4
Giveaways a game1.4
Sacks taken9.1% of dropbacks
Lead backAdam Randall · 1.0/g
Top targetJa'Kobi Lane · 31%
QB carries4.2 a game
Spitz
Titans · his last 8 games
Balanced
One back
Pass / run61% / 39%
Points for / against27.4 — 29.9
Margin-2.5
Giveaways a game1.6
Sacks taken7.5% of dropbacks
Lead backNick Singleton · 13.8/g
Top targetCarnell Tate · 28%
QB carries1.9 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
Spitz against Dab- War Fn Eagle — the men, not the teams
Spitz leads it 1-0.
Spitz won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 33.0 — 14.0
biggest: 19 pts to Spitz
S1 · week 4
Spitz 33 — 14 Dab- War Fn Eagle
SPITZ
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
Titans receivers vs Ravens secondary
83 v 87
RAVENS
Ravens receivers vs Titans secondary
85 v 80
RAVENS
Titans line vs Ravens front
78 v 85
RAVENS
Ravens line vs Titans front
80 v 83
TITANS
Titans backs vs Ravens run defence
81 v 85
RAVENS
Ravens backs vs Titans run defence
78 v 82
TITANS
Titans passer vs Ravens secondary
79 v 87
RAVENS
Ravens passer vs Titans secondary
95 v 80
RAVENS
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BOX SCORE
TITANS
RAVENS
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RAVENS
TITANS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Ward QB | 14/25 | 217 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 81.5 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Jackson QB | 12/26 | 201 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 58.8 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Singleton HB | 18 | 75 | 4.2 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 27 | 0 |
| Cam Ward QB | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Chimere Dike WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Bellinger TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Jackson QB | 3 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 0 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnell Tate WR | 5 | 122 | 24.4 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 57 |
| Daniel Bellinger TE | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 16 |
| Nick Singleton HB | 2 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 13 |
| Wan'Dale Robinson WR | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Chimere Dike WR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Sarratt WR | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 64 |
| Ja'Kobi Lane WR | 2 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| Zay Flowers WR | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| Joe Mixon HB | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 15 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Williams CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Gray WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alontae Taylor CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oluwafemi Oladejo REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Winston Jr FS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Adams SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cor'Dale Flott CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Barton MIKE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffery Simmons DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amani Hooker SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keldric Faulk LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Johnson II REDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Wiggins CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Hamilton SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Hendrickson REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Jones MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nnamdi Madubuike DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Von Wallace SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roquan Smith MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malaki Starks FS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trenton Simpson WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Rivers CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Slye K | 2/2 | 3/4 | 48 |
RAVENS
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Titans
W
35–21 vs Giants
WK 3
L
23–24 vs Eagles
WK 2
W
28–24 vs Jets
WK 1
Ravens
W
48–38 vs Cowboys
WK 3
W
42–25 vs Saints
WK 2
L
13–35 vs Colts
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Titans | Ravens | |
|---|---|---|
| 304 | TOTAL YARDS | 240 |
| 217 | PASSING YARDS | 201 |
| 87 | RUSHING YARDS | 39 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 3 |
| 3 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 5 |
| 5 | 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
1
TITANS
—
0
RAVENS