WEEK 4 · FINAL
THE READ
Falcons edge Saints by 1
Two teams, 1 points, and Falcons on the right side of it. James Pearce Jr was the problem for Falcons — 3 sacks. Michael Penix Jr was steady for Falcons — 18/28, 231 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT. Total yards: Falcons 287, Saints 127.
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THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | -1.4 | -3.1 | +1.6 | -7 |
| Saints | -5.2 | -1.1 | -4.1 | +11 |
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
Daniel Keller
The numbers guy
Atlanta's defense made the difference: Pearce Jr. had 3 sacks and lived in New Orleans' backyard while the Saints managed 27 rushing yards, which meant they had to throw 83% of the time into a pass rush that never let up.
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
· replying
Atlanta won a 1-point game while turning it over twice and throwing 2 interceptions—the Saints just couldn't do anything offensively, managing only 100 passing yards and 27 rushing yards, which made the Falcons' mediocre 18/28 performance look dominant by comparison.
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.
James Pearce Jr
Falcons
3 sacks
Michael Penix Jr
Falcons
18/28, 231 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Kyle Pitts Sr
Falcons
5 catches, 71 yards
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Falcons 287, Saints 127
Falcons
Through the air
Falcons 231, Saints 100
Falcons
On the ground
Falcons 56, Saints 27
Falcons
Pressure
Saints 0 sacks, Falcons 5
Falcons
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 65% · Rush 35% · 28.5 scored, 26.8 allowed
8.7 yds/att
57.5% completions
6.0 yds/carry
361.5 yds/game
1.9 giveaways/game
5.6% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 60 · Aggressive
Balance 85
Ball security 47
Back usage 31%
QB runs 1.8/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 78
WR 81
TE 83
RB 88
OL 83
DL 82
LB 82
DB 86
Best: Bijan Robinson HB 99
Fastest: Jahan Dotson WR 92 SPD
7 at star dev or better
Out:
Joey Bosa REDG 85 · 5wk · Kyle Pitts Sr TE 83 · 10wk
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 85% · Rush 15% · 28.9 scored, 33.0 allowed
8.6 yds/att
60.7% completions
7.5 yds/carry
268.4 yds/game
1.4 giveaways/game
11.9% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 60 · Efficient
Balance 65
Ball security 62
Back usage 1%
QB runs 4.4/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 11.9% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 81
WR 81
TE 79
RB 75
OL 81
DL 79
LB 77
DB 80
Best: Chris Olave WR 88
Fastest: Trey Palmer WR 95 SPD
2 at star dev or better
Out:
Chase Young LEDG 82 · 4wk
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
AL-Saints
Saints · his last 8 games
Throws it
Runs the quarterback
Takes sacks
Pass / run82% / 18%
Points for / against32.2 — 29.0
Margin+3.2
Giveaways a game1.0
Sacks taken11.9% of dropbacks
Lead backAlvin Kamara · 0.5/g
Top targetChris Olave · 35%
QB carries4.8 a game
SL FeaRz
Falcons · his last 8 games
Throws it
Gives it away
One back
Pass / run65% / 35%
Points for / against27.0 — 25.2
Margin+1.8
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken8.0% of dropbacks
Lead backBijan Robinson · 12.8/g
Top targetDrake London · 25%
QB carries0.8 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
SL FeaRz against AL-Saints — the men, not the teams
All square at 1-1.
AL-Saints won the last one.
2 meetings
avg 24.0 — 24.5
biggest: 2 pts to AL-Saints
S1 · week 17
SL FeaRz 28 — 30 AL-Saints
AL-SAINTS
S1 · week 4
SL FeaRz 20 — 19 AL-Saints
SL FEARZ
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
Falcons receivers vs Saints secondary
81 v 80
EVEN
Saints receivers vs Falcons secondary
81 v 86
FALCONS
Falcons line vs Saints front
83 v 79
FALCONS
Saints line vs Falcons front
81 v 82
EVEN
Falcons backs vs Saints run defence
88 v 79
FALCONS
Saints backs vs Falcons run defence
75 v 82
FALCONS
Falcons passer vs Saints secondary
78 v 80
EVEN
Saints passer vs Falcons secondary
81 v 86
FALCONS
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BOX SCORE
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FALCONS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Penix Jr QB | 18/28 | 231 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 72.1 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough QB | 10/20 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 64.5 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson HB | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 0 |
| Michael Penix Jr QB | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough QB | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jordyn Tyson WR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Pitts Sr TE | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 24 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus WR | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| Bijan Robinson HB | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 15 |
| Drake London WR | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 16 |
| Jahan Dotson WR | 2 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordyn Tyson WR | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 14 |
| Chris Olave WR | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| Bryce Lance WR | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divine Deablo MIKE | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pearce Jr REDG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Andersen MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Watts SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Phillips III CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalon Walker LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Harrison DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kool-Aid McKinstry CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Emerson Jr CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Bresee DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Sanker SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beanie Bishop Jr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Werner MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Reid FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Howden FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaden Elliss WILL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Stalbird WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christen Miller DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Blackmon SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Styles Jr. SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Stutsman MIKE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Young LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon Godchaux DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylan Ford MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FALCONS
nothing recorded
SAINTS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Smyth K | 4/4 | 1/1 | 55 |
RECENT FORM
Falcons
L
28–42 vs Packers
WK 3
L
20–30 vs Panthers
WK 2
L
19–20 vs Steelers
WK 1
Saints
L
39–56 vs Raiders
WK 3
L
25–42 vs Ravens
WK 2
L
28–35 vs Lions
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Falcons | Saints | |
|---|---|---|
| 287 | TOTAL YARDS | 127 |
| 231 | PASSING YARDS | 100 |
| 56 | RUSHING YARDS | 27 |
| 0 | SACKS ALLOWED | 5 |
| 5 | SACKS MADE | 0 |
| 2 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | 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
1
FALCONS
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1
SAINTS