Chargers @ Seahawks · Week 4

WEEK 4 · FINAL

THE READ

62 points between Chargers and Seahawks

The Chargers beat Seattle 34-28 in a shootout where Justin Herbert threw for 368 yards and 4 touchdowns, while Brenen Thompson caught 7 passes for 157 yards and 2 of those scores. Los Angeles dominated the air and on the ground, outgaining the Seahawks 441 yards to 248, but Sam Darnold kept Seattle in it with a game that asked more of him than the numbers suggest—14 completions on 21 attempts for 203 yards and a touchdown in a losing effort. The Bolts couldn't protect the football, coughing it up 3 times to Seattle's 2, yet their passing game was simply too much for a Seattle defense that managed just 1 sack and a ground game that produced only 45 yards.

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THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Chargers	+5.1	+1.6	+3.5	+5
Seahawks	+2.6	+1.8	+0.8	+0

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.

Chargers — in the hunt · 10-7 Seahawks — in the hunt · 8-9 Playoff picture →

IN THE BOOTH

Caleb Brooks Beat reporter

Herbert was operating on another level—4 touchdown passes and 368 yards against a Seattle defense that couldn't generate pressure, while the Seahawks managed just 45 rushing yards and never got their ground game involved when they needed it most.

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 Herbert

Chargers

23/32, 368 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT

Brenen Thompson

Chargers

7 catches, 157 yards, 2 TD

Sam Darnold

Seahawks

14/21, 203 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

THE STORY SO FAR

⭐ Rashid Shaheed has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Justin Herbert has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Brenen Thompson has not had a better afternoon this season.

WHAT DECIDED IT

Total yards Chargers 441, Seahawks 248 Chargers

Through the air Chargers 368, Seahawks 203 Chargers

On the ground Chargers 73, Seahawks 45 Chargers

Giveaways Seahawks 2, Chargers 3 Seahawks

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% · 30.0 scored, 26.5 allowed

9.4 yds/att 69.9% completions 5.3 yds/carry 385.8 yds/game 1.4 giveaways/game 7.2% sack rate last 5: 3-2

Primary weapon: Quentin Johnston WR — 26% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY MODERATE

SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 81 · Efficient Balance 88 Ball security 62 Back usage 32% QB runs 3.0/game

PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only

QB 91 WR 83 TE 79 RB 81 OL 82 DL 78 LB 76 DB 84

Best: Rashawn Slater LT 93 Fastest: Brenen Thompson WR 97 SPD 5 at star dev or better

Out: Jake Slaughter LG 78 · 5wk

YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic

HOW THEY PLAY the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season

Yoashtrey

Seahawks · his last 8 games

Throws it Gives it away One back

Pass / run66% / 34% Points for / against25.0 — 28.1 Margin-3.1 Giveaways a game2.6 Sacks taken4.2% of dropbacks Lead backJadarian Price · 13.8/g Top targetTory Horton · 36% QB carries1.4 a game

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

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 Wavvy against Yoashtrey — the men, not the teams

Wavvy leads it 1-0. Wavvy won the last one.

1 meeting avg 34.0 — 28.0 biggest: 6 pts to Wavvy

S1 · week 4 Wavvy 34 — 28 Yoashtrey WAVVY

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

Chargers receivers vs Seahawks secondary 83 v 88 SEAHAWKS

Seahawks receivers vs Chargers secondary 88 v 84 SEAHAWKS

Chargers line vs Seahawks front 82 v 80 EVEN

Seahawks line vs Chargers front 78 v 78 EVEN

Chargers backs vs Seahawks run defence 81 v 80 EVEN

Seahawks backs vs Chargers run defence 84 v 78 SEAHAWKS

Chargers passer vs Seahawks secondary 91 v 88 CHARGERS

Seahawks passer vs Chargers secondary 87 v 84 SEAHAWKS

TOP PERFORMERS

Justin Herbert QB Chargers 368 pass yds

Sam Darnold QB Seahawks 203 pass yds

Brenen Thompson WR Chargers 157 rec yds

Quentin Johnston WR Chargers 108 rec yds

Oronde Gadsden TE Chargers 85 rec yds

Rashid Shaheed WR Seahawks 72 rec yds

Tory Horton WR Seahawks 64 rec yds

Ernest Jones IV MIKE Seahawks 1 INTs

Nick Emmanwori SS Seahawks 1 INTs

Tarheeb Still CB Chargers 1 INTs

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BOX SCORE

CHARGERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Justin Herbert QB	23/32	368	4	2	3	80	123.4

SEAHAWKS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Sam Darnold QB	14/21	203	1	1	1	65	93.9

CHARGERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Justin Herbert QB	4	44	11	0	0	0	16	0
Omarion Hampton HB	11	27	2.5	1	1	10	10	1
Keaton Mitchell HB	1	2	2	0	0	1	2	0
Quentin Johnston WR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Oronde Gadsden TE	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

SEAHAWKS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Jadarian Price HB	11	43	3.9	2	1	8	15	0
Sam Darnold QB	1	2	2	0	0	0	2	1
Rashid Shaheed WR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Tory Horton WR	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

CHARGERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
Brenen Thompson WR	7	157	22.4	2	97	0	80
Quentin Johnston WR	7	108	15.4	2	43	1	23
Oronde Gadsden TE	7	85	12.1	0	43	0	21
Ladd McConkey WR	2	18	9	0	18	0	17

SEAHAWKS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	LNG
Rashid Shaheed WR	2	72	36	1	20	65
Tory Horton WR	5	64	12.8	0	48	19
Jadarian Price HB	4	28	7	0	25	17
Elijah Arroyo TE	2	21	10.5	0	13	12
Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR	1	18	18	0	2	18

CHARGERS

PLAYER	TKL	INT	PD	FF
Daiyan Henley WILL	4	0	0	0
Derwin James Jr SS	3	0	0	0
Tarheeb Still CB	2	1	0	0
Elijah Molden FS	2	0	1	1
Donte Jackson CB	1	0	0	0
Genesis Smith SS	1	0	0	0
Kaleb Proctor DT	1	0	0	0
Teair Tart DT	1	0	0	0
Ameer Speed CB	1	0	0	0
Tony Jefferson SS	0	0	1	0

SEAHAWKS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT	PD	FF	TD
Ernest Jones IV MIKE	5	0	1	0	1	0
Bud Clark FS	5	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Emmanwori SS	3	0	1	3	0	1
Devon Witherspoon CB	2	0	0	0	0	0
Derick Hall REDG	1	1	0	0	0	0
Julian Love SS	1	0	0	0	0	0

RECENT FORM

Chargers

W 48–10 vs Bills WK 3

L 28–30 vs Raiders WK 2

L 17–23 vs Cardinals WK 1

Seahawks

W 32–13 vs Commanders WK 3

L 28–31 vs Cardinals WK 2

W 30–13 vs Patriots WK 1

TEAM STATS

Chargers		Seahawks
441	TOTAL YARDS	248
368	PASSING YARDS	203
73	RUSHING YARDS	45
3	SACKS ALLOWED	1
0	SACKS MADE	1
3	GIVEAWAYS	2
2	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

1 CHARGERS — 0 SEAHAWKS

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