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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 7 · FINAL
BRONCOS 3-14 · 14.0 PPG 6 – 41 CARDINALS 13-4 · 31.0 PPG
THE READ
Cardinals run away with it, 41-6

Arizona dismantled Denver 41-6 in Week 7, a 35-point margin that came down to execution on both sides. Jacoby Brissett completed 28 of 42 for 371 yards and 4 touchdowns while Marvin Harrison Jr caught 8 passes for 147 yards and 2 scores, as the Cardinals dominated in total yards 472 to 241 and turned the ball over zero times to Denver's 3. The Broncos managed just 48 rushing yards and 6 points, unable to move the ball consistently through the air either with 193 yards on 46 attempts.

Caleb Brooks Beat reporter
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Broncos -13.9 +4.4 -18.2 -11
Cardinals +10.3 +1.8 +8.5 +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.
Cardinals — NFC #3 · division · 13-4 Playoff picture →
In the MVP race
#2 Jeremiyah Love HB · Cardinals · 6.6% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Elise Carter The insider
Denver couldn't get out of its own way—48 rushing yards and 6 points speaks to an offense that had nothing, and Arizona's Brissett made them pay for it with 4 touchdown passes.
Ethan Price The numbers guy · replying
Arizona didn't need to be clean—Denver made it easy, coughing up 3 giveaways while generating nothing on the ground, and Brissett's 4 touchdown passes looked better than they were because he wasn't asked to beat anyone.
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.
Jacoby Brissett
Cardinals
28/42, 371 yards, 4 TD
Marvin Harrison Jr
Cardinals
8 catches, 147 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards Cardinals 472, Broncos 241 Cardinals
Through the air Cardinals 371, Broncos 193 Cardinals
On the ground Cardinals 101, Broncos 48 Cardinals
Giveaways Cardinals 0, Broncos 3 Cardinals
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 63% · Rush 37% · 14.9 scored, 33.1 allowed
6.2 yds/att 48.8% completions 4.3 yds/carry 279.2 yds/game 2.3 giveaways/game 5.7% sack rate last 5: 0-5
Primary weapon: Jaylen Waddle WR — 34% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 27 · Turnover-prone Balance 87 Ball security 36 Back usage 32% QB runs 2.3/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.3 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 77 WR 84 TE 77 RB 81 OL 81 DL 85 LB 76 DB 88
Best: Patrick Surtain II CB 98 Fastest: Jaylen Waddle WR 96 SPD 8 at star dev or better
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
Jonathan
Cardinals · his last 8 games
Runs it
Pass / run54% / 46% Points for / against28.8 — 21.6 Margin+7.1 Giveaways a game1.0 Sacks taken8.5% of dropbacks Lead backJeremiyah Love · 14.6/g Top targetTrey McBride · 30% QB carries4.4 a game
Henige - Detroit VS. Everybody
Broncos · his last 8 games
Balanced Gives it away One back
Pass / run60% / 40% Points for / against15.4 — 32.4 Margin-17.0 Giveaways a game2.1 Sacks taken6.5% of dropbacks Lead backRJ Harvey · 15.0/g Top targetJaylen Waddle · 33% QB carries2.6 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 Henige - Detroit VS. Everybody against Jonathan — the men, not the teams
Jonathan leads it 1-0. Jonathan won the last one.
1 meeting avg 6.0 — 41.0 biggest: 35 pts to Jonathan
S1 · week 7 Henige - Detroit VS. Everybody 6 — 41 Jonathan JONATHAN
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
Broncos receivers vs Cardinals secondary 84 v 81 BRONCOS
Cardinals receivers vs Broncos secondary 81 v 88 BRONCOS
Broncos line vs Cardinals front 81 v 82 EVEN
Cardinals line vs Broncos front 84 v 85 EVEN
Broncos backs vs Cardinals run defence 81 v 79 EVEN
Cardinals backs vs Broncos run defence 85 v 81 CARDINALS
Broncos passer vs Cardinals secondary 77 v 81 CARDINALS
Cardinals passer vs Broncos secondary 73 v 88 BRONCOS
TOP PERFORMERS
Jacoby Brissett QB Cardinals 371 pass yds
Fernando Mendoza QB Broncos 193 pass yds
Marvin Harrison Jr WR Cardinals 147 rec yds
Michael Wilson WR Cardinals 77 rec yds
KeAndre Lambert-Smith WR Cardinals 67 rec yds
Marvin Mims Jr WR Broncos 58 rec yds
Jeremiyah Love HB Cardinals 51 rush yds
Will Johnson CB Cardinals 2 INTs
🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE
BRONCOS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Fernando Mendoza QB 21/461930212439.4
CARDINALS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Jacoby Brissett QB 28/4237140049126.1
RECENT FORM
Broncos
L 8–35 vs Seahawks WK 6
W 24–19 vs Chargers WK 5
L 16–42 vs 49ers WK 4
Cardinals
W 31–28 vs Rams WK 6
L 17–22 vs Lions WK 5
W 31–17 vs Giants WK 4
TEAM STATS
Broncos Cardinals
241 TOTAL YARDS 472
193 PASSING YARDS 371
48 RUSHING YARDS 101
1 SACKS ALLOWED 0
0 SACKS MADE 1
3 GIVEAWAYS 0
0 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
0 BRONCOS — 1 CARDINALS
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