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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 8 · FINAL
FALCONS 8-9 · 28.0 PPG 35 – 14 BUCCANEERS 4-13 · 24.0 PPG
THE READ
Falcons run away with it, 35-14
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Falcons -1.4 -3.1 +1.6 -7
Buccaneers -8.6 -1.1 -7.5 -25
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.
Falcons — in the hunt · 8-9 Playoff picture →
Michael Penix Jr
Falcons
18/26, 377 yards, 5 TD
Baker Mayfield
Buccaneers
13/27, 233 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Kyle Pitts Sr
Falcons
7 catches, 109 yards, 3 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air Falcons 377, Buccaneers 233 Falcons
Total yards Falcons 428, Buccaneers 295 Falcons
On the ground Buccaneers 62, Falcons 51 Buccaneers
Giveaways Buccaneers 2, Falcons 0 Falcons
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 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
Primary weapon: Drake London WR — 23% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY MODERATE
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 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
Bigdaddyray
Buccaneers · his last 8 games
Throws it Gives it away
Pass / run65% / 35% Points for / against21.1 — 31.6 Margin-10.5 Giveaways a game2.1 Sacks taken8.2% of dropbacks Lead backBucky Irving · 13.0/g Top targetEmeka Egbuka · 35% QB carries1.6 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 Bigdaddyray — the men, not the teams
SL FeaRz leads it 2-0. SL FeaRz has won 2 straight.
2 meetings avg 27.0 — 12.0 biggest: 21 pts to SL FeaRz
S1 · week 16 SL FeaRz 19 — 10 Bigdaddyray SL FEARZ
S1 · week 8 SL FeaRz 35 — 14 Bigdaddyray 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 Buccaneers secondary 81 v 84 BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers receivers vs Falcons secondary 82 v 86 FALCONS
Falcons line vs Buccaneers front 83 v 84 EVEN
Buccaneers line vs Falcons front 82 v 82 EVEN
Falcons backs vs Buccaneers run defence 88 v 82 FALCONS
Buccaneers backs vs Falcons run defence 84 v 82 EVEN
Falcons passer vs Buccaneers secondary 78 v 84 BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers passer vs Falcons secondary 82 v 86 FALCONS
TOP PERFORMERS
Michael Penix Jr QB Falcons 377 pass yds
Baker Mayfield QB Buccaneers 233 pass yds
Ted Hurst III WR Buccaneers 124 rec yds
Kyle Pitts Sr TE Falcons 109 rec yds
Drake London WR Falcons 99 rec yds
Olamide Zaccheaus WR Falcons 66 rec yds
Bijan Robinson HB Falcons 59 rec yds
Cade Otton TE Buccaneers 52 rec yds
Bijan Robinson HB Falcons 50 rush yds
Jessie Bates III FS Falcons 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
FALCONS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Michael Penix Jr QB 18/2637750189151.4
BUCCANEERS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Baker Mayfield QB 13/272332205171.9
RECENT FORM
Falcons
L 56–59 vs 49ers WK 7
W 28–14 vs Bears WK 6
L 14–22 vs Ravens WK 5
Buccaneers
L 34–40 vs Panthers WK 7
L 24–28 vs Steelers WK 6
L 27–45 vs Cowboys WK 5
TEAM STATS
Falcons Buccaneers
428 TOTAL YARDS 295
377 PASSING YARDS 233
51 RUSHING YARDS 62
1 SACKS ALLOWED 0
0 SACKS MADE 1
0 GIVEAWAYS 2
2 TAKEAWAYS 0

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 FALCONS — 0 BUCCANEERS
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