WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Rams edge Cowboys by 3
A 3-point game to the end, and Rams had it 30-27. Darian Mensah threw for Rams — 16/29, 223 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT. Puka Nacua did the catching for Rams — 3 catches, 112 yards, 2 TD. Total yards: Rams 335, Cowboys 183.
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THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | +1.4 | +5.4 | -4.0 | -7 |
| Cowboys | -3.7 | -1.2 | -2.6 | +5 |
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
Ava Collins
Beat reporter
The Rams survived a shootout they had no business winning. Mensah threw 4 touchdown passes against a Dallas defense that couldn't generate pressure, and that arm talent was the difference — Los Angeles controlled the line of scrimmage in ways the Cowboys simply couldn't match, outgaining them 335 to 183 and leaving Dallas with only 30 rushing yards to work with.
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.
Darian Mensah
Rams
16/29, 223 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
Puka Nacua
Rams
3 catches, 112 yards, 2 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Rams 335, Cowboys 183
Rams
On the ground
Rams 112, Cowboys 30
Rams
Through the air
Rams 223, Cowboys 153
Rams
Giveaways
Cowboys 2, Rams 3
Cowboys
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 66% · Rush 34% · 26.1 scored, 30.1 allowed
7.9 yds/att
57.4% completions
6.7 yds/carry
324.2 yds/game
1.9 giveaways/game
3.7% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 56 · Aggressive
Balance 84
Ball security 47
Back usage 26%
QB runs 3.5/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 77
WR 89
TE 78
RB 86
OL 82
DL 89
LB 76
DB 84
Best: Myles Garrett REDG 99
Fastest: Jeff Caldwell WR 95 SPD
8 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 68% · Rush 32% · 27.2 scored, 29.8 allowed
8.5 yds/att
63.6% completions
5.7 yds/carry
299.6 yds/game
1.7 giveaways/game
5.1% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 66 · Aggressive
Balance 82
Ball security 53
Back usage 28%
QB runs 1.4/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89
WR 80
TE 83
RB 82
OL 80
DL 82
LB 79
DB 83
Best: Quinnen Williams DT 92
Fastest: Tyler Harrell WR 95 SPD
4 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
tomahawkj911
Cowboys · his last 8 games
Throws it
One back
Pass / run67% / 33%
Points for / against27.2 — 29.8
Margin-2.5
Giveaways a game1.6
Sacks taken5.3% of dropbacks
Lead backJaydon Blue · 10.9/g
Top targetGeorge Pickens · 35%
QB carries1.0 a game
whaat
Rams · his last 8 games
Throws it
Gives it away
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run68% / 32%
Points for / against24.6 — 32.6
Margin-8.0
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken4.3% of dropbacks
Lead backKyren Williams · 7.5/g
Top targetJeff Caldwell · 22%
QB carries3.2 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
whaat against tomahawkj911 — the men, not the teams
whaat leads it 1-0.
whaat won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 30.0 — 27.0
biggest: 3 pts to whaat
S2 · week 1
whaat 30 — 27 tomahawkj911
WHAAT
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
Rams receivers vs Cowboys secondary
89 v 83
RAMS
Cowboys receivers vs Rams secondary
80 v 84
RAMS
Rams line vs Cowboys front
82 v 82
EVEN
Cowboys line vs Rams front
80 v 89
RAMS
Rams backs vs Cowboys run defence
86 v 80
RAMS
Cowboys backs vs Rams run defence
82 v 84
EVEN
Rams passer vs Cowboys secondary
77 v 83
COWBOYS
Cowboys passer vs Rams secondary
89 v 84
COWBOYS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darian Mensah QB | 16/29 | 223 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 80.1 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott QB | 14/28 | 153 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 48.6 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyren Williams HB | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 0 |
| Blake Corum HB | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 0 |
| Darian Mensah QB | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Max Klare TE | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Terrance Ferguson TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaydon Blue HB | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| Dak Prescott QB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Javonte Williams HB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puka Nacua WR | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 2 | 84 | 0 | 56 |
| Terrance Ferguson TE | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 36 |
| CeeDee Lamb WR | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 25 |
| Kyren Williams HB | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 8 |
| Bryant Wesco WR | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Jeff Caldwell WR | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Pickens WR | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 39 |
| Jake Ferguson TE | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 |
| Ryan Flournoy WR | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Jaydon Blue HB | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamren Kinchens FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Faletau Satuala SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Landman MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ McKinney CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Nwankpa FS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent McDuffie CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Asante MIKE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Dolac MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kobie Turner DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Garrett REDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Young LEDG | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DaRon Bland CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Thompson FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaishawn Barham MIKE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alijah Clark FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zabien Brown CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinnen Williams DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Winters WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Davenport REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Okereke MIKE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Caleb Downs SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shavon Revel Jr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Mevis K | 1/1 | 1/1 | 18 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Aubrey K | 4/4 | 1/1 | 60 |
RECENT FORM
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TEAM STATS
| Rams | Cowboys | |
|---|---|---|
| 335 | TOTAL YARDS | 183 |
| 223 | PASSING YARDS | 153 |
| 112 | RUSHING YARDS | 30 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | 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
RAMS
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0
COWBOYS