WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Titans win the turnover battle and the game
Titans won the turnover battle, and the turnover battle won the game. Trevor Lawrence did the damage for Jaguars — 18/36, 214 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. Jacory Croskey-Merritt did the work on the ground for Titans — 16 carries, 78 yards. Total yards: Jaguars 364, Titans 254.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguars | +8.3 | -1.6 | +9.9 | +14 |
| Titans | -15.8 | +4.0 | -19.8 | -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.
Jaguars —
AFC #7
· 5-4
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IN THE BOOTH
Nicole Santos
Beat reporter
Jacksonville controlled this game everywhere but where it mattered — they outgained Tennessee 364 to 254 and moved the ball through the air, but two giveaways against zero for the Titans turned a dominant performance into a 1-point loss.
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
· replying
Jacksonville's loss stings because the Jaguars are actually 82.6% likely to win games played at this efficiency level — they just handed Tennessee a gift it had no business keeping, and now sit at 2-2 when the underlying numbers say they should be running away with this division.
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.
Trevor Lawrence
Jaguars
18/36, 214 yards, 1 TD
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
Titans
16 carries, 78 yards
Bhayshul Tuten
Jaguars
10 carries, 67 yards
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Jaguars 364, Titans 254
Jaguars
Through the air
Jaguars 214, Titans 107
Jaguars
On the ground
Jaguars 150, Titans 147
Jaguars
Giveaways
Titans 0, Jaguars 2
Titans
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 60% · Rush 40% · 35.7 scored, 25.8 allowed
10.0 yds/att
55.6% completions
6.9 yds/carry
378.3 yds/game
1.7 giveaways/game
2.9% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 68 · Efficient
Balance 90
Ball security 53
Back usage 35%
QB runs 2.1/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Brian Thomas Jr takes 41% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 85
WR 81
TE 79
RB 78
OL 78
DL 82
LB 71
DB 82
Best: Josh Hines-Allen REDG 90
Fastest: Brian Thomas Jr WR 97 SPD
6 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 60% · Rush 40% · 12.7 scored, 32.4 allowed
6.4 yds/att
50.3% completions
5.9 yds/carry
220.6 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
11.1% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 23 · Turnover-prone
Balance 90
Ball security 50
Back usage 33%
QB runs 2.2/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 11.1% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 80
WR 82
TE 76
RB 76
OL 82
DL 80
LB 79
DB 81
Best: Aaron Brewer C 90
Fastest: Chimere Dike WR 94 SPD
1 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
slimeeedat
Jaguars · his last 8 games
Balanced
One back
One target
Pass / run61% / 39%
Points for / against37.2 — 26.0
Margin+11.2
Giveaways a game1.6
Sacks taken2.0% of dropbacks
Lead backBhayshul Tuten · 12.8/g
Top targetBrian Thomas Jr · 42%
QB carries1.8 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.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Jaguars receivers vs Titans secondary
81 v 81
EVEN
Titans receivers vs Jaguars secondary
82 v 82
EVEN
Jaguars line vs Titans front
78 v 80
EVEN
Titans line vs Jaguars front
82 v 82
EVEN
Jaguars backs vs Titans run defence
78 v 80
EVEN
Titans backs vs Jaguars run defence
76 v 78
EVEN
Jaguars passer vs Titans secondary
85 v 81
JAGUARS
Titans passer vs Jaguars secondary
80 v 82
EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Lawrence QB | 18/36 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 77.7 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Ward QB | 16/28 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 65.6 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhayshul Tuten HB | 10 | 67 | 6.7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 0 |
| Jai'Den Thomas HB | 8 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| LeQuint Allen Jr HB | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Trevor Lawrence QB | 4 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Jakobi Meyers WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB | 16 | 78 | 4.9 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 0 |
| Carnell Tate WR | 1 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 41 | 0 |
| Nick Singleton HB | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cam Ward QB | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Hasley TE | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gunnar Helm TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Thomas Jr WR | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| Jakobi Meyers WR | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 49 |
| Brenton Strange TE | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| Josh Cameron WR | 3 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Nate Boerkircher TE | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Bhayshul Tuten HB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| LeQuint Allen Jr HB | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnell Tate WR | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| Gunnar Helm TE | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Chimere Dike WR | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Wan'Dale Robinson WR | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Jeremiah Hasley TE | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Nick Singleton HB | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Huskey FS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jarrian Jones CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Travon Walker LEDG | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hines-Allen REDG | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Kiser MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Travis Hunter CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Durfee LEDG | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jourdan Lewis CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rayuan Lane III FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Caleb Ransaw FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen McLeod MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Regis DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montaric Brown CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Winston Jr FS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Anthony Hill Jr. MIKE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jackie Marshall DT | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bray Hubbard SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Amani Hooker SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alontae Taylor CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cedric Gray WILL | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CJ Fite DT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Johnson II REDG | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Franklin-Myers LEDG | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cor'Dale Flott CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daron Payne DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oluwafemi Oladejo REDG | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Little K | 3/3 | 2/2 | 55 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Slye K | 1/1 | 3/3 | 36 |
RECENT FORM
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TEAM STATS
| Jaguars | Titans | |
|---|---|---|
| 364 | TOTAL YARDS | 254 |
| 214 | PASSING YARDS | 107 |
| 150 | RUSHING YARDS | 147 |
| 3 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 3 |
| 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.