WEEK 10 · FINAL
THE READ
Jaylen Rivers
The insider
81 points between Falcons and Commanders
Commanders and Falcons combined for 81. Somebody had to lose it. Jayden Daniels was steady for Commanders — 20/29, 290 yards, 4 TD. Marcel Reed threw for Falcons — 27/42, 301 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. Jayden Daniels has not had a better afternoon this season. On the ground: Commanders 173, Falcons 125.
Jaylen Rivers
The insider
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | -3.9 | +0.9 | -4.8 | -5 |
| Commanders | +0.5 | -3.1 | +3.6 | -3 |
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.
Commanders —
in the hunt
· 5-4
Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Ethan Price
The numbers guy
Washington won a shootout that felt closer than the 7-point margin suggested, mostly because Jayden Daniels spent the afternoon doing exactly what he's supposed to do—4 touchdown passes on 20 completions, efficient and clinical—while Atlanta's Marcel Reed kept pace through the air but couldn't overcome 2 giveaways against a team that didn't turn it over once.
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
· replying
Washington's ground game—173 yards to Atlanta's 125—is the actual separation here; Daniels' 4 touchdown passes look like the story, but a team that doesn't turn it over and controls the line typically wins these games, and that's exactly what happened.
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.
Jayden Daniels
Commanders
20/29, 290 yards, 4 TD
Marcel Reed
Falcons
27/42, 301 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Ryan Wlliams
Falcons
8 catches, 135 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Commanders 173, Falcons 125
Commanders
Total yards
Commanders 463, Falcons 426
Commanders
Through the air
Falcons 301, Commanders 290
Falcons
Giveaways
Commanders 0, Falcons 2
Commanders
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
Balanced
Pass 57% · Rush 43% · 29.7 scored, 34.5 allowed
8.5 yds/att
55.9% completions
5.7 yds/carry
359.3 yds/game
2.3 giveaways/game
4.5% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 59 · Aggressive
Balance 93
Ball security 36
Back usage 37%
QB runs 3.1/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.3 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 77
WR 81
TE 83
RB 88
OL 85
DL 83
LB 76
DB 84
Best: Bijan Robinson HB 98
Fastest: Ryan Wlliams WR 95 SPD
5 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 57% · Rush 43% · 25.9 scored, 22.3 allowed
8.2 yds/att
65.3% completions
4.6 yds/carry
305.2 yds/game
1.6 giveaways/game
4.5% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 67 · Aggressive
Balance 93
Ball security 56
Back usage 31%
QB runs 5.3/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 87
WR 83
TE 79
RB 82
OL 81
DL 84
LB 84
DB 86
Best: Jeffery Simmons DT 95
Fastest: Chris Olave WR 93 SPD
7 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
gokublack444
Commanders · his last 8 games
Balanced
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run57% / 43%
Points for / against24.8 — 25.1
Margin-0.4
Giveaways a game1.6
Sacks taken4.9% of dropbacks
Lead backAshton Jeanty · 12.0/g
Top targetChris Olave · 32%
QB carries4.9 a game
TDS-_-IamQ
Falcons · his last 8 games
Balanced
Gives it away
One back
Pass / run59% / 41%
Points for / against31.5 — 32.8
Margin-1.2
Giveaways a game2.4
Sacks taken4.9% of dropbacks
Lead backBijan Robinson · 16.2/g
Top targetDrake London · 31%
QB carries2.1 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
TDS-_-IamQ against gokublack444 — the men, not the teams
gokublack444 leads it 1-0.
gokublack444 won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 37.0 — 44.0
biggest: 7 pts to gokublack444
S2 · week 10
TDS-_-IamQ 37 — 44 gokublack444
GOKUBLACK444
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 Commanders secondary
81 v 86
COMMANDERS
Commanders receivers vs Falcons secondary
83 v 84
EVEN
Falcons line vs Commanders front
85 v 84
EVEN
Commanders line vs Falcons front
81 v 83
EVEN
Falcons backs vs Commanders run defence
88 v 84
FALCONS
Commanders backs vs Falcons run defence
82 v 80
EVEN
Falcons passer vs Commanders secondary
77 v 86
COMMANDERS
Commanders passer vs Falcons secondary
87 v 84
COMMANDERS
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BOX SCORE
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FALCONS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Reed QB | 27/42 | 301 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 91.4 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Daniels QB | 20/29 | 290 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 140.8 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson HB | 22 | 91 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 1 |
| Brian Robinson Jr HB | 3 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Tommy Tremble TE | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Drake London WR | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DeSean Bishop HB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Wlliams WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Marsh WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Jeanty HB | 11 | 108 | 9.8 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 26 | 0 |
| Kaytron Allen HB | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Jayden Daniels QB | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chris Olave WR | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Wlliams WR | 8 | 135 | 16.9 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 39 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr TE | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 30 |
| Nick Marsh WR | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| Andrei Iosivas WR | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| Drake London WR | 2 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Bijan Robinson HB | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| DeSean Bishop HB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tommy Tremble TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Olave WR | 5 | 141 | 28.2 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 70 |
| Antonio Williams WR | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 25 |
| Chigoziem Okonkwo TE | 2 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Ted Hurst III WR | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| Ashton Jeanty HB | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| Brevin Jordan TE | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Simpson WILL | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jalon Walker LEDG | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Hughes CB | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DJ Turner II CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Xavier Watts SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Pearce Jr REDG | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nnamdi Madubuike DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malaki Starks FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Avieon Terrell CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Perkins Jr. MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kendal Daniels WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Styles MIKE | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brian Branch SS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Amik Robertson CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jordan Howden SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Germaine Pratt SAM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeffery Simmons DT | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Cross FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Quan Martin FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kamari Lassiter CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leo Chenal WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Odafe Oweh REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Lavon Chaisson REDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Magee MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JuJu Brents CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Birr K | 3/3 | 2/2 | 49 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Bass K | 1/1 | 5/6 | 48 |
RECENT FORM
Falcons
W
38–28 vs Jaguars
WK 9
L
16–19 vs Vikings
WK 8
L
35–40 vs Buccaneers
WK 6
Commanders
W
31–23 vs Giants
WK 9
L
17–35 vs Bills
WK 7
W
37–21 vs Jets
WK 6
TEAM STATS
| Falcons | Commanders | |
|---|---|---|
| 426 | TOTAL YARDS | 463 |
| 301 | PASSING YARDS | 290 |
| 125 | RUSHING YARDS | 173 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 3 |
| 3 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 2 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 1 | 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.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
FALCONS
—
1
COMMANDERS