WEEK 10 · FINAL
THE READ
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
Giants edge Chargers by 3
The Giants beat the Chargers 34-31 on the strength of Jaxson Dart's arm and Malik Nabers' hands. Dart went 31 for 41 for 313 yards and 4 touchdowns while Nabers hauled in 12 catches for 131 yards and 3 of those scores, giving New York its third win despite being outgained 501 to 489 total yards. Los Angeles had the passing advantage at 327 to 313 through the air but couldn't overcome the Giants' ground game, which produced 176 yards to the Bolts' 174. Both defenses recorded 1 sack apiece in a game decided by 3 points.
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | -12.5 | +1.2 | -13.7 | -10 |
| Giants | -13.4 | +3.3 | -16.7 | -26 |
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
Nicole Santos
Beat reporter
Jaxson Dart threw 4 touchdown passes and Malik Nabers caught 3 of them—that's the game right there. New York's receivers beat Los Angeles' secondary when it mattered, and the Bolts couldn't keep up despite Herbert's 327 yards.
Zoe Bell
The contrarian
· replying
Herbert had 327 yards and the Bolts outgained New York by 12—but Los Angeles lost a game where it should've won the numbers war, which means the Giants' defense did something the box score won't show you.
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.
Jaxson Dart
Giants
31/41, 313 yards, 4 TD
Justin Herbert
Chargers
26/40, 327 yards
Malik Nabers
Giants
12 catches, 131 yards, 3 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Chargers 327, Giants 313
Chargers
Total yards
Chargers 501, Giants 489
Chargers
On the ground
Giants 176, Chargers 174
Giants
Pressure
Giants 1 sacks, Chargers 1
Chargers
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 70% · Rush 30% · 16.4 scored, 30.1 allowed
6.8 yds/att
54.8% completions
5.1 yds/carry
337.4 yds/game
1.7 giveaways/game
8.9% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 32 · Turnover-prone
Balance 80
Ball security 53
Back usage 25%
QB runs 2.7/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.9% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 90
WR 81
TE 79
RB 81
OL 85
DL 78
LB 76
DB 84
Best: Rashawn Slater LT 93
Fastest: Brenen Thompson 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 66% · Rush 34% · 22.2 scored, 38.9 allowed
8.4 yds/att
52.4% completions
4.9 yds/carry
337.0 yds/game
3.8 giveaways/game
8.3% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 51 · Aggressive
Balance 84
Ball security 0
Back usage 30%
QB runs 1.6/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 3.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 84
WR 84
TE 78
RB 82
OL 82
DL 82
LB 81
DB 82
Best: Andrew Thomas LT 94
Fastest: Malik Nabers WR 96 SPD
5 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
CSav3105
Giants · his last 8 games
Throws it
Gives it away
One target
Pass / run64% / 36%
Points for / against23.8 — 35.4
Margin-11.6
Giveaways a game3.1
Sacks taken7.9% of dropbacks
Lead backCam Skattebo · 12.2/g
Top targetMalik Nabers · 45%
QB carries1.0 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
Chargers receivers vs Giants secondary
81 v 82
EVEN
Giants receivers vs Chargers secondary
84 v 84
EVEN
Chargers line vs Giants front
85 v 82
CHARGERS
Giants line vs Chargers front
82 v 78
GIANTS
Chargers backs vs Giants run defence
81 v 82
EVEN
Giants backs vs Chargers run defence
82 v 77
GIANTS
Chargers passer vs Giants secondary
90 v 82
CHARGERS
Giants passer vs Chargers secondary
84 v 84
EVEN
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert QB | 26/40 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 90.3 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxson Dart QB | 31/41 | 313 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 129.4 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omarion Hampton HB | 11 | 87 | 7.9 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 0 |
| Quentin Johnston WR | 1 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 55 | 0 |
| Kimani Vidal HB | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 0 |
| Keaton Mitchell HB | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Justin Herbert QB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oronde Gadsden TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Njoku TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Skattebo HB | 17 | 118 | 6.9 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 22 | 0 |
| Tyrone Tracy Jr HB | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| Jaxson Dart QB | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Theo Johnson TE | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Isaiah Likely TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Fields WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Johnston WR | 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| David Njoku TE | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 18 |
| Ladd McConkey WR | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| Brenen Thompson WR | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Oronde Gadsden TE | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| Omarion Hampton HB | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Nabers WR | 12 | 131 | 10.9 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| Tank Dell WR | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| Isaiah Likely TE | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| Malachi Fields WR | 4 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| Theo Johnson TE | 2 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Cam Skattebo HB | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| Victor Snow WR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarheeb Still CB | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Daiyan Henley WILL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Donte Jackson CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jalon Kilgore SS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Genesis Smith SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Elijah Molden FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Akheem Mesidor REDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Eboigbe DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Kennard REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Colson MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derwin James Jr SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tuli Tuipulotu LEDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Barrett DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaree Caldwell DT | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Strong CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jevon Holland FS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tremaine Edmunds MIKE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dru Phillips CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paulson Adebo CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Arvell Reese WILL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Greg Newsome II CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Stone DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdul Carter LEDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keeanu Benton DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Burns REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Patrick McMorris FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Dugger SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colton Hood CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Dicker K | 1/2 | 4/4 | 22 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sauls K | 2/4 | 4/4 | 47 |
RECENT FORM
Chargers
W
20–17 vs Steelers
WK 9
L
7–38 vs Browns
WK 8
L
24–34 vs Broncos
WK 6
Giants
L
23–31 vs Commanders
WK 9
L
13–42 vs Panthers
WK 8
L
7–48 vs Patriots
WK 7
TEAM STATS
| Chargers | Giants | |
|---|---|---|
| 501 | TOTAL YARDS | 489 |
| 327 | PASSING YARDS | 313 |
| 174 | RUSHING YARDS | 176 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | 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
0
CHARGERS
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1
GIANTS