WEEK 10 · FINAL
THE READ
Zoe Bell
The contrarian
73 points between Ravens and Rams
Baltimore beat Los Angeles 41-32 in a game that looked closer than the scoreline suggests: the Rams outran the Ravens 147 to 92 yards and held them sackless, yet still lost by 9. Both Lamar Jackson and Darian Mensah threw 4 touchdowns, but Jackson's efficiency showed in 357 passing yards to Mensah's 256, and Mark Andrews caught 6 balls for 172 yards to seal it. The Rams called pass plays 66 percent of the time, which matches their season average, but it didn't matter—the Ravens' superior passing game (449 total yards to 403) won the day even though Baltimore abandoned the run more than usual.
Zoe Bell
The contrarian
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravens | +9.4 | -0.0 | +9.4 | -1 |
| Rams | +1.2 | +5.2 | -4.0 | -7 |
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.
Ravens —
AFC #5
· 6-4
Playoff picture →
In the MVP race
#3
Jonathan Taylor
HB · Ravens · 4.4% of the field
#4
Lamar Jackson
QB · Ravens · 2.8% of the field
#12
Duce Robinson
WR · Ravens · 0.5% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Sephen A. Smith
The showman
The Rams put up 32 points and still lost by 9 — that's what happens when your defense can't breathe, when Lamar Jackson and Darian Mensah are both threading needles for 4 touchdowns apiece in a shootout where Baltimore's simply got one more answer than you do.
Marcus Reyes
The numbers guy
· replying
Baltimore's 13.1 scoring margin advantage over schedule is the real story here—the Ravens are 6-3 playing like a 71% win-rate team, while Los Angeles at 4-6 playing like a 42% team happened to have Mensah's finest afternoon and still came up 9. This was a shootout, sure, but it wasn't a surprise.
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.
Lamar Jackson
Ravens
15/24, 357 yards, 4 TD
Darian Mensah
Rams
17/29, 256 yards, 4 TD
Mark Andrews
Ravens
6 catches, 172 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Ravens 357, Rams 256
Ravens
On the ground
Rams 147, Ravens 92
Rams
Total yards
Ravens 449, Rams 403
Ravens
Pressure
Rams 2 sacks, Ravens 0
Rams
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% · 37.9 scored, 28.5 allowed
10.9 yds/att
61.5% completions
8.9 yds/carry
602.2 yds/game
2.1 giveaways/game
4.5% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 68 · Aggressive
Balance 93
Ball security 41
Back usage 34%
QB runs 5.4/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.1 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 96
WR 78
TE 89
RB 88
OL 85
DL 81
LB 84
DB 87
Best: Jonathan Taylor HB 97
Fastest: Lamar Jackson QB 95 SPD
7 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% · 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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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
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
treyshiesty956
Ravens · his last 8 games
Balanced
Runs the quarterback
One back
Pass / run56% / 44%
Points for / against34.9 — 27.4
Margin+7.5
Giveaways a game1.8
Sacks taken5.5% of dropbacks
Lead backJonathan Taylor · 19.5/g
Top targetMark Andrews · 26%
QB carries5.0 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.
THE SERIES
treyshiesty956 against whaat — the men, not the teams
treyshiesty956 leads it 1-0.
treyshiesty956 won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 41.0 — 32.0
biggest: 9 pts to treyshiesty956
S2 · week 10
treyshiesty956 41 — 32 whaat
TREYSHIESTY956
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
Ravens receivers vs Rams secondary
78 v 84
RAMS
Rams receivers vs Ravens secondary
89 v 87
EVEN
Ravens line vs Rams front
85 v 89
RAMS
Rams line vs Ravens front
82 v 81
EVEN
Ravens backs vs Rams run defence
88 v 84
RAVENS
Rams backs vs Ravens run defence
86 v 83
RAMS
Ravens passer vs Rams secondary
96 v 84
RAVENS
Rams passer vs Ravens secondary
77 v 87
RAVENS
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BOX SCORE
RAVENS
RAMS
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RAMS
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RAMS
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RAMS
RAVENS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Jackson QB | 15/24 | 357 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 145.8 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darian Mensah QB | 17/29 | 256 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 127.2 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 9 | 87 | 9.7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 0 |
| Lamar Jackson QB | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darian Mensah QB | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
| Kyren Williams HB | 7 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 0 |
| Blake Corum HB | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Jeff Caldwell WR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Puka Nacua WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Andrews TE | 6 | 172 | 28.7 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 64 |
| Rashod Bateman WR | 1 | 71 | 71 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 71 |
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 20 |
| Ja'Kobi Lane WR | 1 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Duce Robinson WR | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 20 |
| Michael Mayer TE | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puka Nacua WR | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 29 |
| Terrance Ferguson TE | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| CeeDee Lamb WR | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 26 |
| Jeff Caldwell WR | 3 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Blake Corum HB | 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 25 |
| Kyren Williams HB | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Bates III FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Wiggins CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chamarri Conner FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashan Gary LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roquan Smith MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jackson CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Kruger SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlon Humphrey CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylan Ford MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Emerson Jr CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Nwankpa FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ McKinney CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Faletau Satuala SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamren Kinchens FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Garrett REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent McDuffie CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Andersen FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kobie Turner DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Young LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Ravens
L
22–25 vs Browns
WK 9
W
26–7 vs Patriots
WK 8
W
31–24 vs Bears
WK 7
Rams
L
36–41 vs Cardinals
WK 9
L
32–35 vs Lions
WK 8
L
7–28 vs Packers
WK 7
TEAM STATS
| Ravens | Rams | |
|---|---|---|
| 449 | TOTAL YARDS | 403 |
| 357 | PASSING YARDS | 256 |
| 92 | RUSHING YARDS | 147 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 0 |
| 0 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 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
1
RAVENS
—
0
RAMS