WEEK 10 · FINAL
THE READ
Texans run away with it, 45-6
Texans were never troubled, putting Titans away 45-6. C.J. Stroud was steady for Texans — 23/27, 262 yards, 4 TD. Nico Collins did the catching for Texans — 7 catches, 138 yards, 1 TD. Jeremiah Cobb has not had a better afternoon this season. Total yards: Texans 574, Titans 141.
Sephen A. Smith
The showman
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | -2.5 | -0.9 | -1.6 | -9 |
| 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.
Texans —
in the hunt
· 4-6
Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Daniel Keller
The numbers guy
Tennessee managed 2 rushing yards and 6 points—a team that cannot execute at either end of the field, which is not a problem you solve.
Riley Parker
The chaos merchant
· replying
Houston's 312 rushing yards against a 1-8 team that can't move the ball either direction says nothing new—this is what happens when one offense has quit and the other hasn't, full stop.
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.
C.J. Stroud
Texans
23/27, 262 yards, 4 TD
Nico Collins
Texans
7 catches, 138 yards, 1 TD
Jeremiah Cobb
Texans
13 carries, 115 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Texans 574, Titans 141
Texans
On the ground
Texans 312, Titans 2
Texans
Through the air
Texans 262, Titans 139
Texans
Pressure
Titans 1 sacks, Texans 1
Texans
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 59% · Rush 41% · 26.5 scored, 28.1 allowed
9.1 yds/att
61.7% completions
6.3 yds/carry
357.1 yds/game
1.5 giveaways/game
5.0% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 67 · Aggressive
Balance 91
Ball security 58
Back usage 35%
QB runs 2.5/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 81
WR 82
TE 84
RB 80
OL 83
DL 83
LB 77
DB 87
Best: Will Anderson Jr LEDG 95
Fastest: Devontez Walker WR 94 SPD
4 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
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
SAPPHIRESPORTZ.GG
Texans · his last 8 games
Balanced
Pass / run58% / 42%
Points for / against27.4 — 29.1
Margin-1.8
Giveaways a game1.6
Sacks taken5.8% of dropbacks
Lead backAntonio Gibson · 8.9/g
Top targetNico Collins · 31%
QB carries2.4 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
Texans receivers vs Titans secondary
82 v 81
EVEN
Titans receivers vs Texans secondary
82 v 87
TEXANS
Texans line vs Titans front
83 v 80
TEXANS
Titans line vs Texans front
82 v 83
EVEN
Texans backs vs Titans run defence
80 v 80
EVEN
Titans backs vs Texans run defence
76 v 82
TEXANS
Texans passer vs Titans secondary
81 v 81
EVEN
Titans passer vs Texans secondary
80 v 87
TEXANS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud QB | 23/27 | 262 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 146.6 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Ward QB | 7/17 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 90 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Cobb HB | 13 | 115 | 8.8 | 1 | 5 | 56 | 25 | 0 |
| Antonio Gibson HB | 17 | 95 | 5.6 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 0 |
| Woody Marks HB | 15 | 82 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 28 | 0 |
| Tyjae Spears HB | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 0 |
| C.J. Stroud QB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jonnu Smith TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Collins WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnell Tate WR | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Nick Singleton HB | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cam Ward QB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wan'Dale Robinson WR | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins WR | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 58 |
| Jonnu Smith TE | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 14 |
| KJ Duff WR | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Antonio Gibson HB | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Jayden Higgins WR | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Dalton Schultz TE | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnell Tate WR | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 1 | 76 | 0 | 75 |
| Wan'Dale Robinson WR | 3 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| Gunnar Helm TE | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Jeremiah Hasley TE | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Anderson Jr LEDG | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azeez Al-Shaair MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Rankins DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Calen Bullock FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kayden McDonald DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayvon Thibodeaux REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kamari Ramsey FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Stewart REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry To'oTo'o WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Gray WILL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Anthony Hill Jr. MIKE | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bray Hubbard SS | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Alontae Taylor CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kevin Winston Jr FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jackie Marshall DT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Williams CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CJ Fite DT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cor'Dale Flott CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Keldric Faulk LEDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oluwafemi Oladejo REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Franklin-Myers LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daron Payne DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Johnson II REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Harris CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ka'imi Fairbairn K | 1/2 | 6/6 | 22 |
TITANS
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Texans
L
19–48 vs Colts
WK 9
W
19–14 vs Bills
WK 8
L
23–31 vs Panthers
WK 7
Titans
L
14–28 vs Jets
WK 8
L
17–30 vs Colts
WK 7
L
17–20 vs Panthers
WK 6
TEAM STATS
| Texans | Titans | |
|---|---|---|
| 574 | TOTAL YARDS | 141 |
| 262 | PASSING YARDS | 139 |
| 312 | RUSHING YARDS | 2 |
| 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.