WEEK 2 · FINAL
THE READ
Bears run away with it, 35-14
21 points separated these two, and Bears had all of them. Caleb Williams threw for Bears — 9/13, 244 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. Luther Burden III was the target for Bears — 3 catches, 142 yards, 1 TD. Total yards: Bears 409, Seahawks 229.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | +3.5 | +3.7 | -0.2 | -1 |
| Bears | +6.6 | -0.1 | +6.7 | +6 |
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
Jordan Hayes
The armchair coach
Chicago's balance—165 yards on the ground while holding Seattle to 88—controlled this game from start to finish. Seattle's 3 giveaways against Chicago's 1 turned what could've been competitive into a 21-point rout, and that's the discipline problem the Seahawks have to fix right now.
Zoe Bell
The contrarian
· replying
Chicago didn't suddenly become a different team—they finally looked like what they've been building toward, with Williams hitting receivers downfield and the run game actually moving the pile. Seattle, still searching for answers at 1-4, got run over by a team that was patient enough to stay balanced.
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.
Caleb Williams
Bears
9/13, 244 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Luther Burden III
Bears
3 catches, 142 yards, 1 TD
D'Andre Swift
Bears
9 carries, 116 yards, 1 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Bears 409, Seahawks 229
Bears
Through the air
Bears 244, Seahawks 141
Bears
On the ground
Bears 165, Seahawks 88
Bears
Giveaways
Bears 1, Seahawks 3
Bears
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 58% · Rush 42% · 29.5 scored, 29.7 allowed
8.6 yds/att
61.4% completions
5.2 yds/carry
363.3 yds/game
1.4 giveaways/game
9.0% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 68 · Efficient
Balance 92
Ball security 61
Back usage 37%
QB runs 2.4/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 9.0% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 87
WR 86
TE 78
RB 84
OL 80
DL 83
LB 79
DB 86
Best: Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR 99
Fastest: Rashid Shaheed WR 95 SPD
6 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 54% · Rush 46% · 31.9 scored, 25.2 allowed
10.9 yds/att
60.4% completions
6.3 yds/carry
344.9 yds/game
1.7 giveaways/game
2.8% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 68 · Aggressive
Balance 96
Ball security 52
Back usage 38%
QB runs 3.0/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Zavion Thomas takes 38% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 96
WR 81
TE 85
RB 84
OL 83
DL 79
LB 83
DB 84
Best: Caleb Williams QB 96
Fastest: Zavion Thomas 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
CELTICSPRIDE1
Bears · his last 8 games
Runs it
One target
Pass / run53% / 47%
Points for / against31.1 — 22.5
Margin+8.6
Giveaways a game1.8
Sacks taken2.3% of dropbacks
Lead backD'Andre Swift · 10.8/g
Top targetZavion Thomas · 42%
QB carries3.0 a game
XBluecheeseX
Seahawks · his last 5 games
Balanced
One back
Takes sacks
Pass / run60% / 40%
Points for / against33.4 — 30.0
Margin+3.4
Giveaways a game1.4
Sacks taken11.2% of dropbacks
Lead backZach Charbonnet · 14.8/g
Top targetJaxon Smith-Njigba · 33%
QB carries3.2 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
Seahawks receivers vs Bears secondary
86 v 84
EVEN
Bears receivers vs Seahawks secondary
81 v 86
SEAHAWKS
Seahawks line vs Bears front
80 v 79
EVEN
Bears line vs Seahawks front
83 v 83
EVEN
Seahawks backs vs Bears run defence
84 v 81
SEAHAWKS
Bears backs vs Seahawks run defence
84 v 81
BEARS
Seahawks passer vs Bears secondary
87 v 84
SEAHAWKS
Bears passer vs Seahawks secondary
96 v 86
BEARS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
SEAHAWKS
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SEAHAWKS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold QB | 10/19 | 141 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 54.8 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams QB | 9/13 | 244 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 119.3 |
SEAHAWKS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Charbonnet HB | 15 | 88 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 43 | 0 |
| Terrance Carter Jr. TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Kupp WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Andre Swift HB | 9 | 116 | 12.9 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 48 | 0 |
| Raleek Brown HB | 9 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 0 |
| Caleb Williams QB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Charlie Becker WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SEAHAWKS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrance Carter Jr. TE | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 25 |
| Zach Charbonnet HB | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 25 |
| A.J. Barner TE | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| Cooper Kupp WR | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Burden III WR | 3 | 142 | 47.3 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 94 |
| Charlie Becker WR | 3 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 18 |
| Zavion Thomas WR | 1 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Colston Loveland TE | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
SEAHAWKS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Witherspoon CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Clark FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Emmanwori SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Love SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rylie Mills DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrice Knight WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrique Tucker DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Murphy II DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Pola-Mao FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Phillips III CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gideon Lampron MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernest Jones IV MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sione Takitaki SAM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Adams SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Simmons REDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylon Johnson CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Muhammad CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Johnson CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Thieneman SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L'Jarius Sneed CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Edwards SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Hyppolite II SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Princewill Umanmielen LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coby Bryant FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gervon Dexter Sr DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Bush MIKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Seahawks
W
30–7 vs Steelers
WK 1
Bears
L
35–58 vs Cardinals
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Seahawks | Bears | |
|---|---|---|
| 229 | TOTAL YARDS | 409 |
| 141 | PASSING YARDS | 244 |
| 88 | RUSHING YARDS | 165 |
| 0 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 0 |
| 3 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | TAKEAWAYS | 3 |
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
SEAHAWKS
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1
BEARS