WEEK 2 · FINAL
THE READ
Broncos edge Raiders by 3
Broncos needed all sixty minutes, edging Raiders 31-28. Bo Nix threw for Broncos — 31/42, 309 yards, 1 TD. Jonathon Cooper was the problem for Broncos — 2 sacks. 5 in the league in rushing yards, at 82 overall. RJ Harvey is not supposed to be doing this. Through the air: Broncos 309, Raiders 184.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | -11.8 | +1.7 | -13.5 | -16 |
| Broncos | +10.4 | -4.8 | +15.2 | +13 |
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.
Broncos —
AFC #1 · division
· 7-2
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IN THE BOOTH
Jaylen Rivers
The insider
Three points in a defensive slugfest nobody saw coming—Las Vegas had all the ingredients to make Denver sweat, and it showed. RJ Harvey's still running like a top-5 back, but 28 points wasn't quite enough when the Broncos needed it to be.
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.
Bo Nix
Broncos
31/42, 309 yards, 1 TD
Jonathon Cooper
Broncos
2 sacks
Courtland Sutton
Broncos
10 catches, 152 yards
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Broncos 309, Raiders 184
Broncos
On the ground
Raiders 173, Broncos 65
Raiders
Total yards
Broncos 374, Raiders 357
Broncos
Pressure
Broncos 5 sacks, Raiders 1
Broncos
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% · 18.7 scored, 32.2 allowed
6.8 yds/att
56.7% completions
6.0 yds/carry
317.7 yds/game
2.8 giveaways/game
8.4% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 36 · Turnover-prone
Balance 93
Ball security 22
Back usage 36%
QB runs 3.3/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 81
WR 79
TE 94
RB 80
OL 82
DL 82
LB 78
DB 82
Best: Brock Bowers TE 94
Fastest: Tre Tucker WR 95 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 60% · Rush 40% · 33.3 scored, 18.1 allowed
9.1 yds/att
66.7% completions
5.4 yds/carry
384.9 yds/game
1.0 giveaways/game
6.2% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 82 · Efficient
Balance 90
Ball security 72
Back usage 36%
QB runs 1.7/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 85
WR 84
TE 78
RB 82
OL 82
DL 86
LB 78
DB 88
Best: Patrick Surtain II CB 98
Fastest: Jaylen Waddle WR 96 SPD
3 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
KodakBoppin
Broncos · his last 8 games
Balanced
One back
Pass / run61% / 39%
Points for / against31.4 — 20.4
Margin+11.0
Giveaways a game1.1
Sacks taken5.9% of dropbacks
Lead backRJ Harvey · 14.1/g
Top targetCourtland Sutton · 27%
QB carries1.4 a game
drippin_flash10
Raiders · his last 8 games
Balanced
Gives it away
Pass / run57% / 43%
Points for / against16.9 — 29.6
Margin-12.8
Giveaways a game2.9
Sacks taken8.0% of dropbacks
Lead backMike Washington Jr. · 13.1/g
Top targetTre Tucker · 33%
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.
THE SERIES
drippin_flash10 against KodakBoppin — the men, not the teams
KodakBoppin leads it 2-0.
KodakBoppin has won 2 straight.
2 meetings
avg 19.0 — 39.5
biggest: 38 pts to KodakBoppin
S2 · week 10
drippin_flash10 10 — 48 KodakBoppin
KODAKBOPPIN
S2 · week 2
drippin_flash10 28 — 31 KodakBoppin
KODAKBOPPIN
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
Raiders receivers vs Broncos secondary
79 v 88
BRONCOS
Broncos receivers vs Raiders secondary
84 v 82
EVEN
Raiders line vs Broncos front
82 v 86
BRONCOS
Broncos line vs Raiders front
82 v 82
EVEN
Raiders backs vs Broncos run defence
80 v 83
BRONCOS
Broncos backs vs Raiders run defence
82 v 81
EVEN
Raiders passer vs Broncos secondary
81 v 88
BRONCOS
Broncos passer vs Raiders secondary
85 v 82
BRONCOS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza QB | 20/28 | 184 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 100.8 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Nix QB | 31/42 | 309 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 102.1 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Washington Jr. HB | 17 | 85 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 0 |
| Makai Lemon WR | 1 | 53 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 53 | 1 |
| Fernando Mendoza QB | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 0 |
| Malik Benson WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Bech WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Harvey HB | 18 | 51 | 2.8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
| Jonah Coleman HB | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bo Nix QB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Pat Bryant II WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makai Lemon WR | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
| Tre Tucker WR | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 |
| Malik Benson WR | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Jack Bech WR | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| Connor Heyward TE | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brock Bowers TE | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Washington Jr. HB | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| LJ Martin HB | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtland Sutton WR | 10 | 152 | 15.2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 28 |
| Jaylen Waddle WR | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| Pat Bryant II WR | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| RJ Harvey HB | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| Luke Hasz TE | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Justin Joly TE | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| Troy Franklin WR | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Jonah Coleman HB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treydan Stukes FS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Nakobe Dean MIKE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Trey Amos CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Taron Johnson CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Quay Walker WILL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jeremy Chinn SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jermod McCoy CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey Bosa DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Smith Jr LEDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keyron Crawford REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwity Paye REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Redmond DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Johnson SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Echoles DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah Laulu DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Stokes CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Singleton MIKE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jonathon Cooper LEDG | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SirVocea Dennis MIKE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Talanoa Hufanga SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain II CB | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Nik Bonitto REDG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Quan McMillian CB | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Riley Moss CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler Onyedim DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Jones FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Roach DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahdae Barron CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Raiders
L
24–54 vs Browns
WK 1
Broncos
W
49–0 vs Bengals
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Raiders | Broncos | |
|---|---|---|
| 357 | TOTAL YARDS | 374 |
| 184 | PASSING YARDS | 309 |
| 173 | RUSHING YARDS | 65 |
| 5 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 5 |
| 2 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | 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
RAIDERS
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2
BRONCOS