WEEK 2 · FINAL
THE READ
Packers run away with it, 38-7
31 points separated these two, and Packers had all of them. Jordan Love was steady for Packers — 16/21, 294 yards, 3 TD. Tai Felton was the target for Vikings — 5 catches, 107 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. Total yards: Packers 384, Vikings 226.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings | -3.6 | +6.3 | -9.9 | +0 |
| Packers | +12.5 | -1.0 | +13.4 | +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.
Packers —
NFC #5
· 7-2
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IN THE BOOTH
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
Green Bay's offense was simply better. Jordan Love completed 16 of 21 for 294 yards and 3 touchdowns while Minnesota managed just 149 passing yards, and that gap decided a 31-point game.
Sephen A. Smith
The showman
· replying
Minnesota's defense got overwhelmed at home and never found a pulse—7 points tells you everything about a unit that has to prove it can keep pace in this division, because right now it looks like Green Bay's already running away with it.
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.
Jordan Love
Packers
16/21, 294 yards, 3 TD
Tai Felton
Vikings
5 catches, 107 yards, 1 TD
Jahiem White
Packers
4 catches, 80 yards
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Packers 384, Vikings 226
Packers
Through the air
Packers 294, Vikings 149
Packers
On the ground
Packers 90, Vikings 77
Packers
Giveaways
Packers 0, Vikings 1
Packers
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 62% · Rush 38% · 21.0 scored, 30.9 allowed
8.3 yds/att
58.3% completions
4.6 yds/carry
285.2 yds/game
1.2 giveaways/game
13.2% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 56 · Aggressive
Balance 88
Ball security 66
Back usage 35%
QB runs 1.2/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 13.2% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 80
WR 86
TE 83
RB 78
OL 82
DL 79
LB 80
DB 84
Best: Justin Jefferson WR 95
Fastest: Isaiah Sategna III WR 96 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
Pass-heavy
Pass 71% · Rush 29% · 30.0 scored, 16.6 allowed
8.3 yds/att
59.2% completions
5.5 yds/carry
359.4 yds/game
1.2 giveaways/game
5.6% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 65 · Efficient
Balance 79
Ball security 66
Back usage 25%
QB runs 2.0/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 87
WR 81
TE 86
RB 82
OL 76
DL 83
LB 79
DB 83
Best: Micah Parsons REDG 98
Fastest: Christian Watson WR 96 SPD
6 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
nardwick
Packers · his last 7 games
Throws it
Pass / run76% / 24%
Points for / against29.1 — 18.3
Margin+10.9
Giveaways a game1.6
Sacks taken6.1% of dropbacks
Lead backJosh Jacobs · 6.9/g
Top targetChristian Watson · 33%
QB carries1.3 a game
asqxct
Vikings · his last 8 games
Throws it
One back
Takes sacks
Pass / run65% / 35%
Points for / against19.8 — 31.2
Margin-11.5
Giveaways a game1.2
Sacks taken13.2% of dropbacks
Lead backIsaac Brown · 10.2/g
Top targetJustin Jefferson · 33%
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
Vikings receivers vs Packers secondary
86 v 83
VIKINGS
Packers receivers vs Vikings secondary
81 v 84
VIKINGS
Vikings line vs Packers front
82 v 83
EVEN
Packers line vs Vikings front
76 v 79
VIKINGS
Vikings backs vs Packers run defence
78 v 81
PACKERS
Packers backs vs Vikings run defence
82 v 79
PACKERS
Vikings passer vs Packers secondary
80 v 83
PACKERS
Packers passer vs Vikings secondary
87 v 84
PACKERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. McCarthy QB | 8/26 | 149 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 48.3 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Love QB | 16/21 | 294 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 157.2 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Brown HB | 10 | 75 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 0 |
| J.J. McCarthy QB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Myles Price WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tai Felton WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Jacobs HB | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 0 |
| Jahiem White HB | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| Jordan Love QB | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tai Felton WR | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 52 |
| Isaiah Sategna III WR | 2 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| T.J. Hockenson TE | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahiem White HB | 4 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 44 |
| Christian Watson WR | 3 | 66 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 31 |
| Josh Jacobs HB | 1 | 46 | 46 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 46 |
| Tucker Kraft TE | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 16 |
| Matthew Golden WR | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakobe Thomas FS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pierre CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raylen Wilson MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Baker SAM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clev Lubin REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarvion Overshown WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Turner LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keon Sabb SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Rodgers Sr CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dax Hill CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darien Porter CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Bowen CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukas Van Ness LEDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgerrin Cooper WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty'Ron Hopper WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devonte Wyatt DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domani Jackson CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Spears-Jennings SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier McKinney SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
VIKINGS
nothing recorded
PACKERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Smack K | 1/1 | 5/5 | 18 |
RECENT FORM
Vikings
W
31–28 vs Chiefs
WK 1
Packers
W
28–14 vs Chargers
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Vikings | Packers | |
|---|---|---|
| 226 | TOTAL YARDS | 384 |
| 149 | PASSING YARDS | 294 |
| 77 | RUSHING YARDS | 90 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | TAKEAWAYS | 1 |
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
VIKINGS
—
1
PACKERS