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THE WIRE
WK 11 FINAL Falcons 27, Panthers 52 MOVE Kyle Hamilton traded to Colts MOVE Craig Woodson dev trait up Star to X-Factor MOVE Nyck Harbor dev trait up Normal to Star ON THE BLOCK Jack Jones (CB 77) ON THE BLOCK Dre Greenlaw (WILL 88) ON THE BLOCK Deommodore Lenoir (CB 82) THE WIRE someone: The booth on Panthers run away with it, 52-27
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WEEK 2 · FINAL
TITANS 1-8 · 12.0 PPG 17 – 24 TEXANS 4-6 · 26.0 PPG
THE READ
Texans beat Titans, 24-17

Texans got it done 24-17 over Titans. Jeremiah Cobb did the work on the ground for Texans — 9 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD. Sheldon Rankins lived in the backfield for Texans — 2 sacks. On the ground: Texans 102, Titans 22.

The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Titans -15.8 +4.0 -19.8 -5
Texans -2.5 -0.9 -1.6 -9
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
Luca Santana Analyst
Tennessee's ground game doesn't exist—22 rushing yards means they couldn't establish anything on the ground, so Houston's pass rush got to live in the backfield, and that's a structural problem that no amount of air yards fixes.
Riley Parker The chaos merchant · replying
Houston's 1-2 record is a lie—they're +3 in scoring margin and getting jobbed by turnover luck, which means this team is closer to contention than their standing says, and Tennessee just bought themselves time they might not have with a 42% win expectancy that doesn't match the scoreboard.
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.
Jeremiah Cobb
Texans
9 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD
Sheldon Rankins
Texans
2 sacks
Carnell Tate
Titans
2 catches, 97 yards, 1 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground Texans 102, Titans 22 Texans
Total yards Texans 254, Titans 211 Texans
Through the air Titans 189, Texans 152 Titans
Pressure Texans 5 sacks, Titans 0 Texans
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
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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 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
Primary weapon: Carnell Tate WR — 32% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH
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
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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
Titans receivers vs Texans secondary 82 v 87 TEXANS
Texans receivers vs Titans secondary 82 v 81 EVEN
Titans line vs Texans front 82 v 83 EVEN
Texans line vs Titans front 83 v 80 TEXANS
Titans backs vs Texans run defence 76 v 82 TEXANS
Texans backs vs Titans run defence 80 v 80 EVEN
Titans passer vs Texans secondary 80 v 87 TEXANS
Texans passer vs Titans secondary 81 v 81 EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
Cam Ward QB Titans 189 pass yds
C.J. Stroud QB Texans 152 pass yds
Carnell Tate WR Titans 97 rec yds
Jeremiah Cobb HB Texans 83 rush yds
Jonnu Smith TE Texans 53 rec yds
Nico Collins WR Texans 51 rec yds
Sheldon Rankins DT Texans 2 sacks
Kamari Ramsey FS Texans 2 sacks
Derek Stingley Jr CB Texans 1 INTs
Anthony Hill Jr. MIKE Titans 1 INTs
🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE
TITANS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Cam Ward QB 9/1518921562115.9
TEXANS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
C.J. Stroud QB 14/261520103255.2
RECENT FORM
Titans
W 24–23 vs Jaguars WK 1
Texans
L 22–31 vs Jets WK 1
TEAM STATS
Titans Texans
211 TOTAL YARDS 254
189 PASSING YARDS 152
22 RUSHING YARDS 102
5 SACKS ALLOWED 0
0 SACKS MADE 5
1 GIVEAWAYS 1
1 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.

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