WEEK 3 · FINAL
THE READ
Buccaneers beat Titans, 25-7
Titans kept it respectable. Buccaneers still won by 18. Terry McLaurin was the target for Buccaneers — 5 catches, 71 yards, 1 TD. Bucky Irving carried the load for Buccaneers — 23 carries, 100 yards. Terry McLaurin's high-water mark for the year. Total yards: Buccaneers 303, Titans 290.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titans | -15.8 | +4.0 | -19.8 | -5 |
| Buccaneers | +2.5 | -2.0 | +4.6 | +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.
Buccaneers —
NFC #7
· 6-3
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IN THE BOOTH
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
Tampa Bay's margins were razor-thin all game, but Tennessee gave away 4 turnovers and managed just 7 points—a team that fundamentally cannot take care of the football has no chance.
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.
Terry McLaurin
Buccaneers
5 catches, 71 yards, 1 TD
Bucky Irving
Buccaneers
23 carries, 100 yards
Chimere Dike
Titans
5 catches, 84 yards
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Buccaneers 303, Titans 290
Buccaneers
Through the air
Buccaneers 181, Titans 172
Buccaneers
On the ground
Buccaneers 122, Titans 118
Buccaneers
Giveaways
Buccaneers 0, Titans 4
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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 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
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 57% · Rush 43% · 28.6 scored, 24.0 allowed
9.4 yds/att
57.4% completions
5.1 yds/carry
359.6 yds/game
1.1 giveaways/game
6.9% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 64 · Aggressive
Balance 93
Ball security 69
Back usage 36%
QB runs 3.1/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 84
WR 85
TE 77
RB 80
OL 85
DL 85
LB 77
DB 85
Best: Tristan Wirfs LT 95
Fastest: Terry McLaurin WR 95 SPD
7 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
Kitolito101
Buccaneers · his last 8 games
Balanced
Pass / run58% / 42%
Points for / against31.0 — 24.0
Margin+7.0
Giveaways a game1.0
Sacks taken6.1% of dropbacks
Lead backBucky Irving · 13.4/g
Top targetCade Otton · 26%
QB carries2.5 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 Buccaneers secondary
82 v 85
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers receivers vs Titans secondary
85 v 81
BUCCANEERS
Titans line vs Buccaneers front
82 v 85
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers line vs Titans front
85 v 80
BUCCANEERS
Titans backs vs Buccaneers run defence
76 v 83
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers backs vs Titans run defence
80 v 80
EVEN
Titans passer vs Buccaneers secondary
80 v 85
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers passer vs Titans secondary
84 v 81
BUCCANEERS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Ward QB | 19/37 | 172 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 50.7 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield QB | 19/38 | 181 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 72.3 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 0 |
| Cam Ward QB | 1 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 48 | 2 |
| Nick Singleton HB | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Wan'Dale Robinson WR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carnell Tate WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Irving HB | 23 | 100 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 0 |
| Josh Williams HB | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Abu Sama III HB | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Baker Mayfield QB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry McLaurin WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Otton TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chimere Dike WR | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 30 |
| Gunnar Helm TE | 3 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Wan'Dale Robinson WR | 4 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| Carnell Tate WR | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Elic Ayomanor WR | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Jeremiah Hasley TE | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Singleton HB | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry McLaurin WR | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| Jerry Jeudy WR | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| Cade Otton TE | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 14 |
| Chris Godwin Jr WR | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| Bucky Irving HB | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Johnson II REDG | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hill Jr. MIKE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alontae Taylor CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Amani Hooker SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cedric Gray WILL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Franklin-Myers LEDG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keldric Faulk LEDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Winston Jr FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cor'Dale Flott CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| CJ Fite DT | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daron Payne DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bray Hubbard SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Marshall DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Williams Sr MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Anzalone WILL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tykee Smith SS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jacob Parrish CB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vita Vea DT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiah Trotter MIKE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Braden Fiske DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yaya Diaby REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield Jr FS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zyon McCollum CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cobie Durant CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Elijah Roberts DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Roberts SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Morrison CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rueben Bain Jr. LEDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
TITANS
nothing recorded
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase McLaughlin K | 4/4 | 1/1 | 40 |
RECENT FORM
Titans
L
17–24 vs Texans
WK 2
W
24–23 vs Jaguars
WK 1
Buccaneers
W
21–7 vs Saints
WK 2
L
9–24 vs Lions
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Titans | Buccaneers | |
|---|---|---|
| 290 | TOTAL YARDS | 303 |
| 172 | PASSING YARDS | 181 |
| 118 | RUSHING YARDS | 122 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 4 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | TAKEAWAYS | 4 |
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.