WEEK 3 · FINAL
THE READ
60 points between Seahawks and Cardinals
Scoreboard operators earned their money. Cardinals 36, Seahawks 24. Sam Darnold was steady for Seahawks — 22/37, 310 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. Dante Moore was steady for Cardinals — 21/29, 268 yards, 2 TD. Dante Moore has not had a better afternoon this season. On the ground: Cardinals 147, Seahawks 32.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | +0.4 | +2.5 | -2.1 | -3 |
| Cardinals | +11.2 | +0.0 | +11.2 | +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.
Cardinals —
NFC #3 · division
· 8-1
Playoff picture →
In the MVP race
#6
Jeremiyah Love
HB · Cardinals · 0.8% of the field
#7
Dante Moore
QB · Cardinals · 0.8% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Marcus Reyes
The numbers guy
Arizona made this look easy once it decided to run the ball—147 yards on the ground while Seattle managed 32, and that imbalance was the difference between a team that doesn't break and one that snaps under pressure. Darnold threw for 310 with Kupp doing Kupp things, but it didn't matter; you can't win a shootout when you're the only one shooting.
Caleb Brooks
Beat reporter
· replying
Arizona won without needing Moore or Kupp to have career days—Seattle had to throw 310 yards and get 166 from Kupp just to stay in it, then still lost by 12 because the Cardinals simply didn't turn the ball over and didn't have to.
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.
Sam Darnold
Seahawks
22/37, 310 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Dante Moore
Cardinals
21/29, 268 yards, 2 TD
Cooper Kupp
Seahawks
9 catches, 166 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Cardinals 147, Seahawks 32
Cardinals
Total yards
Cardinals 415, Seahawks 342
Cardinals
Through the air
Seahawks 310, Cardinals 268
Seahawks
Giveaways
Cardinals 0, Seahawks 1
Cardinals
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 59% · Rush 41% · 27.3 scored, 29.4 allowed
8.4 yds/att
61.6% completions
4.6 yds/carry
356.8 yds/game
1.4 giveaways/game
9.1% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 66 · Efficient
Balance 91
Ball security 60
Back usage 36%
QB runs 2.2/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 9.1% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 87
WR 86
TE 78
RB 83
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
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 55% · Rush 45% · 35.3 scored, 24.1 allowed
11.2 yds/att
62.8% completions
7.3 yds/carry
346.2 yds/game
0.8 giveaways/game
5.2% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 75 · Efficient
Balance 95
Ball security 78
Back usage 38%
QB runs 2.3/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 83
WR 78
TE 99
RB 86
OL 79
DL 82
LB 76
DB 82
Best: Trey McBride TE 99
Fastest: Nyziah Hunter WR 95 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
yungbav234
Cardinals · his last 8 games
Runs it
Protects it
One back
Pass / run55% / 45%
Points for / against32.5 — 22.8
Margin+9.8
Giveaways a game0.6
Sacks taken4.7% of dropbacks
Lead backJeremiyah Love · 12.4/g
Top targetNyziah Hunter · 28%
QB carries2.5 a game
XBluecheeseX
Seahawks · his last 4 games
Throws it
One back
Takes sacks
Pass / run63% / 37%
Points for / against29.5 — 29.5
Margin0.0
Giveaways a game1.5
Sacks taken11.6% of dropbacks
Lead backZach Charbonnet · 13.8/g
Top targetJaxon Smith-Njigba · 31%
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.
THE SERIES
XBluecheeseX against yungbav234 — the men, not the teams
yungbav234 leads it 1-0.
yungbav234 won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 18.0 — 28.0
biggest: 10 pts to yungbav234
S2 · week 8
XBluecheeseX 18 — 28 yungbav234
YUNGBAV234
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
Seahawks receivers vs Cardinals secondary
86 v 82
SEAHAWKS
Cardinals receivers vs Seahawks secondary
78 v 86
SEAHAWKS
Seahawks line vs Cardinals front
80 v 82
EVEN
Cardinals line vs Seahawks front
79 v 83
SEAHAWKS
Seahawks backs vs Cardinals run defence
83 v 81
EVEN
Cardinals backs vs Seahawks run defence
86 v 81
CARDINALS
Seahawks passer vs Cardinals secondary
87 v 82
SEAHAWKS
Cardinals passer vs Seahawks secondary
83 v 86
SEAHAWKS
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold QB | 22/37 | 310 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 93.2 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Moore QB | 21/29 | 268 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 123.9 |
SEAHAWKS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Charbonnet HB | 17 | 22 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sam Darnold QB | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jadarian Price HB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Terrance Carter Jr. TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Kupp WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiyah Love HB | 16 | 77 | 4.8 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 15 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier HB | 10 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 0 |
| Dante Moore QB | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Michael Wilson WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey McBride TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SEAHAWKS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Kupp WR | 9 | 166 | 18.4 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 55 |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| Terrance Carter Jr. TE | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 24 |
| Rashid Shaheed WR | 2 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Zach Charbonnet HB | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Robbie Ouzts FB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey McBride TE | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 24 |
| Michael Wilson WR | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 23 |
| Jeremiyah Love HB | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| Jayden Reed WR | 1 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Nyziah Hunter WR | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
SEAHAWKS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Witherspoon CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Emmanwori SS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ernest Jones IV MIKE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Lawrence LEDG | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Julian Love SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bud Clark FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Josh Jobe CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Drake Thomas WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrique Tucker DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Simmons REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Phillips III CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gideon Lampron MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Murphy II DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Neal CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mack Wilson Sr MIKE | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Max Melton CB | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jamari Sharpe CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Brandon Cisse CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dadrion Taylor-Demerson FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Grover Stewart DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Smith LEDG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Johnson FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Budda Baker SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kitan Crawford SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Sweat REDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Burch LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Keys WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SEAHAWKS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Taylor K | 1/1 | 3/3 | 41 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Karty K | 3/3 | 3/3 | 34 |
RECENT FORM
Seahawks
L
14–35 vs Bears
WK 2
W
30–7 vs Steelers
WK 1
Cardinals
W
35–17 vs Bengals
WK 2
W
58–35 vs Bears
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Seahawks | Cardinals | |
|---|---|---|
| 342 | TOTAL YARDS | 415 |
| 310 | PASSING YARDS | 268 |
| 32 | RUSHING YARDS | 147 |
| 3 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 3 |
| 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
SEAHAWKS
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2
CARDINALS