WEEK 3 · FINAL
THE READ
Luca Santana
Analyst
Jets run away with it, 56-14
The Jets dismantled the Giants 56 to 14 in a performance that the scoreboard alone cannot explain—New York's turnover margin of plus 8 and the Giants' minus 17 tell you this was not close, even when the yardage stayed nearly even at 288 to 269. Byrum Brown threw 6 touchdown passes against an opponent that surrendered 8 interceptions from Jaxson Dart, a gulf that reveals two teams operating in different universes: the Jets project to win 79 percent of games going forward while the Giants sit at 0 and 3 with a scoring margin so damaged it suggests they are about 33 points worse than league average. Malik Nabers caught 3 for 135 yards and a touchdown to give New York one bright spot, but 32 rushing yards and a rout this complete mean talent on that roster cannot compensate for the turnovers and breakdowns underneath.
Luca Santana
Analyst
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jets | +1.8 | -2.0 | +3.8 | +7 |
| Giants | -13.4 | +3.3 | -16.7 | -26 |
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.
Jets —
in the hunt
· 5-4
Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Marcus Reyes
The numbers guy
The Jets scored at will against a team that gave the ball away 8 times and had no ground game to lean on; Byrum Brown's 6 touchdown passes did the heavy lifting, but New York was never getting beaten here once Jaxson Dart turned it over like he was trying to.
Jordan Hayes
The armchair coach
· replying
The Giants are in real trouble. At 0-3, they're not just losing games—they're hemorrhaging possessions and have no answer on the ground, which means Dart's going to keep seeing blitzes he can't handle. This isn't a close-call rebuild situation; this is about whether the offense can function at all.
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.
Byrum Brown
Jets
16/30, 240 yards, 6 TD, 3 INT
Jaxson Dart
Giants
10/26, 237 yards, 1 TD, 8 INT
Malik Nabers
Giants
3 catches, 135 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Jets 288, Giants 269
Jets
On the ground
Jets 48, Giants 32
Jets
Giveaways
Giants 8, Jets 3
Jets
Through the air
Jets 240, Giants 237
Jets
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 61% · Rush 39% · 28.0 scored, 24.2 allowed
7.9 yds/att
56.1% completions
7.3 yds/carry
274.4 yds/game
2.1 giveaways/game
7.0% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 52 · Aggressive
Balance 89
Ball security 41
Back usage 33%
QB runs 2.1/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.1 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 70
WR 82
TE 76
RB 82
OL 79
DL 80
LB 82
DB 81
Best: Breece Hall HB 89
Fastest: KaVontae Turpin WR 97 SPD
2 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 66% · Rush 34% · 22.2 scored, 38.9 allowed
8.4 yds/att
52.4% completions
4.9 yds/carry
337.0 yds/game
3.8 giveaways/game
8.3% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 51 · Aggressive
Balance 84
Ball security 0
Back usage 30%
QB runs 1.6/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 3.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 84
WR 84
TE 78
RB 82
OL 82
DL 82
LB 81
DB 82
Best: Andrew Thomas LT 94
Fastest: Malik Nabers WR 96 SPD
5 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
CSav3105
Giants · his last 8 games
Throws it
Gives it away
One target
Pass / run64% / 36%
Points for / against23.8 — 35.4
Margin-11.6
Giveaways a game3.1
Sacks taken7.9% of dropbacks
Lead backCam Skattebo · 12.2/g
Top targetMalik Nabers · 45%
QB carries1.0 a game
acal817
Jets · his last 8 games
Throws it
Gives it away
One back
Pass / run62% / 38%
Points for / against27.6 — 24.5
Margin+3.1
Giveaways a game2.2
Sacks taken7.3% of dropbacks
Lead backBreece Hall · 10.9/g
Top targetCam Coleman · 25%
QB carries1.6 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
acal817 against CSav3105 — the men, not the teams
acal817 leads it 1-0.
acal817 won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 56.0 — 14.0
biggest: 42 pts to acal817
S2 · week 3
acal817 56 — 14 CSav3105
ACAL817
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
Jets receivers vs Giants secondary
82 v 82
EVEN
Giants receivers vs Jets secondary
84 v 81
GIANTS
Jets line vs Giants front
79 v 82
GIANTS
Giants line vs Jets front
82 v 80
EVEN
Jets backs vs Giants run defence
82 v 82
EVEN
Giants backs vs Jets run defence
82 v 81
EVEN
Jets passer vs Giants secondary
70 v 82
GIANTS
Giants passer vs Jets secondary
84 v 81
GIANTS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
JETS
GIANTS
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GIANTS
JETS
GIANTS
JETS
GIANTS
JETS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byrum Brown QB | 16/30 | 240 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 79.8 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxson Dart QB | 10/26 | 237 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 92 | 45.3 |
JETS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breece Hall HB | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 0 |
| Byrum Brown QB | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Skattebo HB | 8 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 0 |
| Tank Dell WR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Malik Nabers WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JETS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breece Hall HB | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 46 |
| Kenyon Sadiq TE | 3 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Omar Cooper Jr. WR | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| Garrett Wilson WR | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Cam Coleman WR | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Nabers WR | 3 | 135 | 45 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 92 |
| Tank Dell WR | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 27 |
| Malachi Fields WR | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Luke Schoonmaker TE | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Theo Johnson TE | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
JETS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Peal CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brandon Stephens FS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Brownlee Jr CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice Po Llock CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Carter II CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will McDonald IV LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Phillips DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Green REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Brown MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Belton SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bailey LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trikweze Bridges CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minkah Fitzpatrick SS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Drue Tranquill SAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulson Adebo CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arvell Reese WILL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdul Carter LEDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Dugger SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tremaine Edmunds MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Holland FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Newsome II CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dru Phillips CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Alexander DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Hood CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Jets
W
38–35 vs Jaguars
WK 2
W
31–22 vs Texans
WK 1
Giants
L
26–66 vs Lions
WK 2
L
6–40 vs Eagles
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Jets | Giants | |
|---|---|---|
| 288 | TOTAL YARDS | 269 |
| 240 | PASSING YARDS | 237 |
| 48 | RUSHING YARDS | 32 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 3 | GIVEAWAYS | 8 |
| 7 | TAKEAWAYS | 3 |
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
1
JETS
—
0
GIANTS