WEEK 3 · FINAL
THE READ
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
Jaguars run away with it, 41-14
The Jaguars dismantled Buffalo 41 to 14, a 27-point rout powered by Trevor Lawrence's 4 touchdown passes and Bhayshul Tuten's 154 rushing yards on 15 carries. Jacksonville dominated the line of scrimmage and in the turnover battle, outgaining the Bills 409 to 237 yards while forcing 6 giveaways to their own 1. Josh Allen threw 5 interceptions in the loss, dropping Buffalo to 2-1 while Jacksonville improved to 1-2.
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | +3.1 | -2.8 | +5.9 | -1 |
| Jaguars | +8.3 | -1.6 | +9.9 | +14 |
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.
IN THE BOOTH
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
Buffalo turned the ball over 6 times against a Jacksonville team that gave it away once, and Josh Allen threw 5 interceptions—the kind of self-inflicted disaster that puts a season in jeopardy even after only 3 weeks.
Ava Collins
Beat reporter
· replying
Brian Thomas Jr. caught 3 balls for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns—that's a receiver arriving at exactly the right moment, when Jacksonville's offense finally has the weapons to matter.
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.
Trevor Lawrence
Jaguars
11/20, 255 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Bhayshul Tuten
Jaguars
15 carries, 154 yards, 2 TD
Brian Thomas Jr
Jaguars
3 catches, 114 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Jaguars 409, Bills 237
Jaguars
On the ground
Jaguars 154, Bills 54
Jaguars
Through the air
Jaguars 255, Bills 183
Jaguars
Giveaways
Jaguars 1, Bills 6
Jaguars
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 56% · Rush 44% · 29.7 scored, 23.8 allowed
8.8 yds/att
63.3% completions
4.8 yds/carry
335.1 yds/game
1.9 giveaways/game
3.6% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 69 · Aggressive
Balance 94
Ball security 47
Back usage 35%
QB runs 4.5/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 85
TE 82
RB 86
OL 82
DL 83
LB 81
DB 85
Best: Josh Allen QB 99
Fastest: Jeremiah Smith WR 94 SPD
8 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 60% · Rush 40% · 35.7 scored, 25.8 allowed
10.0 yds/att
55.6% completions
6.9 yds/carry
378.3 yds/game
1.7 giveaways/game
2.9% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 68 · Efficient
Balance 90
Ball security 53
Back usage 35%
QB runs 2.1/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Brian Thomas Jr takes 41% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 85
WR 81
TE 79
RB 78
OL 78
DL 82
LB 71
DB 82
Best: Josh Hines-Allen REDG 90
Fastest: Brian Thomas Jr WR 97 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
slimeeedat
Jaguars · his last 8 games
Balanced
One back
One target
Pass / run61% / 39%
Points for / against37.2 — 26.0
Margin+11.2
Giveaways a game1.6
Sacks taken2.0% of dropbacks
Lead backBhayshul Tuten · 12.8/g
Top targetBrian Thomas Jr · 42%
QB carries1.8 a game
Huddy
Bills · his last 8 games
Balanced
Gives it away
Pass / run59% / 41%
Points for / against31.2 — 25.0
Margin+6.2
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken3.7% of dropbacks
Lead backJames Cook III · 10.1/g
Top targetJeremiah Smith · 31%
QB carries3.5 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.
THE SERIES
Huddy against slimeeedat — the men, not the teams
slimeeedat leads it 1-0.
slimeeedat won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 14.0 — 41.0
biggest: 27 pts to slimeeedat
S2 · week 3
Huddy 14 — 41 slimeeedat
SLIMEEEDAT
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
Bills receivers vs Jaguars secondary
85 v 82
BILLS
Jaguars receivers vs Bills secondary
81 v 85
BILLS
Bills line vs Jaguars front
82 v 82
EVEN
Jaguars line vs Bills front
78 v 83
BILLS
Bills backs vs Jaguars run defence
86 v 78
BILLS
Jaguars backs vs Bills run defence
78 v 82
BILLS
Bills passer vs Jaguars secondary
99 v 82
BILLS
Jaguars passer vs Bills secondary
85 v 85
EVEN
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen QB | 13/22 | 183 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 76.7 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Lawrence QB | 11/20 | 255 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 118.7 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cook III HB | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 0 |
| Josh Allen QB | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Parker Washington WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Frazier HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Khalil Shakir WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhayshul Tuten HB | 15 | 154 | 10.3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 98 | 0 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Smith WR | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 39 |
| James Cook III HB | 4 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 24 |
| Khalil Shakir WR | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| DJ Moore WR | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| Dalton Kincaid TE | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| Parker Washington WR | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Austin Hooper TE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Thomas Jr WR | 3 | 114 | 38 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 66 |
| Brenton Strange TE | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 26 |
| TJ Moore WR | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 37 |
| Jakobi Meyers WR | 1 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 32 |
| Bhayshul Tuten HB | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell Hairston CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Curl SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Cashman WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Bishop FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Oliver DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Jackson DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davison Igbinosun CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Rousseau LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Parker REDG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Bullard SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hines-Allen REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Ransaw FS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrian Jones CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hunter CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Huskey FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen McLeod MIKE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Hughes WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruke Orhorhoro DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montaric Brown CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Adams SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jourdan Lewis CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rayuan Lane III FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Kiser MIKE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Bills
W
24–21 vs Dolphins
WK 2
W
23–17 vs Patriots
WK 1
Jaguars
L
35–38 vs Jets
WK 2
L
23–24 vs Titans
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Bills | Jaguars | |
|---|---|---|
| 237 | TOTAL YARDS | 409 |
| 183 | PASSING YARDS | 255 |
| 54 | RUSHING YARDS | 154 |
| 0 | SACKS ALLOWED | 0 |
| 0 | SACKS MADE | 0 |
| 6 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | TAKEAWAYS | 6 |
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
BILLS
—
1
JAGUARS