WEEK 3 · FINAL
THE READ
Bears run away with it, 38-14
24 points separated these two, and Bears had all of them. Caleb Williams threw for Bears — 11/15, 261 yards, 2 TD. Zavion Thomas moved the ball for Bears — 2 catches, 142 yards, 2 TD. A season best for Raleek Brown. Total yards: Bears 352, Vikings 237.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | +6.2 | -0.5 | +6.7 | +6 |
| Vikings | -3.6 | +6.3 | -9.9 | +0 |
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.
Bears —
NFC #6
· 7-3
Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Nicole Santos
Beat reporter
Minnesota's ground game never showed up—38 rushing yards is not a football offense—and Chicago's defense made them pay with 5.5 sacks while the Vikings managed just 1.
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
· replying
Chicago's defense didn't have to work hard when Minnesota abandoned the run so completely—26 pass attempts to 8 runs is panic playcalling, and the Vikes handed the Bears the game before the pass rush even showed up.
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.
Caleb Williams
Bears
11/15, 261 yards, 2 TD
Zavion Thomas
Bears
2 catches, 142 yards, 2 TD
Montez Sweat
Bears
2 sacks
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Bears 352, Vikings 237
Bears
Through the air
Bears 261, Vikings 199
Bears
On the ground
Bears 91, Vikings 38
Bears
Pressure
Vikings 1 sacks, Bears 5.5
Bears
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 54% · Rush 46% · 31.9 scored, 25.2 allowed
10.9 yds/att
60.4% completions
6.3 yds/carry
344.9 yds/game
1.7 giveaways/game
2.8% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 68 · Aggressive
Balance 96
Ball security 52
Back usage 38%
QB runs 3.0/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Zavion Thomas takes 38% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 96
WR 81
TE 85
RB 84
OL 83
DL 79
LB 83
DB 84
Best: Caleb Williams QB 96
Fastest: Zavion Thomas WR 96 SPD
5 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 62% · Rush 38% · 21.0 scored, 30.9 allowed
8.3 yds/att
58.3% completions
4.6 yds/carry
285.2 yds/game
1.2 giveaways/game
13.2% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 56 · Aggressive
Balance 88
Ball security 66
Back usage 35%
QB runs 1.2/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 13.2% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 80
WR 86
TE 83
RB 78
OL 82
DL 79
LB 80
DB 84
Best: Justin Jefferson WR 95
Fastest: Isaiah Sategna III WR 96 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
asqxct
Vikings · his last 8 games
Throws it
One back
Takes sacks
Pass / run65% / 35%
Points for / against19.8 — 31.2
Margin-11.5
Giveaways a game1.2
Sacks taken13.2% of dropbacks
Lead backIsaac Brown · 10.2/g
Top targetJustin Jefferson · 33%
QB carries1.0 a game
CELTICSPRIDE1
Bears · his last 8 games
Runs it
One target
Pass / run53% / 47%
Points for / against31.1 — 22.5
Margin+8.6
Giveaways a game1.8
Sacks taken2.3% of dropbacks
Lead backD'Andre Swift · 10.8/g
Top targetZavion Thomas · 42%
QB carries3.0 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
CELTICSPRIDE1 against asqxct — the men, not the teams
CELTICSPRIDE1 leads it 2-0.
CELTICSPRIDE1 has won 2 straight.
2 meetings
avg 33.5 — 20.5
biggest: 24 pts to CELTICSPRIDE1
S2 · week 6
CELTICSPRIDE1 29 — 27 asqxct
CELTICSPRIDE1
S2 · week 3
CELTICSPRIDE1 38 — 14 asqxct
CELTICSPRIDE1
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
Bears receivers vs Vikings secondary
81 v 84
VIKINGS
Vikings receivers vs Bears secondary
86 v 84
EVEN
Bears line vs Vikings front
83 v 79
BEARS
Vikings line vs Bears front
82 v 79
VIKINGS
Bears backs vs Vikings run defence
84 v 79
BEARS
Vikings backs vs Bears run defence
78 v 81
BEARS
Bears passer vs Vikings secondary
96 v 84
BEARS
Vikings passer vs Bears secondary
80 v 84
BEARS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams QB | 11/15 | 261 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 154.8 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. McCarthy QB | 14/26 | 199 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 72.4 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raleek Brown HB | 9 | 64 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 0 |
| D'Andre Swift HB | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Caleb Williams QB | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Brown HB | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| J.J. McCarthy QB | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Justin Jefferson WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zavion Thomas WR | 2 | 142 | 71 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 80 |
| Luther Burden III WR | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 40 |
| Colston Loveland TE | 2 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| D'Andre Swift HB | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Charlie Becker WR | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Cole Kmet TE | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson WR | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 24 |
| T.J. Hockenson TE | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
| Tai Felton WR | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Isaiah Sategna III WR | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| Isaac Brown HB | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Josh Oliver TE | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Johnson CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coby Bryant FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montez Sweat REDG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gervon Dexter Sr DT | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Thieneman SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Edwards SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Johnson CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Princewill Umanmielen LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Hyppolite II SAM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Muhammad CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shemar Turner DT | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan van den Berg DT | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Bush MIKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakobe Thomas FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Metellus SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Murphy Jr CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Rodgers Sr CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clev Lubin REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keon Sabb SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Golday MIKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarvion Overshown WILL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Zvada K | 1/1 | 5/5 | 39 |
VIKINGS
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Bears
W
35–14 vs Seahawks
WK 2
L
35–58 vs Cardinals
WK 1
Vikings
L
7–38 vs Packers
WK 2
W
31–28 vs Chiefs
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Bears | Vikings | |
|---|---|---|
| 352 | TOTAL YARDS | 237 |
| 261 | PASSING YARDS | 199 |
| 91 | RUSHING YARDS | 38 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 5 |
| 5.5 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | TAKEAWAYS | 0 |
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
2
BEARS
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0
VIKINGS