WEEK 4 · FINAL
THE READ
72 points between Ravens and Colts
Scoreboard operators earned their money. Ravens 45, Colts 27. Lamar Jackson threw for Ravens — 19/30, 341 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT. Jonathan Taylor carried the load for Colts — 23 carries, 261 yards, 3 TD — in a losing effort. That is 4 straight games over 250 for Lamar Jackson. Through the air: Ravens 341, Colts 26.
Sephen A. Smith
The showman
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravens | +9.4 | -0.0 | +9.4 | -1 |
| Colts | -1.5 | -2.8 | +1.3 | +10 |
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 MVP race
#3
Jonathan Taylor
HB · Ravens · 4.4% of the field
#4
Lamar Jackson
QB · Ravens · 2.8% of the field
#12
Duce Robinson
WR · Ravens · 0.5% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Zoe Bell
The contrarian
Indianapolis had every tool to stay in this fight—Taylor carved out 261 yards and 3 touchdowns on the ground, and they forced 2 sacks—but Lamar Jackson threw for 341 and 4 touchdowns on 71% pass plays while they abandoned the run at 18%, and that imbalance is what an 18-point loss looks like when your defense can't stop the pass.
Talia Morgan
Beat reporter
· replying
Indianapolis had the better ground game and still lost by 18—that's what happens when you abandon the pass so completely that your defense sees 30 attempts and can't generate pressure beyond 2 sacks. Taylor had a monster day, but this game moved right past him.
Luca Santana
Analyst
· replying
Taylor put up 261 yards and 3 touchdowns on the ground and still finished on the losing end of a 45-27 game—that's what happens when Baltimore gets 4 passing touchdowns out of Jackson while Indianapolis throws 5 times total.
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.
Lamar Jackson
Ravens
19/30, 341 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Jonathan Taylor
Ravens
23 carries, 261 yards, 3 TD
Zach Harrison
Colts
2 sacks
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Ravens 675, Colts 56
Ravens
Through the air
Ravens 341, Colts 26
Ravens
On the ground
Ravens 334, Colts 30
Ravens
Giveaways
Colts 0, Ravens 3
Colts
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 57% · Rush 43% · 37.9 scored, 28.5 allowed
10.9 yds/att
61.5% completions
8.9 yds/carry
602.2 yds/game
2.1 giveaways/game
4.5% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 68 · Aggressive
Balance 93
Ball security 41
Back usage 34%
QB runs 5.4/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.1 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 96
WR 78
TE 89
RB 88
OL 85
DL 81
LB 84
DB 87
Best: Jonathan Taylor HB 97
Fastest: Lamar Jackson QB 95 SPD
7 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% · 24.9 scored, 23.6 allowed
7.4 yds/att
55.2% completions
4.4 yds/carry
136.1 yds/game
0.7 giveaways/game
7.4% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 46 · Turnover-prone
Balance 95
Ball security 80
Back usage 43%
QB runs 0.3/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 76
WR 85
TE 85
RB 74
OL 80
DL 78
LB 77
DB 90
Best: Kyle Hamilton SS 94
Fastest: Deion Burks WR 95 SPD
4 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
INDY/COLTS
Colts · his last 8 games
Runs it
Takes sacks
Pass / run49% / 51%
Points for / against25.5 — 22.6
Margin+2.9
Giveaways a game0.9
Sacks taken10.2% of dropbacks
Lead backMark Fletcher · 5.8/g
Top targetMark Fletcher · 29%
QB carries0.1 a game
treyshiesty956
Ravens · his last 8 games
Balanced
Runs the quarterback
One back
Pass / run56% / 44%
Points for / against34.9 — 27.4
Margin+7.5
Giveaways a game1.8
Sacks taken5.5% of dropbacks
Lead backJonathan Taylor · 19.5/g
Top targetMark Andrews · 26%
QB carries5.0 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
treyshiesty956 against INDY/COLTS — the men, not the teams
treyshiesty956 leads it 1-0.
treyshiesty956 won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 45.0 — 27.0
biggest: 18 pts to treyshiesty956
S2 · week 4
treyshiesty956 45 — 27 INDY/COLTS
TREYSHIESTY956
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
Ravens receivers vs Colts secondary
78 v 90
COLTS
Colts receivers vs Ravens secondary
85 v 87
EVEN
Ravens line vs Colts front
85 v 78
RAVENS
Colts line vs Ravens front
80 v 81
EVEN
Ravens backs vs Colts run defence
88 v 78
RAVENS
Colts backs vs Ravens run defence
74 v 83
RAVENS
Ravens passer vs Colts secondary
96 v 90
RAVENS
Colts passer vs Ravens secondary
76 v 87
RAVENS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Jackson QB | 19/30 | 341 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 114 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad Chambliss QB | 2/5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 57 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 23 | 261 | 11.3 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 77 | 0 |
| Lamar Jackson QB | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Tank Bigsby HB | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Duce Robinson WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Fletcher HB | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| Deion Burks WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Andrews TE | 3 | 63 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 34 |
| Tank Bigsby HB | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 23 |
| Duce Robinson WR | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| Ja'Kobi Lane WR | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 25 |
| Matthew Hibner TE | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zay Flowers WR | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| Mark Fletcher HB | 1 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 |
| Deion Burks WR | 1 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divine Deablo MIKE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Emerson Jr CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roquan Smith MIKE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Boettcher MIKE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zion Young LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chamarri Conner FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashan Gary LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jackson CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavius Robinson LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Wiggins CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Hamilton SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sauce Gardner CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Allen MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Harrison DT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Haulcy SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Carlies WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Williams WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakorian Bennett CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Taylor-Britt CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Washington FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charvarius Ward Sr CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camryn Bynum FS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moro Ojomo DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Loop K | 1/1 | 6/6 | 48 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Shrader K | 2/2 | 3/3 | 58 |
RECENT FORM
Ravens
L
39–45 vs Bengals
WK 3
L
35–38 vs Browns
WK 2
W
65–28 vs 49ers
WK 1
Colts
W
27–17 vs Saints
WK 3
W
27–24 vs Falcons
WK 2
L
18–31 vs Panthers
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Ravens | Colts | |
|---|---|---|
| 675 | TOTAL YARDS | 56 |
| 341 | PASSING YARDS | 26 |
| 334 | RUSHING YARDS | 30 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 4 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 3 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 1 | TAKEAWAYS | 2 |
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
RAVENS
—
0
COLTS