WEEK 4 · FINAL
THE READ
Falcons beat Saints, 28-10
Falcons handled Saints 28-10. Marcel Reed threw for Falcons — 12/27, 221 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT. Brandon Dorlus was the problem for Falcons — 3 sacks. Travis Etienne Jr is still searching for it — 39 rushing yards a game across his last three, against an average of 106. On the ground: Falcons 120, Saints 68.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | -3.9 | +0.9 | -4.8 | -5 |
| Saints | -9.6 | +1.4 | -11.0 | -2 |
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
Daniel Keller
The numbers guy
Atlanta's pass rush made this one a rout before it started — the Saints ate 10 sacks and never recovered, while Marcel Reed's 4 touchdown passes on 12 completions rewarded a Falcons offense that didn't have to work hard once the line collapsed in New Orleans.
Luca Santana
Analyst
· replying
New Orleans had no answer for Atlanta's edge rush, but Tyler Shough still managed 224 yards in a game where his receivers couldn't separate — that's a quarterback playing reasonably well into a collapsing pocket, which makes 1-3 feel like it could get worse before it gets better.
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.
Marcel Reed
Falcons
12/27, 221 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Brandon Dorlus
Falcons
3 sacks
Tyler Shough
Saints
17/27, 224 yards
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Falcons 120, Saints 68
Falcons
Total yards
Falcons 341, Saints 292
Falcons
Pressure
Saints 2 sacks, Falcons 11
Falcons
Through the air
Saints 224, Falcons 221
Saints
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% · 29.7 scored, 34.5 allowed
8.5 yds/att
55.9% completions
5.7 yds/carry
359.3 yds/game
2.3 giveaways/game
4.5% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 59 · Aggressive
Balance 93
Ball security 36
Back usage 37%
QB runs 3.1/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.3 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 77
WR 81
TE 83
RB 88
OL 85
DL 83
LB 76
DB 84
Best: Bijan Robinson HB 98
Fastest: Ryan Wlliams WR 95 SPD
5 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 67% · Rush 33% · 18.6 scored, 29.6 allowed
7.6 yds/att
60.0% completions
6.5 yds/carry
304.6 yds/game
2.0 giveaways/game
8.5% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 44 · Aggressive
Balance 83
Ball security 44
Back usage 27%
QB runs 2.5/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.5% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 83
WR 78
TE 79
RB 80
OL 79
DL 80
LB 77
DB 85
Best: Denzel Ward CB 93
Fastest: Bryce Lance WR 94 SPD
2 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
Juice
Saints · his last 8 games
Throws it
Gives it away
One back
Takes sacks
Pass / run68% / 32%
Points for / against15.4 — 31.8
Margin-16.4
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken9.0% of dropbacks
Lead backTravis Etienne Jr · 10.8/g
Top targetWyatt Young · 27%
QB carries2.2 a game
TDS-_-IamQ
Falcons · his last 8 games
Balanced
Gives it away
One back
Pass / run59% / 41%
Points for / against31.5 — 32.8
Margin-1.2
Giveaways a game2.4
Sacks taken4.9% of dropbacks
Lead backBijan Robinson · 16.2/g
Top targetDrake London · 31%
QB carries2.1 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
TDS-_-IamQ against Juice — the men, not the teams
All square at 1-1.
TDS-_-IamQ won the last one.
2 meetings
avg 24.5 — 33.0
biggest: 35 pts to Juice
S2 · week 4
TDS-_-IamQ 28 — 10 Juice
TDS-_-IAMQ
S2 · week 1
TDS-_-IamQ 21 — 56 Juice
JUICE
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
Falcons receivers vs Saints secondary
81 v 85
SAINTS
Saints receivers vs Falcons secondary
78 v 84
FALCONS
Falcons line vs Saints front
85 v 80
FALCONS
Saints line vs Falcons front
79 v 83
FALCONS
Falcons backs vs Saints run defence
88 v 79
FALCONS
Saints backs vs Falcons run defence
80 v 80
EVEN
Falcons passer vs Saints secondary
77 v 85
SAINTS
Saints passer vs Falcons secondary
83 v 84
EVEN
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BOX SCORE
FALCONS
SAINTS
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FALCONS
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FALCONS
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FALCONS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Reed QB | 12/27 | 221 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 97.3 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough QB | 17/27 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 89.1 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson HB | 10 | 124 | 12.4 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 0 |
| Marcel Reed QB | 1 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Etienne Jr HB | 13 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 0 |
| Tyler Shough QB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Bryce Lance WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Pitts Sr TE | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 29 |
| Ryan Wlliams WR | 2 | 66 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Tommy Tremble TE | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
| Nick Marsh WR | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Drake London WR | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Lance WR | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 25 |
| Juwan Johnson TE | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| Jordyn Tyson WR | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| Wyatt Young WR | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| Travis Etienne Jr HB | 3 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 12 |
| Oscar Delp TE | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Watts SS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Perkins Jr. MIKE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Dorlus DT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malaki Starks FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avieon Terrell CB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nnamdi Madubuike DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalon Walker LEDG | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Millard Bradford FS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anterio Thompson DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Farmer DT | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trenton Simpson WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pearce Jr REDG | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Turner II CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendal Daniels WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Sanker SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Riley CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denzel Ward CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kool-Aid McKinstry CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Stutsman MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Bresee DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Werner MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Styles Jr. SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaden Elliss WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FALCONS
nothing recorded
SAINTS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Smyth K | 1/2 | 1/1 | 51 |
RECENT FORM
Falcons
W
51–28 vs Cowboys
WK 3
L
24–27 vs Colts
WK 2
L
21–56 vs Saints
WK 1
Saints
L
17–27 vs Colts
WK 3
L
7–21 vs Buccaneers
WK 2
W
56–21 vs Falcons
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Falcons | Saints | |
|---|---|---|
| 341 | TOTAL YARDS | 292 |
| 221 | PASSING YARDS | 224 |
| 120 | RUSHING YARDS | 68 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 10 |
| 11 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 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
1
FALCONS
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1
SAINTS