WEEK 5 · FINAL
THE READ
Bryce Young and Trevor Lawrence trade blows
Two quarterbacks went to work and Panthers came out ahead, 34-24. Bryce Young was steady for Panthers — 32/42, 406 yards, 2 TD. Trevor Lawrence was steady for Jaguars — 27/47, 354 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. That is 5 straight games over 100 for Chris Brazzell II. Total yards: Panthers 537, Jaguars 374.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | +13.1 | -2.8 | +15.9 | +8 |
| 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 MVP race
#1
Bryce Young
QB · Panthers · 11.3% of the field
#9
Chris Brazzell II
WR · Panthers · 0.7% of the field
#10
Cayden Lee
WR · Panthers · 0.6% of the field
#12
Brian Thomas Jr
WR · Jaguars · 0.5% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Jaylen Rivers
The insider
Jacksonville's ground game is not broken — it's nonexistent. 20 rushing yards means you're asking Trevor Lawrence to win it in the air, which is not what you do when you're 2-3, and Carolina just proved what happens when your quarterback actually can put it all together: Bryce Young threw for 406 and the Panthers are still unbeaten.
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.
Bryce Young
Panthers
32/42, 406 yards, 2 TD
Trevor Lawrence
Jaguars
27/47, 354 yards, 1 TD
Derrick Brown
Panthers
2 sacks
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Panthers 537, Jaguars 374
Panthers
On the ground
Panthers 131, Jaguars 20
Panthers
Through the air
Panthers 406, Jaguars 354
Panthers
Giveaways
Jaguars 1, Panthers 2
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
Pass-heavy
Pass 68% · Rush 32% · 37.6 scored, 21.7 allowed
12.5 yds/att
63.5% completions
5.1 yds/carry
401.0 yds/game
1.6 giveaways/game
7.5% sack rate
last 5: 5-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 73 · Efficient
Balance 82
Ball security 54
Back usage 19%
QB runs 5.1/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 85
WR 80
TE 72
RB 78
OL 80
DL 84
LB 78
DB 81
Best: Derrick Brown DT 96
Fastest: Cayden Lee WR 94 SPD
6 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
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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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
TwinDadCardCollector
Panthers · his last 8 games
Throws it
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run66% / 34%
Points for / against37.5 — 23.5
Margin+14.0
Giveaways a game1.5
Sacks taken5.1% of dropbacks
Lead backHollwood Smothers · 8.0/g
Top targetCayden Lee · 29%
QB carries5.2 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
TwinDadCardCollector against slimeeedat — the men, not the teams
TwinDadCardCollector leads it 1-0.
TwinDadCardCollector won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 34.0 — 24.0
biggest: 10 pts to TwinDadCardCollector
S2 · week 5
TwinDadCardCollector 34 — 24 slimeeedat
TWINDADCARDCOLLECTOR
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
Panthers receivers vs Jaguars secondary
80 v 82
EVEN
Jaguars receivers vs Panthers secondary
81 v 81
EVEN
Panthers line vs Jaguars front
80 v 82
EVEN
Jaguars line vs Panthers front
78 v 84
PANTHERS
Panthers backs vs Jaguars run defence
78 v 78
EVEN
Jaguars backs vs Panthers run defence
78 v 82
PANTHERS
Panthers passer vs Jaguars secondary
85 v 82
PANTHERS
Jaguars passer vs Panthers secondary
85 v 81
JAGUARS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young QB | 32/42 | 406 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 121.7 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Lawrence QB | 27/47 | 354 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 88.4 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollwood Smothers HB | 17 | 91 | 5.4 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 33 | 0 |
| Bryce Young QB | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Trevor Etienne HB | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Ja'Tavion Sanders TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Brazzell II WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhayshul Tuten HB | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Trevor Lawrence QB | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jakobi Meyers WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Thomas Jr WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Moore WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Brazzell II WR | 8 | 125 | 15.6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 29 |
| Cayden Lee WR | 7 | 116 | 16.6 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 80 |
| Ja'Tavion Sanders TE | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 22 |
| Xavier Legette WR | 6 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 16 |
| Mitchell Evans TE | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Hollwood Smothers HB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Thomas Jr WR | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 32 |
| Brenton Strange TE | 5 | 80 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 30 |
| Jakobi Meyers WR | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 28 |
| TJ Moore WR | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 27 |
| Bhayshul Tuten HB | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chau Smith-Wade CB | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jaycee Horn CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Taylor Rapp SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Will Lee III CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ifeatu Melifonwu SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Derrick Brown DT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Hunter DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevin Wallace WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Simmons FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaelan Phillips REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre'von Moehrig FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jourdan Lewis CB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Travon Walker LEDG | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrian Jones CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Travis Hunter CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Josh Hines-Allen REDG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Huskey FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rayuan Lane III FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Kiser MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Caleb Ransaw FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen McLeod MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ruke Orhorhoro DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Durfee LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Albert Regis DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzgerald K | 2/2 | 4/4 | 40 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Little K | 1/1 | 3/3 | 28 |
RECENT FORM
Panthers
W
38–35 vs Bears
WK 4
W
45–12 vs Rams
WK 3
W
38–21 vs Cowboys
WK 2
Jaguars
W
59–6 vs Titans
WK 4
W
41–14 vs Bills
WK 3
L
35–38 vs Jets
WK 2
TEAM STATS
| Panthers | Jaguars | |
|---|---|---|
| 537 | TOTAL YARDS | 374 |
| 406 | PASSING YARDS | 354 |
| 131 | RUSHING YARDS | 20 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 2 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 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
PANTHERS
—
0
JAGUARS