WEEK 5 · FINAL
THE READ
Nicole Santos
Beat reporter
Colts win the turnover battle and the game
The Colts beat the Raiders 24-17 behind a dominant defensive performance that forced 6 turnovers. Fernando Mendoza threw for 333 yards and 1 touchdown but also 3 interceptions for Las Vegas, while Micheal Clemons recorded 2 sacks as Indianapolis held the Raiders to 89 rushing yards. The Raiders outgained the Colts 422 to 243 in total yards and Makai Lemon caught 8 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown, but the turnover margin decided it. Indianapolis improves to 3-2, Las Vegas falls to 1-4.
Nicole Santos
Beat reporter
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colts | -0.2 | -2.9 | +2.7 | +10 |
| Raiders | -11.8 | +1.7 | -13.5 | -16 |
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.
Colts —
AFC #4 · division
· 6-3
Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Zoe Bell
The contrarian
Fernando Mendoza had the best game of his season and still threw 3 interceptions—Las Vegas gave away 6 possessions total, and you don't recover from that, no matter what your receiver is doing downfield.
Elise Carter
The insider
· replying
Jonathan Taylor keeps doing what he's always done—the Colts' entire identity is built on a guy who's been elite since day one, and at 1-4, Las Vegas has to be asking itself what it's actually building toward.
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.
Fernando Mendoza
Raiders
29/46, 333 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
Mark Fletcher
Colts
10 catches, 153 yards, 3 TD
Micheal Clemons
Colts
2 sacks
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Raiders 422, Colts 131
Raiders
Through the air
Raiders 333, Colts 118
Raiders
On the ground
Raiders 89, Colts 13
Raiders
Giveaways
Raiders 6, Colts 1
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 58% · Rush 42% · 26.6 scored, 23.9 allowed
7.8 yds/att
57.3% completions
4.8 yds/carry
145.8 yds/game
0.7 giveaways/game
7.9% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 53 · Aggressive
Balance 92
Ball security 81
Back usage 40%
QB runs 0.3/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 76
WR 85
TE 84
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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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 57% · Rush 43% · 18.7 scored, 32.2 allowed
6.8 yds/att
56.7% completions
6.0 yds/carry
317.7 yds/game
2.8 giveaways/game
8.4% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 36 · Turnover-prone
Balance 93
Ball security 22
Back usage 36%
QB runs 3.3/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 81
WR 79
TE 94
RB 80
OL 82
DL 82
LB 78
DB 82
Best: Brock Bowers TE 94
Fastest: Tre Tucker WR 95 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
drippin_flash10
Raiders · his last 8 games
Balanced
Gives it away
Pass / run57% / 43%
Points for / against16.9 — 29.6
Margin-12.8
Giveaways a game2.9
Sacks taken8.0% of dropbacks
Lead backMike Washington Jr. · 13.1/g
Top targetTre Tucker · 33%
QB carries2.4 a game
INDY/COLTS
Colts · his last 8 games
Balanced
Protects it
Pass / run57% / 43%
Points for / against27.6 — 23.0
Margin+4.6
Giveaways a game0.8
Sacks taken8.3% of dropbacks
Lead backJonathan Taylor · 4.0/g
Top targetMark Fletcher · 24%
QB carries0.4 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
INDY/COLTS against drippin_flash10 — the men, not the teams
INDY/COLTS leads it 1-0.
INDY/COLTS won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 24.0 — 17.0
biggest: 7 pts to INDY/COLTS
S2 · week 5
INDY/COLTS 24 — 17 drippin_flash10
INDY/COLTS
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
Colts receivers vs Raiders secondary
85 v 82
COLTS
Raiders receivers vs Colts secondary
79 v 90
COLTS
Colts line vs Raiders front
80 v 82
EVEN
Raiders line vs Colts front
82 v 78
RAIDERS
Colts backs vs Raiders run defence
74 v 81
RAIDERS
Raiders backs vs Colts run defence
80 v 78
EVEN
Colts passer vs Raiders secondary
76 v 82
RAIDERS
Raiders passer vs Colts secondary
81 v 90
COLTS
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BOX SCORE
COLTS
RAIDERS
COLTS
RAIDERS
COLTS
RAIDERS
COLTS
RAIDERS
COLTS
RAIDERS
COLTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad Chambliss QB | 13/25 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 78.4 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza QB | 29/46 | 333 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 64.8 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Taylor HB | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Trinidad Chambliss QB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Fletcher HB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zay Flowers WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Pierce WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Warren TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Washington Jr. HB | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 0 |
| LJ Martin HB | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Fernando Mendoza QB | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Tre Tucker WR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Makai Lemon WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Bowers TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Laube HB | 1 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Fletcher HB | 10 | 153 | 15.3 | 3 | 123 | 0 | 45 |
| Tyler Warren TE | 5 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 18 |
| Alec Pierce WR | 3 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Zay Flowers WR | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| Peter Clarke TE | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Anthony Gould WR | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Darius Taylor HB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makai Lemon WR | 8 | 127 | 15.9 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 39 |
| Tre Tucker WR | 8 | 109 | 13.6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| Brock Bowers TE | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 16 |
| Jack Bech WR | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| LJ Martin HB | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Mike Washington Jr. HB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Malik Benson WR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Gardner-Johnson SS | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Charvarius Ward Sr CB | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| CJ Allen MIKE | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sauce Gardner CB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Laiatu Latu LEDG | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Taylor-Britt CB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Camryn Bynum FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zach Harrison DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micheal Clemons LEDG | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JT Tuimoloau REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Hamilton SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moro Ojomo DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Williams WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keaton Thomas SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BJ Ojulari REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Haulcy SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jaylon Carlies WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Washington FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekhi Blackmon CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Caden Curry LEDG | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Amos CB | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nakobe Dean MIKE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeremy Chinn SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Treydan Stukes FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Quay Walker WILL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah Laulu DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Smith Jr LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Bosa DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taron Johnson CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Xavier Woods FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermod McCoy CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keyron Crawford REDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Shrader K | 1/1 | 3/3 | 26 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Cole P | 1/1 | 2/2 | 29 |
RECENT FORM
Colts
L
27–45 vs Ravens
WK 4
W
27–17 vs Saints
WK 3
W
27–24 vs Falcons
WK 2
Raiders
W
21–17 vs Chargers
WK 4
L
31–32 vs Chiefs
WK 3
L
28–31 vs Broncos
WK 2
TEAM STATS
| Colts | Raiders | |
|---|---|---|
| 131 | TOTAL YARDS | 422 |
| 118 | PASSING YARDS | 333 |
| 13 | RUSHING YARDS | 89 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 5 |
| 5 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 6 |
| 7 | 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
1
COLTS
—
0
RAIDERS