WEEK 5 · FINAL
THE READ
Caleb Brooks
Beat reporter
Patriots run away with it, 38-6
The Patriots demolished Tennessee 38-6, with Drake Maye throwing 4 touchdowns on 15 of 22 passing for 329 yards while Kyle Williams caught 4 balls for 129 yards and a score. New England's air attack dominated the decisive stat, outgaining the Titans 329 to 72 through the air and controlling total yards 389 to 162. Jacory Croskey-Merritt's 8 carries for 83 yards and a touchdown were the only bright spot for a Tennessee offense that managed just 6 points to fall to 1-4.
Caleb Brooks
Beat reporter
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriots | +6.5 | -2.1 | +8.6 | +7 |
| Titans | -16.1 | +3.7 | -19.8 | -5 |
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.
Patriots —
AFC #6
· 6-4
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IN THE BOOTH
Daniel Keller
The numbers guy
Drake Maye threw 4 touchdowns on 15 completions—clean, efficient work—while Tennessee managed just 72 passing yards and couldn't stay out of its own way. When one team gets that kind of air superiority and the other's offense goes nowhere, 38-6 is what you get.
Sephen A. Smith
The showman
· replying
Kyle Williams just had the best afternoon of his season, and Tennessee's 1-4 record says what happens when your defense gives a quarterback like Maye that much rope—he hangs you with it.
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.
Drake Maye
Patriots
15/22, 329 yards, 4 TD
Kyle Williams
Patriots
4 catches, 129 yards, 1 TD
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
Titans
8 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Patriots 329, Titans 72
Patriots
Total yards
Patriots 389, Titans 162
Patriots
On the ground
Titans 90, Patriots 60
Titans
Giveaways
Titans 1, Patriots 0
Patriots
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 61% · Rush 39% · 25.8 scored, 17.2 allowed
8.8 yds/att
63.1% completions
5.8 yds/carry
310.3 yds/game
1.5 giveaways/game
8.5% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 72 · Efficient
Balance 89
Ball security 58
Back usage 32%
QB runs 2.8/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.5% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 97
WR 83
TE 87
RB 86
OL 84
DL 83
LB 73
DB 88
Best: Christian Gonzalez CB 99
Fastest: TreVeyon Henderson HB 95 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% · 12.7 scored, 32.4 allowed
6.4 yds/att
50.3% completions
5.9 yds/carry
220.6 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
11.1% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 23 · Turnover-prone
Balance 90
Ball security 50
Back usage 33%
QB runs 2.2/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 11.1% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 80
WR 82
TE 76
RB 76
OL 82
DL 80
LB 79
DB 81
Best: Aaron Brewer C 90
Fastest: Chimere Dike 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
Checo
Patriots · his last 8 games
Balanced
Pass / run61% / 39%
Points for / against27.1 — 16.4
Margin+10.8
Giveaways a game1.9
Sacks taken7.0% of dropbacks
Lead backTreVeyon Henderson · 8.9/g
Top targetKyle Williams · 30%
QB carries2.6 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.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Patriots receivers vs Titans secondary
83 v 81
EVEN
Titans receivers vs Patriots secondary
82 v 88
PATRIOTS
Patriots line vs Titans front
84 v 80
PATRIOTS
Titans line vs Patriots front
82 v 83
EVEN
Patriots backs vs Titans run defence
86 v 80
PATRIOTS
Titans backs vs Patriots run defence
76 v 82
PATRIOTS
Patriots passer vs Titans secondary
97 v 81
PATRIOTS
Titans passer vs Patriots secondary
80 v 88
PATRIOTS
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BOX SCORE
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PATRIOTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye QB | 15/22 | 329 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 150.5 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Ward QB | 5/16 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 20.8 |
PATRIOTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye QB | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| TreVeyon Henderson HB | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| A.J. Brown WR | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 59 | 0 |
| Nick Singleton HB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
PATRIOTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Williams WR | 4 | 129 | 32.2 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 64 |
| A.J. Brown WR | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| Hunter Henry TE | 2 | 56 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
| TreVeyon Henderson HB | 2 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| Zachariah Branch WR | 2 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 23 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elic Ayomanor WR | 2 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 28 |
| Carnell Tate WR | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| Wan'Dale Robinson WR | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| Jeremiah Hasley TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
PATRIOTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Gonzalez CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bear Alexander DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Woodson SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yhonzae Pierre REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koi Perich FS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ji'Ayir Brown SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Jones CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Spillane MIKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alontae Taylor CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cor'Dale Flott CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daron Payne DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amani Hooker SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Winston Jr FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hill Jr. MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Franklin-Myers LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Marshall DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bray Hubbard SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PATRIOTS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Borregales K | 1/1 | 5/5 | 27 |
TITANS
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Patriots
L
13–23 vs Eagles
WK 4
W
38–17 vs Dolphins
WK 3
W
24–18 vs Commanders
WK 2
Titans
L
6–59 vs Jaguars
WK 4
L
7–25 vs Buccaneers
WK 3
L
17–24 vs Texans
WK 2
TEAM STATS
| Patriots | Titans | |
|---|---|---|
| 389 | TOTAL YARDS | 162 |
| 329 | PASSING YARDS | 72 |
| 60 | RUSHING YARDS | 90 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | 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.