WEEK 7 · FINAL
THE READ
Saints win the turnover battle and the game
49ers could not stop handing it over, and Saints made it count — 28-23. Brock Purdy threw for 49ers — 15/25, 241 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT — in a losing effort. De'Zhaun Stribling did the catching for 49ers — 7 catches, 157 yards, 2 TD. A lean spell for Travis Etienne Jr, whose last three have averaged 26 rushing yards against a season figure of 72. Total yards: 49ers 323, Saints 195.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | -9.7 | +1.3 | -11.0 | -2 |
| 49ers | -6.9 | +6.1 | -13.0 | -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.
IN THE BOOTH
Jaylen Rivers
The insider
Two teams drowning in losses playing like they had nothing to lose—New Orleans made the most of it, and Bryce Lance's 3 touchdown catches was the difference in a 5-point game that never got out of hand. When both sides are this desperate, ball security matters, and the Saints took better care of it.
Elise Carter
The insider
· replying
San Francisco came in at 1-6 and still couldn't take care of the ball—this wasn't New Orleans playing over their heads, it was the Niners playing exactly down to theirs.
Marcus Reyes
The numbers guy
· replying
San Francisco had 323 yards and lost to a team with 195, which means Purdy's 3 interceptions weren't just a number—they were the entire game, and the Niners need to stop pretending volume matters when the ball keeps leaving their hands.
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.
Brock Purdy
49ers
15/25, 241 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
De'Zhaun Stribling
49ers
7 catches, 157 yards, 2 TD
Bryce Lance
Saints
3 catches, 75 yards, 3 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
49ers 323, Saints 195
49ers
Through the air
49ers 241, Saints 165
49ers
On the ground
49ers 82, Saints 30
49ers
Giveaways
49ers 3, Saints 0
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
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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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 59% · Rush 41% · 20.3 scored, 33.3 allowed
7.7 yds/att
56.1% completions
6.2 yds/carry
314.4 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
7.7% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 45 · Aggressive
Balance 91
Ball security 50
Back usage 36%
QB runs 2.0/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- De'Zhaun Stribling takes 46% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 87
WR 84
TE 95
RB 88
OL 83
DL 83
LB 87
DB 81
Best: Fred Warner MIKE 98
Fastest: De'Zhaun Stribling WR 94 SPD
6 at star dev or better
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
KiLLaGueRiLLa21
49ers · his last 8 games
Balanced
One back
One target
Pass / run58% / 42%
Points for / against19.8 — 31.0
Margin-11.2
Giveaways a game1.8
Sacks taken7.0% of dropbacks
Lead backChristian McCaffrey · 15.1/g
Top targetDe'Zhaun Stribling · 48%
QB carries1.2 a game
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
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
Juice against KiLLaGueRiLLa21 — the men, not the teams
Juice leads it 1-0.
Juice won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 28.0 — 23.0
biggest: 5 pts to Juice
S2 · week 7
Juice 28 — 23 KiLLaGueRiLLa21
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
Saints receivers vs 49ers secondary
78 v 81
49ERS
49ers receivers vs Saints secondary
84 v 85
EVEN
Saints line vs 49ers front
79 v 83
49ERS
49ers line vs Saints front
83 v 80
49ERS
Saints backs vs 49ers run defence
80 v 85
49ERS
49ers backs vs Saints run defence
88 v 79
49ERS
Saints passer vs 49ers secondary
83 v 81
EVEN
49ers passer vs Saints secondary
87 v 85
EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
SAINTS
49ERS
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SAINTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough QB | 11/14 | 165 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 155.3 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Purdy QB | 15/25 | 241 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 79.3 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Etienne Jr HB | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 0 |
| Tyler Shough QB | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian McCaffrey HB | 17 | 80 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 |
| Brock Purdy QB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Lance WR | 3 | 75 | 25 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 67 |
| Wyatt Young WR | 4 | 72 | 18 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 27 |
| Travis Etienne Jr HB | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Oscar Delp TE | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Juwan Johnson TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Zhaun Stribling WR | 7 | 157 | 22.4 | 2 | 76 | 0 | 87 |
| Ricky Pearsall WR | 2 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| Stefon Diggs WR | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| George Kittle TE | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Christian McCaffrey HB | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 8 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Reid FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Sanker SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Styles Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Stutsman MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chop Robinson REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christen Miller DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaden Elliss WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Holmes JR DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kool-Aid McKinstry CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denzel Ward CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Hooker FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre Greenlaw WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renardo Green CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Sigle SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin White SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Moore CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Walker DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Warner MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deommodore Lenoir CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAINTS
nothing recorded
49ERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy Pineiro K | 1/1 | 2/2 | 35 |
RECENT FORM
Saints
L
7–31 vs Eagles
WK 6
L
20–41 vs Cowboys
WK 5
L
10–28 vs Falcons
WK 4
49ers
L
7–24 vs Bengals
WK 6
L
27–28 vs Lions
WK 5
L
23–42 vs Cardinals
WK 4
TEAM STATS
| Saints | 49ers | |
|---|---|---|
| 195 | TOTAL YARDS | 323 |
| 165 | PASSING YARDS | 241 |
| 30 | RUSHING YARDS | 82 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 0 |
| 0 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 3 |
| 3 | 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
SAINTS
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0
49ERS