WEEK 7 · FINAL
THE READ
Broncos win a 21-6 rockfight
Points were scarce. Broncos scraped past Vikings 21-6. Zach Allen lived in the backfield for Broncos — 2 sacks. Justin Jefferson did the catching for Vikings — 5 catches, 75 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. On the ground: Broncos 68, Vikings 19.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings | -3.0 | +6.9 | -9.9 | +0 |
| Broncos | +10.5 | -4.8 | +15.2 | +13 |
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.
Broncos —
AFC #1 · division
· 7-2
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Zach Allen
Broncos
2 sacks
Justin Jefferson
Vikings
5 catches, 75 yards, 1 TD
RJ Harvey
Broncos
16 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Broncos 68, Vikings 19
Broncos
Total yards
Broncos 225, Vikings 192
Broncos
Through the air
Vikings 173, Broncos 157
Vikings
Pressure
Broncos 6 sacks, Vikings 0
Broncos
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 62% · Rush 38% · 21.0 scored, 30.9 allowed
8.3 yds/att
58.3% completions
4.6 yds/carry
285.2 yds/game
1.2 giveaways/game
13.2% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 56 · Aggressive
Balance 88
Ball security 66
Back usage 35%
QB runs 1.2/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 13.2% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 80
WR 86
TE 83
RB 78
OL 82
DL 79
LB 80
DB 84
Best: Justin Jefferson WR 95
Fastest: Isaiah Sategna III WR 96 SPD
6 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 60% · Rush 40% · 33.3 scored, 18.1 allowed
9.1 yds/att
66.7% completions
5.4 yds/carry
384.9 yds/game
1.0 giveaways/game
6.2% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 82 · Efficient
Balance 90
Ball security 72
Back usage 36%
QB runs 1.7/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 85
WR 84
TE 78
RB 82
OL 82
DL 86
LB 78
DB 88
Best: Patrick Surtain II CB 98
Fastest: Jaylen Waddle WR 96 SPD
3 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
KodakBoppin
Broncos · his last 8 games
Balanced
One back
Pass / run61% / 39%
Points for / against31.4 — 20.4
Margin+11.0
Giveaways a game1.1
Sacks taken5.9% of dropbacks
Lead backRJ Harvey · 14.1/g
Top targetCourtland Sutton · 27%
QB carries1.4 a game
asqxct
Vikings · his last 8 games
Throws it
One back
Takes sacks
Pass / run65% / 35%
Points for / against19.8 — 31.2
Margin-11.5
Giveaways a game1.2
Sacks taken13.2% of dropbacks
Lead backIsaac Brown · 10.2/g
Top targetJustin Jefferson · 33%
QB carries1.0 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
asqxct against KodakBoppin — the men, not the teams
KodakBoppin leads it 1-0.
KodakBoppin won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 6.0 — 21.0
biggest: 15 pts to KodakBoppin
S2 · week 7
asqxct 6 — 21 KodakBoppin
KODAKBOPPIN
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
Vikings receivers vs Broncos secondary
86 v 88
EVEN
Broncos receivers vs Vikings secondary
84 v 84
EVEN
Vikings line vs Broncos front
82 v 86
BRONCOS
Broncos line vs Vikings front
82 v 79
BRONCOS
Vikings backs vs Broncos run defence
78 v 83
BRONCOS
Broncos backs vs Vikings run defence
82 v 79
BRONCOS
Vikings passer vs Broncos secondary
80 v 88
BRONCOS
Broncos passer vs Vikings secondary
85 v 84
EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. McCarthy QB | 15/22 | 173 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 68.9 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Nix QB | 12/13 | 157 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 124.5 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Brown HB | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 0 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Harvey HB | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
| Jonah Coleman HB | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Pat Bryant II WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson WR | 5 | 75 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 38 |
| Isaiah Sategna III WR | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| T.J. Hockenson TE | 2 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 37 |
| Tai Felton WR | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Isaac Brown HB | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtland Sutton WR | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Luke Hasz TE | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 17 |
| Jaylen Waddle WR | 2 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 28 |
| RJ Harvey HB | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| Pat Bryant II WR | 1 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakobe Thomas FS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keon Sabb SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Rodgers Sr CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clev Lubin REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Turner LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarvion Overshown WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Murphy Jr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pierre CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Golday MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Baker SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Jones FS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nik Bonitto REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Onyedim DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Quan McMillian CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Allen DT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SirVocea Dennis MIKE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudin Cherelus SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathon Cooper LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Moss CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Singleton MIKE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain II CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mac McWilliams CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Vikings
L
27–29 vs Bears
WK 6
W
41–35 vs Seahawks
WK 5
L
17–38 vs Lions
WK 4
Broncos
W
34–24 vs Chargers
WK 6
L
24–27 vs Chiefs
WK 5
L
28–34 vs Browns
WK 4
TEAM STATS
| Vikings | Broncos | |
|---|---|---|
| 192 | TOTAL YARDS | 225 |
| 173 | PASSING YARDS | 157 |
| 19 | RUSHING YARDS | 68 |
| 6 | SACKS ALLOWED | 0 |
| 0 | SACKS MADE | 6 |
| 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
0
VIKINGS
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1
BRONCOS