WEEK 7 · FINAL
THE READ
Raiders edge Steelers by 1
Raiders 17, Steelers 16. Nobody watching sat down. Fernando Mendoza threw for Raiders — 19/30, 220 yards, 1 TD. Matthew Stafford was steady for Steelers — 20/31, 212 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. Three weeks of this now from Josh Downs: 78 receiving yards a game, well clear of his 51 average. Total yards: Raiders 371, Steelers 296.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | -11.8 | +1.7 | -13.5 | -16 |
| Steelers | -12.1 | -1.6 | -10.5 | -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.
Fernando Mendoza
Raiders
19/30, 220 yards, 1 TD
Matthew Stafford
Steelers
20/31, 212 yards, 1 TD
Josh Downs
Steelers
6 catches, 103 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Raiders 371, Steelers 296
Raiders
On the ground
Raiders 151, Steelers 84
Raiders
Through the air
Raiders 220, Steelers 212
Raiders
Giveaways
Steelers 1, Raiders 1
Raiders
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 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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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 61% · Rush 39% · 16.9 scored, 27.4 allowed
6.8 yds/att
57.9% completions
4.5 yds/carry
290.4 yds/game
1.2 giveaways/game
6.3% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 49 · Conservative
Balance 89
Ball security 66
Back usage 34%
QB runs 2.8/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 94
WR 84
TE 80
RB 84
OL 80
DL 86
LB 78
DB 86
Best: Matthew Stafford QB 94
Fastest: DK Metcalf WR 94 SPD
5 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
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
Raiders receivers vs Steelers secondary
79 v 86
STEELERS
Steelers receivers vs Raiders secondary
84 v 82
EVEN
Raiders line vs Steelers front
82 v 86
STEELERS
Steelers line vs Raiders front
80 v 82
EVEN
Raiders backs vs Steelers run defence
80 v 83
STEELERS
Steelers backs vs Raiders run defence
84 v 81
STEELERS
Raiders passer vs Steelers secondary
81 v 86
STEELERS
Steelers passer vs Raiders secondary
94 v 82
STEELERS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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RAIDERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza QB | 19/30 | 220 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 96.5 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford QB | 20/31 | 212 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 95 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Washington Jr. HB | 18 | 82 | 4.6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
| Fernando Mendoza QB | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 33 | 0 |
| Dylan Laube HB | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| LJ Martin HB | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tre Tucker WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kewan Lacy HB | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| DK Metcalf WR | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Matthew Stafford QB | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jaylen Warren HB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Josh Downs WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tre Tucker WR | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 19 |
| Brock Bowers TE | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 18 |
| Makai Lemon WR | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| Jack Bech WR | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Mike Washington Jr. HB | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Downs WR | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 66 |
| DK Metcalf WR | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| Michael Pittman WR | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Pat Freiermuth TE | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| Kewan Lacy HB | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakobe Dean MIKE | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jeremy Chinn SS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Trey Amos CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Quay Walker WILL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Treydan Stukes FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Keyron Crawford REDG | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joey Bosa DT | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Smith Jr LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermod McCoy CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah Laulu DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Eichenberg WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taron Johnson CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kwity Paye REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Redmond DT | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaquan Brisker SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Patrick Queen MIKE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jalen Ramsey FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Payton Wilson WILL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joey Porter CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jamel Dean CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Osa Odighizuwa DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Watt LEDG | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Highsmith REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Holcomb WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Harmon DT | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poona Ford DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeShon Elliott SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Suntarine Perkins LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian Castro FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Cole P | 1/3 | 2/2 | 50 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Boswell K | 3/3 | 1/1 | 52 |
RECENT FORM
Raiders
L
6–35 vs Packers
WK 6
L
17–24 vs Colts
WK 5
W
21–17 vs Chargers
WK 4
Steelers
L
21–27 vs Lions
WK 6
L
10–43 vs Ravens
WK 5
W
28–24 vs Chiefs
WK 4
TEAM STATS
| Raiders | Steelers | |
|---|---|---|
| 371 | TOTAL YARDS | 296 |
| 220 | PASSING YARDS | 212 |
| 151 | RUSHING YARDS | 84 |
| 3 | SACKS ALLOWED | 3 |
| 3 | SACKS MADE | 3 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | TAKEAWAYS | 1 |
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.