WEEK 8 · FINAL
THE READ
Browns run away with it, 38-7
Chargers had no answer. Browns took it 38-7. Ty Simpson threw for Browns — 24/41, 240 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT. Justin Herbert was steady for Chargers — 23/44, 221 yards, 2 INT — in a losing effort. Quinshon Judkins's high-water mark for the year. Total yards: Browns 449, Chargers 264.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | +5.3 | +0.5 | +4.8 | +11 |
| Chargers | -12.0 | +1.7 | -13.7 | -10 |
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.
Browns —
AFC #3 · division
· 6-3
Playoff picture →
Ty Simpson
Browns
24/41, 240 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Justin Herbert
Chargers
23/44, 221 yards, 2 INT
Quinshon Judkins
Browns
12 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Browns 449, Chargers 264
Browns
On the ground
Browns 209, Chargers 43
Browns
Through the air
Browns 240, Chargers 221
Browns
Giveaways
Chargers 3, Browns 1
Browns
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 66% · Rush 34% · 28.3 scored, 23.6 allowed
8.0 yds/att
60.1% completions
6.3 yds/carry
315.6 yds/game
1.2 giveaways/game
7.0% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 63 · Efficient
Balance 84
Ball security 66
Back usage 29%
QB runs 2.0/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 80
WR 81
TE 82
RB 84
OL 80
DL 82
LB 83
DB 82
Best: Jared Verse REDG 90
Fastest: Evan Stewart WR 94 SPD
5 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 70% · Rush 30% · 16.4 scored, 30.1 allowed
6.8 yds/att
54.8% completions
5.1 yds/carry
337.4 yds/game
1.7 giveaways/game
8.9% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 32 · Turnover-prone
Balance 80
Ball security 53
Back usage 25%
QB runs 2.7/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.9% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 90
WR 81
TE 79
RB 81
OL 85
DL 78
LB 76
DB 84
Best: Rashawn Slater LT 93
Fastest: Brenen Thompson WR 97 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
jakber
Browns · his last 8 games
Throws it
Pass / run69% / 31%
Points for / against25.1 — 23.5
Margin+1.6
Giveaways a game1.2
Sacks taken7.5% of dropbacks
Lead backQuinshon Judkins · 8.0/g
Top targetEmeka Egbuka · 30%
QB carries1.8 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
Browns receivers vs Chargers secondary
81 v 84
CHARGERS
Chargers receivers vs Browns secondary
81 v 82
EVEN
Browns line vs Chargers front
80 v 78
EVEN
Chargers line vs Browns front
85 v 82
CHARGERS
Browns backs vs Chargers run defence
84 v 77
BROWNS
Chargers backs vs Browns run defence
81 v 83
EVEN
Browns passer vs Chargers secondary
80 v 84
CHARGERS
Chargers passer vs Browns secondary
90 v 82
CHARGERS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
BROWNS
CHARGERS
BROWNS
CHARGERS
BROWNS
CHARGERS
BROWNS
CHARGERS
BROWNS
CHARGERS
BROWNS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Simpson QB | 24/41 | 240 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 89.4 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert QB | 23/44 | 221 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 47.6 |
BROWNS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinshon Judkins HB | 12 | 117 | 9.8 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 24 | 0 |
| Antwan Raymond HB | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 0 |
| Dylan Sampson HB | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 0 |
| Ty Simpson QB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keaton Mitchell HB | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| Justin Herbert QB | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kimani Vidal HB | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Omarion Hampton HB | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Quentin Johnston WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ladd McConkey WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BROWNS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Strong WR | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| Emeka Egbuka WR | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
| Quinshon Judkins HB | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10 |
| Trey'Dez Green TE | 2 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| KC Concepcion Jr WR | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Harold Fannin Jr TE | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Jake Rendina FB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Johnston WR | 5 | 65 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 21 |
| David Njoku TE | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| Ladd McConkey WR | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 13 |
| Brenen Thompson WR | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| Omarion Hampton HB | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Alec Ingold FB | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Keaton Mitchell HB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BROWNS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Schwesinger MIKE | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Emmanuel McNeil-Warren FS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tyson Campbell CB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mason Graham DT | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jer'Zhan Newton DT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Angelo Ponds CB | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Beanie Bishop Jr CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Delpit SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jared Verse REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnold Ebiketie LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sainristil CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Elijah Chatman DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Wright LEDG | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daiyan Henley WILL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Derwin James Jr SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Elijah Molden FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Junior Colson MIKE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Kennard REDG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Jackson CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tarheeb Still CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jalon Kilgore SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Genesis Smith SS | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Eboigbe DT | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuli Tuipulotu LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akheem Mesidor REDG | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaree Caldwell DT | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Hart CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Del'Shawn Phillips SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BROWNS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Gay K | 1/2 | 5/5 | 35 |
CHARGERS
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Browns
L
17–31 vs Jaguars
WK 7
L
7–21 vs Rams
WK 5
W
34–28 vs Broncos
WK 4
Chargers
L
24–34 vs Broncos
WK 6
L
25–31 vs Bears
WK 5
L
17–21 vs Raiders
WK 4
TEAM STATS
| Browns | Chargers | |
|---|---|---|
| 449 | TOTAL YARDS | 264 |
| 240 | PASSING YARDS | 221 |
| 209 | RUSHING YARDS | 43 |
| 3 | SACKS ALLOWED | 5 |
| 5 | SACKS MADE | 3 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 3 |
| 3 | 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.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
1
BROWNS
—
0
CHARGERS