WEEK 8 · FINAL
THE READ
Talia Morgan
Beat reporter
Ravens beat Patriots, 26-7
Ravens did what they needed to, 26-7. Lamar Jackson was steady for Ravens — 23/31, 234 yards, 1 TD. TreVeyon Henderson ran it for Patriots — 10 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. Mark Fletcher has not had a better afternoon this season. Total yards: Ravens 392, Patriots 252.
Talia Morgan
Beat reporter
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriots | +6.1 | -2.5 | +8.6 | +7 |
| Ravens | +9.4 | -0.0 | +9.4 | -1 |
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 MVP race
#3
Jonathan Taylor
HB · Ravens · 4.4% of the field
#4
Lamar Jackson
QB · Ravens · 2.8% of the field
#12
Duce Robinson
WR · Ravens · 0.5% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Sephen A. Smith
The showman
Baltimore's defense forced the Patriots into a turnover carnival—6 giveaways and Drake Maye throwing 3 interceptions with nothing downfield to show for it—and that kind of gift-wrapping doesn't lose close games, it obliterates them.
Jordan Hayes
The armchair coach
· replying
Baltimore dominated the line of scrimmage so thoroughly that they barely needed to take a risk—1 turnover to New England's 6 speaks to execution, sure, but it also means the Ravens were never forced to press, never had to manufacture anything, just play complementary football and let the Pats beat themselves.
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.
Jonathan Taylor
Ravens
26 carries, 260 yards, 3 TD
Lamar Jackson
Ravens
23/31, 234 yards, 1 TD
TreVeyon Henderson
Patriots
10 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Ravens 584, Patriots 252
Ravens
On the ground
Ravens 350, Patriots 102
Ravens
Through the air
Ravens 234, Patriots 150
Ravens
Giveaways
Ravens 1, Patriots 6
Ravens
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
Balanced
Pass 57% · Rush 43% · 37.9 scored, 28.5 allowed
10.9 yds/att
61.5% completions
8.9 yds/carry
602.2 yds/game
2.1 giveaways/game
4.5% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 68 · Aggressive
Balance 93
Ball security 41
Back usage 34%
QB runs 5.4/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.1 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 96
WR 78
TE 89
RB 88
OL 85
DL 81
LB 84
DB 87
Best: Jonathan Taylor HB 97
Fastest: Lamar Jackson QB 95 SPD
7 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
treyshiesty956
Ravens · his last 8 games
Balanced
Runs the quarterback
One back
Pass / run56% / 44%
Points for / against34.9 — 27.4
Margin+7.5
Giveaways a game1.8
Sacks taken5.5% of dropbacks
Lead backJonathan Taylor · 19.5/g
Top targetMark Andrews · 26%
QB carries5.0 a game
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.
THE SERIES
Checo against treyshiesty956 — the men, not the teams
treyshiesty956 leads it 1-0.
treyshiesty956 won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 7.0 — 26.0
biggest: 19 pts to treyshiesty956
S2 · week 8
Checo 7 — 26 treyshiesty956
TREYSHIESTY956
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
Patriots receivers vs Ravens secondary
83 v 87
RAVENS
Ravens receivers vs Patriots secondary
78 v 88
PATRIOTS
Patriots line vs Ravens front
84 v 81
PATRIOTS
Ravens line vs Patriots front
85 v 83
EVEN
Patriots backs vs Ravens run defence
86 v 83
PATRIOTS
Ravens backs vs Patriots run defence
88 v 82
RAVENS
Patriots passer vs Ravens secondary
97 v 87
PATRIOTS
Ravens passer vs Patriots secondary
96 v 88
RAVENS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye QB | 14/32 | 150 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 19 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Jackson QB | 23/31 | 234 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 106.1 |
PATRIOTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TreVeyon Henderson HB | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 40 | 1 |
| Drake Maye QB | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson HB | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Hunter Henry TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Brahmer TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 26 | 260 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 134 | 60 | 0 |
| Lamar Jackson QB | 11 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 1 |
| Tank Bigsby HB | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| Duce Robinson WR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Mayer TE | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Adonai Mitchell WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Andrews TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PATRIOTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Brown WR | 3 | 54 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
| Kyle Williams WR | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| Benjamin Brahmer TE | 3 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| Hunter Henry TE | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| TreVeyon Henderson HB | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Beau Sparks WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Kobi Lane WR | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 15 |
| Duce Robinson WR | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| Adonai Mitchell WR | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
| Mark Andrews TE | 3 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| Elijah Sarratt WR | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Tank Bigsby HB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
PATRIOTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Woodson SS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Marcus Jones CB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Koi Perich FS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Christian Gonzalez CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Christian Barmore DT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Davis III CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Amari Gainer MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bear Alexander DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milton Williams DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Namdi Obiazor WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Jacas LEDG | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Spillane MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Harold Landry III REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Bush Jr. DT | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Bates III FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rashan Gary LEDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nate Wiggins CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Martin Emerson Jr CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zion Young LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Jones DT | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Divine Deablo MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roquan Smith MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T'Vondre Sweat DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlon Humphrey CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chamarri Conner FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jackson CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tavius Robinson LEDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylinn Hawkins FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PATRIOTS
nothing recorded
RAVENS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Loop K | 4/4 | 2/2 | 51 |
RECENT FORM
Patriots
W
48–7 vs Giants
WK 7
W
49–28 vs Bills
WK 6
W
38–6 vs Titans
WK 5
Ravens
W
31–24 vs Bears
WK 7
W
43–10 vs Steelers
WK 5
W
45–27 vs Colts
WK 4
TEAM STATS
| Patriots | Ravens | |
|---|---|---|
| 252 | TOTAL YARDS | 584 |
| 150 | PASSING YARDS | 234 |
| 102 | RUSHING YARDS | 350 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 6 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 2 | TAKEAWAYS | 5 |
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
PATRIOTS
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1
RAVENS