WEEK 9 · FINAL
THE READ
Marcus Reyes
The numbers guy
Browns win the turnover battle and the game
Take care of the football or lose. Ravens did not, and did. Lamar Jackson threw for Ravens — 19/32, 324 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT — in a losing effort. Quinshon Judkins did the work on the ground for Browns — 11 carries, 77 yards, 2 TD. Quinshon Judkins is in form — 82 rushing yards a game over his last three, against a season average of 52. Through the air: Ravens 324, Browns 168.
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravens | +9.4 | -0.0 | +9.4 | -1 |
| Browns | +5.3 | +0.5 | +4.8 | +11 |
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
Talia Morgan
Beat reporter
Baltimore couldn't protect the football—3 turnovers to Cleveland's 2—and that margin decided a game they dominated everywhere else. Lamar Jackson threw for 324 yards and 3 scores but also 3 picks, and when you're getting 38 rushing yards total, you can't afford to give it away.
Riley Parker
The chaos merchant
· replying
Mark Andrews put up 127 yards and Baltimore still lost by 3—that's what happens when your run game disappears entirely and you're forced to win a shootout you're structurally built to avoid.
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.
Lamar Jackson
Ravens
19/32, 324 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Jonathan Taylor
Ravens
20 carries, 270 yards, 2 TD
Quinshon Judkins
Browns
11 carries, 77 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Ravens 634, Browns 267
Ravens
On the ground
Ravens 310, Browns 99
Ravens
Through the air
Ravens 324, Browns 168
Ravens
Giveaways
Browns 2, Ravens 3
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
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
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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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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
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
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
treyshiesty956 against jakber — the men, not the teams
jakber leads it 2-0.
jakber has won 2 straight.
2 meetings
avg 28.5 — 31.5
biggest: 3 pts to jakber
S2 · week 9
treyshiesty956 22 — 25 jakber
JAKBER
S2 · week 2
treyshiesty956 35 — 38 jakber
JAKBER
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
Ravens receivers vs Browns secondary
78 v 82
BROWNS
Browns receivers vs Ravens secondary
81 v 87
RAVENS
Ravens line vs Browns front
85 v 82
RAVENS
Browns line vs Ravens front
80 v 81
EVEN
Ravens backs vs Browns run defence
88 v 83
RAVENS
Browns backs vs Ravens run defence
84 v 83
EVEN
Ravens passer vs Browns secondary
96 v 82
RAVENS
Browns passer vs Ravens secondary
80 v 87
RAVENS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Jackson QB | 19/32 | 324 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 85.9 |
BROWNS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Simpson QB | 14/29 | 168 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 49.2 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 20 | 270 | 13.5 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 93 | 0 |
| Lamar Jackson QB | 5 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| Mark Andrews TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BROWNS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinshon Judkins HB | 11 | 77 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Ty Simpson QB | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ian Strong WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Andrews TE | 6 | 127 | 21.2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 37 |
| Adonai Mitchell WR | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 58 |
| Elijah Sarratt WR | 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| Duce Robinson WR | 2 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Ja'Kobi Lane WR | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
BROWNS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC Concepcion Jr WR | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 27 |
| Quinshon Judkins HB | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 19 |
| Trey'Dez Green TE | 3 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| Emeka Egbuka WR | 1 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 31 |
| Ian Strong WR | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 10 |
| Harold Fannin Jr TE | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Bates III FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashan Gary LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlon Humphrey CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zion Young LEDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Emerson Jr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roquan Smith MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chamarri Conner FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T'Vondre Sweat DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Wiggins CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BROWNS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah WILL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel McNeil-Warren FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Delpit SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Okada SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Williams WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Verse REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Graham DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Wright LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jer'Zhan Newton DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beanie Bishop Jr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Angelo Ponds CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnold Ebiketie LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Schwesinger MIKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Campbell CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAVENS
nothing recorded
BROWNS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Gay K | 1/1 | 2/2 | 20 |
RECENT FORM
Ravens
W
26–7 vs Patriots
WK 8
W
31–24 vs Bears
WK 7
W
43–10 vs Steelers
WK 5
Browns
W
38–7 vs Chargers
WK 8
L
17–31 vs Jaguars
WK 7
L
7–21 vs Rams
WK 5
TEAM STATS
| Ravens | Browns | |
|---|---|---|
| 634 | TOTAL YARDS | 267 |
| 324 | PASSING YARDS | 168 |
| 310 | RUSHING YARDS | 99 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 3 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | TAKEAWAYS | 4 |
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
RAVENS
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2
BROWNS