WEEK 9 · FINAL
THE READ
Packers run away with it, 27-0
Packers 27, Chiefs 0, and it was not that close. An afternoon to forget for Patrick Mahomes: 32 passing yards from a 95-overall player averaging 250. Through the air: Packers 123, Chiefs 32. Chiefs are 4-4; Packers are 7-1.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packers | +12.5 | -1.0 | +13.4 | +6 |
| Chiefs | +0.7 | -1.0 | +1.7 | +2 |
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 BOOTH
Elise Carter
The insider
Kansas City's 4 turnovers decided this one—Mahomes threw 3 picks and the offense couldn't manufacture anything else, and when you're giving it away that freely against a defense playing lights-out, 27-0 is what you get.
Jaylen Rivers
The insider
· replying
Green Bay's defense was so suffocating that even when KC managed to stay on the field, the Pack's own run game disappeared—15 yards total tells you Green Bay was playing chess while Kansas City was still trying to remember the rules.
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.
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Packers 123, Chiefs 32
Packers
Total yards
Packers 138, Chiefs 57
Packers
On the ground
Chiefs 25, Packers 15
Chiefs
Pressure
Chiefs 3 sacks, Packers 0
Chiefs
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 71% · Rush 29% · 30.0 scored, 16.6 allowed
8.3 yds/att
59.2% completions
5.5 yds/carry
359.4 yds/game
1.2 giveaways/game
5.6% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 65 · Efficient
Balance 79
Ball security 66
Back usage 25%
QB runs 2.0/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 87
WR 81
TE 86
RB 82
OL 76
DL 83
LB 79
DB 83
Best: Micah Parsons REDG 98
Fastest: Christian Watson 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 61% · Rush 39% · 24.9 scored, 23.2 allowed
8.5 yds/att
69.2% completions
4.8 yds/carry
336.3 yds/game
1.0 giveaways/game
7.7% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 72 · Efficient
Balance 89
Ball security 72
Back usage 32%
QB runs 3.3/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 95
WR 84
TE 74
RB 85
OL 85
DL 80
LB 78
DB 80
Best: Patrick Mahomes QB 95
Fastest: Xavier Worthy WR 99 SPD
5 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
Psychthedelic
Chiefs · his last 8 games
Balanced
One back
Pass / run60% / 40%
Points for / against24.5 — 22.2
Margin+2.2
Giveaways a game1.0
Sacks taken7.2% of dropbacks
Lead backKenneth Walker · 14.2/g
Top targetXavier Worthy · 29%
QB carries2.8 a game
nardwick
Packers · his last 7 games
Throws it
Pass / run76% / 24%
Points for / against29.1 — 18.3
Margin+10.9
Giveaways a game1.6
Sacks taken6.1% of dropbacks
Lead backJosh Jacobs · 6.9/g
Top targetChristian Watson · 33%
QB carries1.3 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
nardwick against Psychthedelic — the men, not the teams
nardwick leads it 1-0.
nardwick won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 27.0 — 0.0
biggest: 27 pts to nardwick
S2 · week 9
nardwick 27 — 0 Psychthedelic
NARDWICK
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
Packers receivers vs Chiefs secondary
81 v 80
EVEN
Chiefs receivers vs Packers secondary
84 v 83
EVEN
Packers line vs Chiefs front
76 v 80
CHIEFS
Chiefs line vs Packers front
85 v 83
EVEN
Packers backs vs Chiefs run defence
82 v 79
PACKERS
Chiefs backs vs Packers run defence
85 v 81
CHIEFS
Packers passer vs Chiefs secondary
87 v 80
PACKERS
Chiefs passer vs Packers secondary
95 v 83
CHIEFS
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BOX SCORE
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PACKERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Love QB | 10/16 | 123 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 67.4 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes QB | 3/14 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Jacobs HB | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Jordan Love QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brashard Smith HB | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Patrick Mahomes QB | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Kenneth Walker HB | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Xavier Worthy WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rashee Rice WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Watson WR | 3 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| Matthew Golden WR | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr WR | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| Josh Jacobs HB | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 15 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashee Rice WR | 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| Kenneth Walker HB | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darien Porter CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson Jr FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier McKinney SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Parsons REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devonte Wyatt DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collin Oliver REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukas Van Ness LEDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carrington Valentine CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Spears-Jennings SS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansoor Delane CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Hicks SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxton Eck MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R Mason Thomas LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Gay Jr SAM | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khyiris Tonga DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Bolton MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nohl Williams CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kader Kohou CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Atkins WILL | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadon Canady FS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Packers
W
28–7 vs Rams
WK 7
W
35–6 vs Raiders
WK 6
W
28–0 vs Cardinals
WK 5
Chiefs
L
20–27 vs Broncos
WK 8
W
35–17 vs Bengals
WK 7
W
27–24 vs Broncos
WK 5
TEAM STATS
| Packers | Chiefs | |
|---|---|---|
| 138 | TOTAL YARDS | 57 |
| 123 | PASSING YARDS | 32 |
| 15 | RUSHING YARDS | 25 |
| 3 | SACKS ALLOWED | 0 |
| 0 | SACKS MADE | 3 |
| 3 | GIVEAWAYS | 4 |
| 4 | TAKEAWAYS | 3 |
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
PACKERS
—
0
CHIEFS