WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Packers run away with it, 52-28
Cardinals had no answer. Packers took it 52-28. Jordan Love threw for Packers — 18/33, 350 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT. Geno Smith did the damage for Cardinals — 11/24, 219 yards, 3 TD, 5 INT — in a losing effort. Through the air: Packers 350, Cardinals 219.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packers | +8.2 | +5.2 | +3.0 | +7 |
| Cardinals | +9.4 | +0.0 | +9.4 | +4 |
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
Riley Parker
The chaos merchant
Arizona threw it 24 times and gave it away 5 times doing it—Geno Smith turned the ball into a turnover factory, and when you're that reckless with the football against Jordan Love firing on all cylinders, 52 points is what happens.
Nicole Santos
Beat reporter
· replying
Arizona's run game with Jeremiyah Love on the ground showed it could move the ball—161 yards is real—but 7 turnovers, most of them Geno Smith's 5 picks, is exactly the kind of self-inflicted collapse that looks nothing like a competitive team, even in week 1.
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.
Jordan Love
Packers
18/33, 350 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
Geno Smith
Cardinals
11/24, 219 yards, 3 TD, 5 INT
Jeremiyah Love
Cardinals
15 carries, 161 yards, 1 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Packers 350, Cardinals 219
Packers
On the ground
Cardinals 174, Packers 92
Cardinals
Total yards
Packers 442, Cardinals 393
Packers
Giveaways
Cardinals 7, Packers 2
Packers
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 64% · Rush 36% · 34.2 scored, 31.2 allowed
9.8 yds/att
56.6% completions
5.3 yds/carry
361.5 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
1.7% sack rate
last 4: 2-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 67 · Aggressive
Balance 79
Ball security 51
Back usage 33%
QB runs 1.5/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 91
WR 84
TE 87
RB 84
OL 78
DL 83
LB 79
DB 84
Best: Micah Parsons LEDG 99
Fastest: Christian Watson WR 96 SPD
13 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 59% · Rush 41% · 31.0 scored, 21.6 allowed
10.6 yds/att
58.6% completions
7.0 yds/carry
341.8 yds/game
2.2 giveaways/game
8.3% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 62 · Aggressive
Balance 84
Ball security 38
Back usage 38%
QB runs 1.2/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.2 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 95
WR 82
TE 99
RB 86
OL 82
DL 86
LB 74
DB 82
Best: Trey McBride TE 99
Fastest: Jeremiyah Love HB 94 SPD
9 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
Isaiah?
Cardinals · his last 5 games
Balanced
Gives it away
One back
Pass / run59% / 41%
Points for / against31.0 — 21.6
Margin+9.4
Giveaways a game2.2
Sacks taken8.3% of dropbacks
Lead backJeremiyah Love · 11.4/g
Top targetTrey McBride · 32%
QB carries1.2 a game
DrillArts
Packers · his last 4 games
Throws it
One back
Pass / run64% / 36%
Points for / against34.2 — 31.2
Margin+3.0
Giveaways a game1.8
Sacks taken1.7% of dropbacks
Lead backJosh Jacobs · 13.0/g
Top targetMatthew Golden · 29%
QB carries1.0 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
DrillArts against Isaiah? — the men, not the teams
DrillArts leads it 1-0.
DrillArts won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 52.0 — 28.0
biggest: 24 pts to DrillArts
S2 · week 1
DrillArts 52 — 28 Isaiah?
DRILLARTS
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 Cardinals secondary
84 v 82
EVEN
Cardinals receivers vs Packers secondary
82 v 84
EVEN
Packers line vs Cardinals front
78 v 86
CARDINALS
Cardinals line vs Packers front
82 v 83
EVEN
Packers backs vs Cardinals run defence
84 v 82
EVEN
Cardinals backs vs Packers run defence
86 v 82
CARDINALS
Packers passer vs Cardinals secondary
91 v 82
PACKERS
Cardinals passer vs Packers secondary
95 v 84
CARDINALS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Love QB | 18/33 | 350 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 118.6 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geno Smith QB | 11/24 | 219 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 78.2 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Jacobs HB | 15 | 82 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 0 |
| Jordan Love QB | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiyah Love HB | 15 | 161 | 10.7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 65 | 0 |
| Geno Smith QB | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Kraft TE | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 39 |
| Nick Marsh WR | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 70 |
| Matthew Golden WR | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 46 |
| Christian Watson WR | 4 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| Josh Jacobs HB | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison Jr WR | 4 | 88 | 22 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 29 |
| Trey McBride TE | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 39 |
| Michael Wilson WR | 2 | 38 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| Wyatt Young WR | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Mckinney SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Williams FS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Cisse CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keisean Nixon CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris McClellan DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty'Ron Hopper WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Bullard SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgerrin Cooper MIKE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devonte Wyatt DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah McDuffie SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carrington Valentine CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Johnson CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Melton CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack Wilson Sr MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denzel Burke CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Nolen III DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Jenkins DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Budda Baker SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaven Collins LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dadrion Taylor-Demerson FS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kitan Crawford SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Sweat REDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Smack K | 1/1 | 7/7 | 22 |
CARDINALS
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Packers
no games yet
Cardinals
no games yet
TEAM STATS
| Packers | Cardinals | |
|---|---|---|
| 442 | TOTAL YARDS | 393 |
| 350 | PASSING YARDS | 219 |
| 92 | RUSHING YARDS | 174 |
| 0 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 0 |
| 2 | GIVEAWAYS | 7 |
| 7 | TAKEAWAYS | 2 |
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
CARDINALS