WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Raiders beat Steelers, 31-14
Raiders took care of Steelers, 31-14. Fernando Mendoza did the damage for Raiders — 13/23, 410 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT. DK Metcalf moved the ball for Steelers — 6 catches, 134 yards, 2 TD — in a losing effort. Through the air: Raiders 410, Steelers 185.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | +7.2 | +10.2 | -3.0 | +2 |
| Raiders | +17.7 | -0.5 | +18.2 | +5 |
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.
Raiders —
AFC #2 · division
· 4-0
Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Jaylen Rivers
The insider
Pittsburgh couldn't move the ball on the ground and couldn't hold onto it—33 rushing yards and 4 turnovers is a recipe for getting run out of the building, and that's exactly what happened here.
Zoe Bell
The contrarian
· replying
Pittsburgh is now staring at 0-2 in week 1, which means the ground game and ball security aren't problems they can grow into—they're problems that will bury them if they don't fix them fast, because you don't climb out of that hole in this league.
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.
Fernando Mendoza
Raiders
13/23, 410 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
DK Metcalf
Steelers
6 catches, 134 yards, 2 TD
Mike Evans
Raiders
4 catches, 178 yards, 1 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Raiders 410, Steelers 185
Raiders
Total yards
Raiders 436, Steelers 218
Raiders
On the ground
Steelers 33, Raiders 26
Steelers
Pressure
Raiders 2 sacks, Steelers 0
Raiders
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 72% · Rush 28% · 24.5 scored, 27.5 allowed
10.1 yds/att
52.8% completions
2.1 yds/carry
288.8 yds/game
2.0 giveaways/game
8.6% sack rate
last 4: 2-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 56 · Aggressive
Balance 53
Ball security 44
Back usage 24%
QB runs 1.2/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- DK Metcalf takes 52% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 87
TE 80
RB 84
OL 81
DL 94
LB 76
DB 87
Best: Cam Heyward DT 99
Fastest: Eric Singleton Jr. WR 95 SPD
14 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 70% · Rush 30% · 35.2 scored, 17.0 allowed
13.5 yds/att
66.3% completions
5.8 yds/carry
379.5 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
0.0% sack rate
last 4: 4-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 76 · Aggressive
Balance 80
Ball security 51
Back usage 26%
QB runs 1.2/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89
WR 91
TE 94
RB 81
OL 85
DL 83
LB 76
DB 83
Best: Mike Evans WR 99
Fastest: Tyreek Hill WR 96 SPD
13 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
Donkey Kong
Raiders · his last 4 games
Throws it
One back
Pass / run70% / 30%
Points for / against35.2 — 17.0
Margin+18.2
Giveaways a game1.8
Sacks taken0.0% of dropbacks
Lead backMike Washington Jr. · 7.5/g
Top targetMike Evans · 25%
QB carries1.2 a game
Steelers
Steelers · his last 4 games
Throws it
Gives it away
One target
Pass / run72% / 28%
Points for / against24.5 — 27.5
Margin-3.0
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken8.6% of dropbacks
Lead backCaden Durham · 6.0/g
Top targetDK Metcalf · 52%
QB carries0.5 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
Steelers against Donkey Kong — the men, not the teams
Donkey Kong leads it 1-0.
Donkey Kong won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 14.0 — 31.0
biggest: 17 pts to Donkey Kong
S2 · week 1
Steelers 14 — 31 Donkey Kong
DONKEY KONG
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
Steelers receivers vs Raiders secondary
87 v 83
STEELERS
Raiders receivers vs Steelers secondary
91 v 87
RAIDERS
Steelers line vs Raiders front
81 v 83
EVEN
Raiders line vs Steelers front
85 v 94
STEELERS
Steelers backs vs Raiders run defence
84 v 81
STEELERS
Raiders backs vs Steelers run defence
81 v 87
STEELERS
Steelers passer vs Raiders secondary
99 v 83
STEELERS
Raiders passer vs Steelers secondary
89 v 87
EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Allar QB | 10/22 | 185 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 65.7 |
| Eric Singleton Jr. WR | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.5 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza QB | 13/23 | 410 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 94 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Warren HB | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| Caden Durham HB | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Tee Higgins WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Washington Jr. HB | 8 | 18 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Fernando Mendoza QB | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK Metcalf WR | 6 | 134 | 22.3 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 49 |
| Caden Durham HB | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| Tee Higgins WR | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| Pat Freiermuth TE | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Evans WR | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 1 | 121 | 0 | 80 |
| Charlie Becker WR | 2 | 110 | 55 | 1 | 91 | 0 | 94 |
| Mike Washington Jr. HB | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 38 |
| Tre Tucker WR | 2 | 44 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| TJ Moore WR | 2 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Ramsey FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Holcomb WILL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylen Everette CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel Jr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaquan Brisker SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Roberts MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton Wilson SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Spears-Jennings FS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treydan Stukes FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Channing Tindall MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Stokes CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Chinn SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Atkins WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darien Porter CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raylen Wilson MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxx Crosby LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JT Tuimoloau REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Johnson SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suntarine Perkins REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quay Walker WILL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
nothing recorded
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tate Sandell K | 1/1 | 4/4 | 48 |
RECENT FORM
Steelers
no games yet
Raiders
no games yet
TEAM STATS
| Steelers | Raiders | |
|---|---|---|
| 218 | TOTAL YARDS | 436 |
| 185 | PASSING YARDS | 410 |
| 33 | RUSHING YARDS | 26 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 0 |
| 0 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 4 | GIVEAWAYS | 3 |
| 3 | 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
STEELERS
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1
RAIDERS