WEEK 2 · FINAL
THE READ
Saints beat Buccaneers, 36-21
Buccaneers kept it respectable. Saints still won by 15. Tyler Shough threw for Saints — 13/20, 237 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT. Travis Etienne Jr did the work on the ground for Saints — 13 carries, 187 yards, 2 TD. Total yards: Saints 423, Buccaneers 315.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | -2.4 | -12.4 | +10.0 | +5 |
| Buccaneers | -20.4 | -5.6 | -14.8 | -3 |
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.
Saints —
NFC #1 · division
· 5-0
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IN THE BOOTH
Luca Santana
Analyst
Tampa Bay came out throwing on 73 percent of plays and still got gashed on the ground — Travis Etienne Jr. ran for 187 yards, and that imbalance told you everything about where this game was decided.
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.
Tyler Shough
Saints
13/20, 237 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Travis Etienne Jr
Saints
13 carries, 187 yards, 2 TD
Kenny Gainwell
Buccaneers
8 carries, 131 yards, 1 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Saints 423, Buccaneers 315
Saints
Through the air
Saints 237, Buccaneers 169
Saints
On the ground
Saints 186, Buccaneers 146
Saints
Giveaways
Buccaneers 1, Saints 1
Saints
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 62% · Rush 38% · 32.5 scored, 22.5 allowed
12.5 yds/att
66.4% completions
5.5 yds/carry
424.0 yds/game
1.0 giveaways/game
8.5% sack rate
last 4: 4-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 76 · Efficient
Balance 88
Ball security 72
Back usage 34%
QB runs 1.8/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.5% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 87
WR 86
TE 79
RB 83
OL 83
DL 83
LB 79
DB 83
Best: Erik McCoy C 93
Fastest: Bryce Lance WR 95 SPD
11 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 74% · Rush 26% · 19.2 scored, 34.0 allowed
6.5 yds/att
44.5% completions
7.0 yds/carry
266.2 yds/game
2.2 giveaways/game
8.5% sack rate
last 4: 1-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 31 · Turnover-prone
Balance 60
Ball security 37
Back usage 20%
QB runs 2.2/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.2 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 95
WR 81
TE 80
RB 84
OL 85
DL 86
LB 77
DB 86
Best: Vita Vea DT 98
Fastest: Ted Hurst III WR 92 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
Ezaf_frost
Buccaneers · his last 4 games
Throws it
Gives it away
Pass / run74% / 26%
Points for / against19.2 — 34.0
Margin-14.8
Giveaways a game2.2
Sacks taken8.5% of dropbacks
Lead backKenny Gainwell · 6.5/g
Top targetEmeka Egbuka · 34%
QB carries1.8 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.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Saints receivers vs Buccaneers secondary
86 v 86
EVEN
Buccaneers receivers vs Saints secondary
81 v 83
EVEN
Saints line vs Buccaneers front
83 v 86
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers line vs Saints front
85 v 83
EVEN
Saints backs vs Buccaneers run defence
83 v 83
EVEN
Buccaneers backs vs Saints run defence
84 v 82
EVEN
Saints passer vs Buccaneers secondary
87 v 86
EVEN
Buccaneers passer vs Saints secondary
95 v 83
BUCCANEERS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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SAINTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough QB | 13/20 | 237 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 124.3 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield QB | 14/27 | 169 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 80.6 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Etienne Jr HB | 13 | 187 | 14.4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 97 | 0 |
| Tyler Shough QB | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Gainwell HB | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 79 | 0 |
| Baker Mayfield QB | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jayden Higgins WR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Antwan Raymond HB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emeka Egbuka WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordyn Tyson WR | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 56 |
| Oscar Delp TE | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 33 |
| Bryce Lance WR | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Chris Olave WR | 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Travis Etienne Jr HB | 1 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Hurst III WR | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 39 |
| Terrance Carter Jr. TE | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| Emeka Egbuka WR | 4 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 19 |
| Jayden Higgins WR | 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
| Kenny Gainwell HB | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Styles Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nehemiah Pritchett CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Emerson Jr FS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kool-Aid McKinstry CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Harris WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Howden FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Pola-Mao FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Young LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Sanker SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan REDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Granderson REDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christen Miller DT | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josiah Trotter MIKE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rueben Bain Jr. LEDG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Parrish CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield Jr FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tykee Smith SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vita Vea DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zyon McCollum CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demonte Capehart DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rolijah Hardy WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calijah Kancey DT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Ryland K | 1/1 | 3/4 | 60 |
BUCCANEERS
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Saints
W
31–28 vs Bears
WK 1
Buccaneers
L
0–44 vs Jaguars
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Saints | Buccaneers | |
|---|---|---|
| 423 | TOTAL YARDS | 315 |
| 237 | PASSING YARDS | 169 |
| 186 | RUSHING YARDS | 146 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | TAKEAWAYS | 1 |
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
SAINTS
—
0
BUCCANEERS