WEEK 2 · FINAL
THE READ
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
Falcons run away with it, 54-20
Falcons 54, Giants 20, and it was not that close. Marcel Reed was steady for Falcons — 17/25, 368 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT. Kyle Pitts Sr moved the ball for Falcons — 9 catches, 222 yards, 2 TD. 2 in the league in passing yards, at 77 overall. Marcel Reed is not supposed to be doing this. Total yards: Falcons 499, Giants 292.
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | +3.4 | -9.8 | +13.2 | +3 |
| Giants | -11.7 | -1.5 | -10.2 | -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
Ava Collins
Beat reporter
Atlanta came out and simply overpowered New York from start to finish—Marcel Reed threw 5 touchdowns and Kyle Pitts Sr. was uncoverable with 222 yards, and there was no mystery to what decided it: the Falcons executed in space while the Giants couldn't get pressure or protect their own quarterback, and the gap turned into a 34-point rout.
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.
Marcel Reed
Falcons
17/25, 368 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
Kyle Pitts Sr
Falcons
9 catches, 222 yards, 2 TD
Bijan Robinson
Falcons
9 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Falcons 499, Giants 292
Falcons
Through the air
Falcons 368, Giants 183
Falcons
On the ground
Falcons 131, Giants 109
Falcons
Giveaways
Giants 3, Falcons 1
Falcons
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 65% · Rush 35% · 33.4 scored, 20.2 allowed
13.3 yds/att
59.0% completions
10.7 yds/carry
380.0 yds/game
2.0 giveaways/game
4.8% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 65 · Aggressive
Balance 85
Ball security 44
Back usage 23%
QB runs 3.6/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.0 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 97
WR 86
TE 84
RB 88
OL 84
DL 81
LB 76
DB 88
Best: Bijan Robinson HB 99
Fastest: Zachariah Branch WR 95 SPD
11 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% · 23.2 scored, 33.5 allowed
8.3 yds/att
53.5% completions
5.7 yds/carry
345.8 yds/game
2.5 giveaways/game
10.2% sack rate
last 4: 2-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 49 · Aggressive
Balance 84
Ball security 30
Back usage 33%
QB runs 3.8/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 10.2% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 90
WR 84
TE 82
RB 84
OL 86
DL 85
LB 83
DB 83
Best: Andrew Thomas LT 96
Fastest: Malik Nabers WR 96 SPD
11 at star dev or better
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Bellini23
Giants · his last 4 games
Balanced
Gives it away
One target
Takes sacks
Pass / run59% / 41%
Points for / against23.2 — 33.5
Margin-10.2
Giveaways a game2.5
Sacks taken10.2% of dropbacks
Lead backCam Skattebo · 13.2/g
Top targetMalik Nabers · 39%
QB carries2.8 a game
Rif
Falcons · his last 5 games
Throws it
Gives it away
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run65% / 35%
Points for / against33.4 — 20.2
Margin+13.2
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken4.8% of dropbacks
Lead backBijan Robinson · 7.0/g
Top targetKyle Pitts Sr · 34%
QB carries3.6 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
Rif against Bellini23 — the men, not the teams
Rif leads it 1-0.
Rif won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 54.0 — 20.0
biggest: 34 pts to Rif
S2 · week 2
Rif 54 — 20 Bellini23
RIF
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
Falcons receivers vs Giants secondary
86 v 83
FALCONS
Giants receivers vs Falcons secondary
84 v 88
FALCONS
Falcons line vs Giants front
84 v 85
EVEN
Giants line vs Falcons front
86 v 81
GIANTS
Falcons backs vs Giants run defence
88 v 85
FALCONS
Giants backs vs Falcons run defence
84 v 79
GIANTS
Falcons passer vs Giants secondary
97 v 83
FALCONS
Giants passer vs Falcons secondary
90 v 88
EVEN
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BOX SCORE
FALCONS
GIANTS
FALCONS
GIANTS
FALCONS
GIANTS
FALCONS
GIANTS
FALCONS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Reed QB | 17/25 | 368 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 133.7 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxson Dart QB | 15/31 | 183 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 48.9 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson HB | 9 | 120 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 81 | 0 |
| Marcel Reed QB | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Skattebo HB | 11 | 91 | 8.3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 31 | 0 |
| Jaxson Dart QB | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Josh Downs WR | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Pitts Sr TE | 9 | 222 | 24.7 | 2 | 99 | 0 | 64 |
| Jalin Hyatt WR | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 49 |
| Drake London WR | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 46 |
| Zachariah Branch WR | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Nabers WR | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| Malachi Fields WR | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
| Theo Johnson TE | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 19 |
| Cam Skattebo HB | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| Josh Downs WR | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avieon Terrell CB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tre'Davious White CB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avonte Maddox FS | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Divine Deablo MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalon Walker LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Okada FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Phillips III CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pearce Jr REDG | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelee Ringo CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Bowman Jr CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dru Phillips FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arvell Reese MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Hood CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Burns LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deonte Banks CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Holland SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Newsome II CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdul Carter REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jowon Briggs DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian Castro FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tremaine Edmunds WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grover Stewart DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Falcons
W
43–25 vs Titans
WK 1
Giants
W
17–14 vs Cowboys
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Falcons | Giants | |
|---|---|---|
| 499 | TOTAL YARDS | 292 |
| 368 | PASSING YARDS | 183 |
| 131 | RUSHING YARDS | 109 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 3 |
| 3 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 3 |
| 3 | 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
FALCONS
—
0
GIANTS