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THE WIRE
WK 5 FINAL Texans 28, Titans 38 WK 5 FINAL Vikings 28, 49ers 14 WK 5 FINAL Falcons 21, Cardinals 49 MOVE Jaye Coyne traded to Panthers MOVE Taylor Rapp signed with Panthers MOVE Percy Butler signed with Chiefs THE WIRE someone: Vikings win the turnover battle and the game THE WIRE someone: The booth on Broncos beat Ravens, 28-21
WEEK 2 · FINAL
PACKERS 2-2 · 34.0 PPG 24 – 27 PANTHERS 1-4 · 25.0 PPG
THE READ
Panthers edge Packers by 3

Two teams, 3 points, and Panthers on the right side of it. Bryce Young did the damage for Panthers — 15/22, 219 yards, 2 TD. Jordan Love threw for Packers — 17/30, 254 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. 4 in the league in rushing yards, at 76 overall. LJ Martin is not supposed to be doing this. On the ground: Panthers 238, Packers 101.

The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Packers +8.2 +5.2 +3.0 +7
Panthers -7.0 +1.3 -8.2 -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.
Packers — NFC #6 · 2-2 Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Kayla James The showman
Carolina's ground game—LJ Martin sitting 4th in rushing yards—was the difference in a 3-point game where both teams needed it most, and the Panthers found theirs when it counted.
Priya Hale The superfan · replying
Green Bay had 24 points to work with and still couldn't get it done—that's on the offense to execute when the moment matters, and they didn't.
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.
Bryce Young
Panthers
15/22, 219 yards, 2 TD
Jordan Love
Packers
17/30, 254 yards, 1 TD
Chris Brazzell II
Panthers
8 catches, 149 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground Panthers 238, Packers 101 Panthers
Total yards Panthers 457, Packers 355 Panthers
Through the air Packers 254, Panthers 219 Packers
Pressure Panthers 1 sacks, Packers 4 Packers
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
📺 THE WEEK 2 SHOW this game is in the week's show ▶ Watch the show
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
Primary weapon: Matthew Golden WR — 29% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY MODERATE
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 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
Panthers
Panthers · his last 4 games
Balanced Takes sacks
Pass / run60% / 40% Points for / against17.8 — 26.0 Margin-8.2 Giveaways a game1.0 Sacks taken10.1% of dropbacks Lead backChuba Hubbard · 8.0/g Top targetTetairoa McMillan · 34% QB carries4.0 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 Panthers — the men, not the teams
Panthers leads it 1-0. Panthers won the last one.
1 meeting avg 24.0 — 27.0 biggest: 3 pts to Panthers
S2 · week 2 DrillArts 24 — 27 Panthers PANTHERS
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 Panthers secondary 84 v 82 EVEN
Panthers receivers vs Packers secondary 82 v 84 EVEN
Packers line vs Panthers front 78 v 85 PANTHERS
Panthers line vs Packers front 83 v 83 EVEN
Packers backs vs Panthers run defence 84 v 83 EVEN
Panthers backs vs Packers run defence 81 v 82 EVEN
Packers passer vs Panthers secondary 91 v 82 PACKERS
Panthers passer vs Packers secondary 86 v 84 EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
Jordan Love QB Packers 254 pass yds
Bryce Young QB Panthers 219 pass yds
Chris Brazzell II WR Panthers 149 rec yds
LJ Martin HB Panthers 119 rush yds
Josh Jacobs HB Packers 86 rush yds
Jayden Reed WR Packers 78 rec yds
Bryce Young QB Panthers 66 rush yds
Matthew Golden WR Packers 62 rec yds
Tetairoa McMillan WR Panthers 54 rec yds
Tucker Kraft TE Packers 51 rec yds
🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE
PACKERS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Jordan Love QB 17/302541017895.6
PANTHERS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Bryce Young QB 15/2221920472130.6
RECENT FORM
Packers
W 52–28 vs Cardinals WK 1
Panthers
L 27–30 vs Jets WK 1
TEAM STATS
Packers Panthers
355 TOTAL YARDS 457
254 PASSING YARDS 219
101 RUSHING YARDS 238
1 SACKS ALLOWED 4
4 SACKS MADE 1
0 GIVEAWAYS 0
0 TAKEAWAYS 0

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 PACKERS — 1 PANTHERS
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