WEEK 3 · FINAL
THE READ
Kayla James
The showman
Ravens run away with it, 36-7
29 points separated these two, and Ravens had all of them. Lamar Jackson was steady for Ravens — 14/18, 245 yards, 3 TD. Brandin Cooks did the catching for Ravens — 4 catches, 121 yards, 1 TD. Terry McLaurin's high-water mark for the year. Total yards: Ravens 272, Bengals 161.
Kayla James
The showman
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravens | +16.6 | -1.4 | +18.0 | +5 |
| Bengals | +7.5 | +3.5 | +4.0 | +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 MVP race
#1
Lamar Jackson
QB · Ravens · 12.9% of the field
#8
Joe Burrow
QB · Bengals · 1.5% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Jaylen Rivers
The insider
Cincinnati's running game didn't just underperform—it collapsed. 22 rushing yards is not a bad day, it's a statement that the Bengals have no foundation to build anything on, and at 1-2 you don't have time to figure it out.
Talia Morgan
Beat reporter
· replying
Baltimore's at 3-0 and pulling away in the division; Cincinnati's problem isn't today's margin, it's that they've now turned the ball over 3 times while generating nothing on the ground, and at 1-2 that's a recipe for falling out of this race entirely.
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.
Lamar Jackson
Ravens
14/18, 245 yards, 3 TD
Brandin Cooks
Ravens
4 catches, 121 yards, 1 TD
Terry McLaurin
Bengals
2 catches, 65 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Ravens 272, Bengals 161
Ravens
Through the air
Ravens 245, Bengals 139
Ravens
On the ground
Ravens 27, Bengals 22
Ravens
Giveaways
Bengals 3, Ravens 0
Ravens
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 79% · Rush 21% · 36.8 scored, 18.8 allowed
11.4 yds/att
63.3% completions
5.5 yds/carry
309.2 yds/game
1.2 giveaways/game
9.8% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 70 · Efficient
Balance 71
Ball security 66
Back usage 14%
QB runs 2.2/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 9.8% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 96
WR 84
TE 89
RB 76
OL 82
DL 87
LB 84
DB 87
Best: Trey Hendrickson REDG 96
Fastest: Lamar Jackson QB 95 SPD
9 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 66% · Rush 34% · 31.0 scored, 27.0 allowed
10.4 yds/att
67.8% completions
6.0 yds/carry
303.2 yds/game
1.2 giveaways/game
5.3% sack rate
last 4: 2-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 78 · Efficient
Balance 77
Ball security 65
Back usage 30%
QB runs 1.2/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Ja'Marr Chase takes 47% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 91
TE 84
RB 88
OL 79
DL 87
LB 82
DB 85
Best: Ja'Marr Chase WR 99
Fastest: Ja'Marr Chase WR 96 SPD
10 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
Huddy
Bengals · his last 4 games
Throws it
One back
One target
Pass / run66% / 34%
Points for / against31.0 — 27.0
Margin+4.0
Giveaways a game1.2
Sacks taken5.3% of dropbacks
Lead backKyren Williams · 9.0/g
Top targetJa'Marr Chase · 47%
QB carries1.2 a game
Junior
Ravens · his last 5 games
Throws it
Runs the quarterback
Takes sacks
Pass / run79% / 21%
Points for / against36.8 — 18.8
Margin+18.0
Giveaways a game1.2
Sacks taken9.8% of dropbacks
Lead backAudric Estime · 4.0/g
Top targetJerry Jeudy · 21%
QB carries2.2 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
Junior against Huddy — the men, not the teams
Junior leads it 1-0.
Junior won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 36.0 — 7.0
biggest: 29 pts to Junior
S2 · week 3
Junior 36 — 7 Huddy
JUNIOR
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
Ravens receivers vs Bengals secondary
84 v 85
EVEN
Bengals receivers vs Ravens secondary
91 v 87
BENGALS
Ravens line vs Bengals front
82 v 87
BENGALS
Bengals line vs Ravens front
79 v 87
RAVENS
Ravens backs vs Bengals run defence
76 v 85
BENGALS
Bengals backs vs Ravens run defence
88 v 87
EVEN
Ravens passer vs Bengals secondary
96 v 85
RAVENS
Bengals passer vs Ravens secondary
99 v 87
BENGALS
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BOX SCORE
RAVENS
BENGALS
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RAVENS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Jackson QB | 14/18 | 245 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 158.3 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow QB | 11/22 | 139 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 66.2 |
| Kyler Murray QB | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.1 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Jackson QB | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Audric Estime HB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyren Williams HB | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| David Njoku TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Burrow QB | 1 | -6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Cooks WR | 4 | 121 | 30.2 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 59 |
| Audric Estime HB | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 30 |
| Mark Andrews TE | 1 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| Jerry Jeudy WR | 3 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Rashod Bateman WR | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Zay Flowers WR | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry McLaurin WR | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 62 |
| Kyren Williams HB | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 12 |
| Jackson Harris WR | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| David Njoku TE | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Dalton Schultz TE | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| Ja'Marr Chase WR | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Chase Brown HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylinn Hawkins FS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlon Humphrey CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foyesade Oluokun WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roquan Smith MIKE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Walley CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malaki Starks FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Hamilton SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Wiggins CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Green LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Hendrickson REDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Turner CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Cook FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Okereke MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Smith REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dax Hill CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cashius Howell LEDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Ravens
W
35–14 vs Titans
WK 2
W
41–17 vs Rams
WK 1
Bengals
W
42–0 vs Texans
WK 2
L
51–56 vs Browns
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Ravens | Bengals | |
|---|---|---|
| 272 | TOTAL YARDS | 161 |
| 245 | PASSING YARDS | 139 |
| 27 | RUSHING YARDS | 22 |
| 0 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 0 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 3 |
| 2 | 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
1
RAVENS
—
0
BENGALS