WEEK 5 · FINAL
THE READ
Vikings win the turnover battle and the game
Vikings won the turnover battle, and the turnover battle won the game. J.J. McCarthy did the damage for Vikings — 6/8, 218 yards, 3 TD. Connor Weigman did the damage for 49ers — 14/20, 252 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT — in a losing effort. 4 in the league in passing yards, at 72 overall. Connor Weigman is not supposed to be doing this. On the ground: Vikings 83, 49ers -1.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings | +0.6 | -9.4 | +10.0 | +1 |
| 49ers | -7.2 | -0.0 | -7.2 | -4 |
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
Riley Parker
The chaos merchant
San Francisco went -1 on the ground and threw 91% of the time anyway—that's not adaptation, that's panic, and it's why a team that outgained Minnesota through the air still lost by 14.
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
· replying
Connor Weigman threw 2 interceptions on 20 attempts in a 14-point loss, and his turnover differential of -4 on the season already mirrors a team that has surrendered points it cannot afford: the 49ers' expected win rate from their point margin sits at 34%, meaning they are running out of ways to stay close in games they should be losing more badly.
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.
J.J. McCarthy
Vikings
6/8, 218 yards, 3 TD
Connor Weigman
49ers
14/20, 252 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Jeremiah Smith
Vikings
3 catches, 133 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Vikings 83, 49ers -1
Vikings
Total yards
Vikings 301, 49ers 251
Vikings
Through the air
49ers 252, Vikings 218
49ers
Giveaways
49ers 2, Vikings 0
Vikings
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% · 28.4 scored, 18.4 allowed
9.0 yds/att
59.1% completions
6.2 yds/carry
327.0 yds/game
0.8 giveaways/game
3.1% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 72 · Efficient
Balance 88
Ball security 78
Back usage 30%
QB runs 3.2/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 82
WR 90
TE 83
RB 80
OL 83
DL 84
LB 79
DB 83
Best: Justin Jefferson WR 96
Fastest: Jeremiah Smith WR 94 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 69% · Rush 31% · 22.4 scored, 29.6 allowed
8.1 yds/att
59.7% completions
4.0 yds/carry
315.2 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
5.4% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 58 · Aggressive
Balance 81
Ball security 50
Back usage 25%
QB runs 3.0/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 88
WR 80
TE 79
RB 89
OL 85
DL 84
LB 88
DB 80
Best: Christian McCaffrey HB 99
Fastest: Dont'e Thornton Jr WR 96 SPD
16 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
Tristen
49ers · his last 5 games
Throws it
Pass / run69% / 31%
Points for / against22.4 — 29.6
Margin-7.2
Giveaways a game1.8
Sacks taken5.4% of dropbacks
Lead backChristian McCaffrey · 8.0/g
Top targetJake Tonges · 28%
QB carries2.6 a game
SAPPHIRESPORTZ.GG
Vikings · his last 5 games
Throws it
Protects it
Pass / run62% / 38%
Points for / against28.4 — 18.4
Margin+10.0
Giveaways a game0.8
Sacks taken3.1% of dropbacks
Lead backDemond Claiborne · 8.0/g
Top targetJeremiah Smith · 32%
QB carries2.6 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
SAPPHIRESPORTZ.GG against Tristen — the men, not the teams
SAPPHIRESPORTZ.GG leads it 1-0.
SAPPHIRESPORTZ.GG won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 28.0 — 14.0
biggest: 14 pts to SAPPHIRESPORTZ.GG
S2 · week 5
SAPPHIRESPORTZ.GG 28 — 14 Tristen
SAPPHIRESPORTZ.GG
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
Vikings receivers vs 49ers secondary
90 v 80
VIKINGS
49ers receivers vs Vikings secondary
80 v 83
VIKINGS
Vikings line vs 49ers front
83 v 84
EVEN
49ers line vs Vikings front
85 v 84
EVEN
Vikings backs vs 49ers run defence
80 v 86
49ERS
49ers backs vs Vikings run defence
89 v 82
49ERS
Vikings passer vs 49ers secondary
82 v 80
EVEN
49ers passer vs Vikings secondary
88 v 83
49ERS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
VIKINGS
49ERS
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49ERS
VIKINGS
49ERS
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49ERS
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. McCarthy QB | 6/8 | 218 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 156.2 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Weigman QB | 14/20 | 252 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 106.2 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demond Claiborne HB | 4 | 72 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 0 |
| J.J. McCarthy QB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Justin Jefferson WR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Weigman QB | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Smith WR | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 47 |
| Tai Felton WR | 1 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Justin Jefferson WR | 1 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 31 |
| Demond Claiborne HB | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Pearsall WR | 4 | 68 | 17 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36 |
| Christian McCaffrey HB | 3 | 57 | 19 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 21 |
| Jake Tonges TE | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 35 |
| De'Zhaun Stribling WR | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| Dont'e Thornton Jr WR | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
VIKINGS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Morrison CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Metellus SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Pace Jr WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Van Ginkel REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakobe Thomas SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Rodgers Sr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Mustapha FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wilson WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Murphy Jr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Golday MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pierre CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Cashman MIKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renardo Green CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Upton Stout CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ephesians Prysock FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre Greenlaw WILL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Simmons REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deommodore Lenoir CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drayk Bowen MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Sigle SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osa Odighizuwa DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Jones CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Vikings
L
35–37 vs Packers
WK 4
L
13–38 vs Bears
WK 3
W
38–0 vs Lions
WK 2
49ers
L
7–24 vs Lions
WK 4
W
31–30 vs Browns
WK 3
W
46–17 vs Bears
WK 2
TEAM STATS
| Vikings | 49ers | |
|---|---|---|
| 301 | TOTAL YARDS | 251 |
| 218 | PASSING YARDS | 252 |
| 83 | RUSHING YARDS | -1 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 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
VIKINGS
—
0
49ERS