WEEK 5 · FINAL
THE READ
66 points between Texans and Titans
38-28, and neither defence wants to watch it back. Dante Moore did the damage for Texans — 14/22, 229 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT — in a losing effort. Tony Pollard ran it for Titans — 14 carries, 199 yards, 2 TD. Tony Pollard's high-water mark for the year. On the ground: Titans 208, Texans 53.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | -16.6 | +2.0 | -18.6 | -10 |
| Titans | -4.5 | -1.5 | -3.0 | -1 |
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
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
Houston's turnover margin is a wreck — they gave the ball away twice more than they took it — and when you're already 21 points worse than expected on point differential alone, that's how you end up 0-5. Dante Moore threw 4 touchdown passes, the kind of afternoon you remember, and it still wasn't close.
Talia Morgan
Beat reporter
· replying
Houston abandoned the run entirely—22 pass attempts to 4 carries—and even Dante Moore's 4 touchdown passes couldn't overcome Tony Pollard running for 199 yards on a Titans team that looked nothing like a 2-3 squad desperate for wins.
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.
Dante Moore
Texans
14/22, 229 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Tony Pollard
Titans
14 carries, 199 yards, 2 TD
Nico Collins
Texans
3 catches, 62 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Titans 208, Texans 53
Titans
Through the air
Texans 229, Titans 120
Texans
Total yards
Titans 328, Texans 282
Titans
Pressure
Titans 2 sacks, Texans 0
Titans
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 69% · Rush 31% · 24.8 scored, 43.4 allowed
9.8 yds/att
55.6% completions
5.2 yds/carry
240.4 yds/game
3.4 giveaways/game
11.6% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 56 · Aggressive
Balance 81
Ball security 5
Back usage 23%
QB runs 2.2/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 3.4 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 83
WR 86
TE 69
RB 87
OL 80
DL 83
LB 80
DB 88
Best: Will Anderson Jr LEDG 96
Fastest: Kyle Williams WR 94 SPD
11 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% · 27.2 scored, 30.2 allowed
8.7 yds/att
49.6% completions
7.7 yds/carry
280.6 yds/game
1.6 giveaways/game
7.3% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 52 · Aggressive
Balance 74
Ball security 55
Back usage 28%
QB runs 1.2/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 85
WR 85
TE 84
RB 87
OL 80
DL 90
LB 80
DB 80
Best: Jeffery Simmons DT 97
Fastest: Chimere Dike WR 94 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
Do your parents love you
Titans · his last 5 games
Throws it
One back
Pass / run69% / 31%
Points for / against27.2 — 30.2
Margin-3.0
Giveaways a game1.6
Sacks taken7.3% of dropbacks
Lead backTony Pollard · 9.2/g
Top targetDuce Robinson · 30%
QB carries1.0 a game
Brayden
Texans · his last 5 games
Throws it
Gives it away
One back
Takes sacks
Pass / run69% / 31%
Points for / against24.8 — 43.4
Margin-18.6
Giveaways a game3.4
Sacks taken11.6% of dropbacks
Lead backAshton Jeanty · 6.6/g
Top targetKyle Williams · 28%
QB carries2.0 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
Brayden against Do your parents love you — the men, not the teams
Do your parents love you leads it 1-0.
Do your parents love you won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 28.0 — 38.0
biggest: 10 pts to Do your parents love you
S2 · week 5
Brayden 28 — 38 Do your parents love you
DO YOUR PARENTS LOVE YOU
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
Texans receivers vs Titans secondary
86 v 80
TEXANS
Titans receivers vs Texans secondary
85 v 88
TEXANS
Texans line vs Titans front
80 v 90
TITANS
Titans line vs Texans front
80 v 83
TEXANS
Texans backs vs Titans run defence
87 v 86
EVEN
Titans backs vs Texans run defence
87 v 82
TITANS
Texans passer vs Titans secondary
83 v 80
TEXANS
Titans passer vs Texans secondary
85 v 88
TEXANS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Moore QB | 14/22 | 229 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 100.1 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Jennings QB | 10/21 | 120 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 77.4 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Jeanty HB | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Brenden Bates TE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nico Collins WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Pollard HB | 14 | 199 | 14.2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 65 | 0 |
| Kevin Jennings QB | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| Ja'Kobi Lane WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins WR | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
| Kyle Williams WR | 1 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 56 |
| Jaylin Noel WR | 2 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| Ashton Jeanty HB | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 13 |
| Odell Beckham Jr WR | 2 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Brenden Bates TE | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| Marlin Klein TE | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Robinson WR | 2 | 54 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 |
| Ja'Kobi Lane WR | 1 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| Carnell Tate WR | 3 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Tony Pollard HB | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| Dalton Kincaid TE | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| DJ Moore WR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamari Lassiter CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Williams WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Blankenship SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Ramsey FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bray Hubbard SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Hall DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Sanders REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Fisher MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raheem Biles MIKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry To'oTo'o WILL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cor'Dale Flott CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Winston Jr FS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Adams SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alontae Taylor CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Gray WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Bosa LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Long MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Johnson II REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boo Carter CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keon Sabb SS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEXANS
nothing recorded
TITANS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Slye K | 1/1 | 5/5 | 47 |
RECENT FORM
Texans
L
34–50 vs Saints
WK 4
L
29–45 vs Chiefs
WK 3
L
0–42 vs Bengals
WK 2
Titans
W
42–18 vs Buccaneers
WK 4
L
17–27 vs Colts
WK 3
L
14–35 vs Ravens
WK 2
TEAM STATS
| Texans | Titans | |
|---|---|---|
| 282 | TOTAL YARDS | 328 |
| 229 | PASSING YARDS | 120 |
| 53 | RUSHING YARDS | 208 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 0 |
| 0 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 2 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | TAKEAWAYS | 2 |
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
TEXANS
—
1
TITANS