WEEK 3 · FINAL
THE READ
Chargers run away with it, 46-23
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | +15.6 | +9.6 | +6.0 | +4 |
| Bills | +6.4 | +5.3 | +1.2 | -3 |
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
#4
Brenen Thompson
WR · Chargers · 7.8% of the field
#12
Justin Herbert
QB · Chargers · 1.4% of the field
The whole board →
Justin Herbert
Chargers
11/19, 212 yards, 3 TD
Quentin Johnston
Chargers
3 catches, 64 yards, 3 TD
Khalil Mack
Chargers
2 sacks
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Chargers 269, Bills 244
Chargers
Through the air
Chargers 212, Bills 196
Chargers
On the ground
Chargers 57, Bills 48
Chargers
Giveaways
Bills 4, Chargers 0
Chargers
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% · 32.5 scored, 26.5 allowed
10.1 yds/att
63.3% completions
3.9 yds/carry
373.2 yds/game
1.5 giveaways/game
6.9% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 70 · Aggressive
Balance 81
Ball security 58
Back usage 26%
QB runs 2.3/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Brenen Thompson takes 39% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 91
WR 82
TE 80
RB 80
OL 81
DL 81
LB 77
DB 84
Best: Derwin James Jr SS 94
Fastest: Brenen Thompson WR 97 SPD
9 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 50% · Rush 50% · 32.5 scored, 31.3 allowed
11.8 yds/att
61.4% completions
6.4 yds/carry
343.8 yds/game
2.2 giveaways/game
9.5% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 63 · Aggressive
Balance 100
Ball security 39
Back usage 39%
QB runs 3.8/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 9.5% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 83
TE 82
RB 86
OL 82
DL 82
LB 77
DB 81
Best: Josh Allen QB 99
Fastest: James Cook III HB 93 SPD
6 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
walkinhotdog
Bills · his last 6 games
Runs it
Gives it away
One back
Takes sacks
Pass / run50% / 50%
Points for / against32.5 — 31.3
Margin+1.2
Giveaways a game2.2
Sacks taken9.5% of dropbacks
Lead backJames Cook III · 13.5/g
Top targetDalton Kincaid · 29%
QB carries3.3 a game
Miyagi
Chargers · his last 6 games
Throws it
One back
One target
Pass / run69% / 31%
Points for / against32.5 — 26.5
Margin+6.0
Giveaways a game1.5
Sacks taken6.9% of dropbacks
Lead backOmarion Hampton · 10.3/g
Top targetBrenen Thompson · 39%
QB carries2.3 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
Miyagi against walkinhotdog — the men, not the teams
Miyagi leads it 1-0.
Miyagi won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 46.0 — 23.0
biggest: 23 pts to Miyagi
S1 · week 3
Miyagi 46 — 23 walkinhotdog
MIYAGI
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
Chargers receivers vs Bills secondary
82 v 81
EVEN
Bills receivers vs Chargers secondary
83 v 84
EVEN
Chargers line vs Bills front
81 v 82
EVEN
Bills line vs Chargers front
82 v 81
EVEN
Chargers backs vs Bills run defence
80 v 81
EVEN
Bills backs vs Chargers run defence
86 v 80
BILLS
Chargers passer vs Bills secondary
91 v 81
CHARGERS
Bills passer vs Chargers secondary
99 v 84
BILLS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert QB | 11/19 | 212 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 136.4 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen QB | 9/15 | 196 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 104.1 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omarion Hampton HB | 13 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| Justin Herbert QB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Derius Davis WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenen Thompson WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cook III HB | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| Josh Allen QB | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Dawson Knox TE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Moore WR | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Johnston WR | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| Ladd McConkey WR | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| Omarion Hampton HB | 1 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 38 |
| Brenen Thompson WR | 3 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| Oronde Gadsden TE | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cook III HB | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 33 |
| Dalton Kincaid TE | 2 | 46 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 29 |
| Keon Coleman WR | 1 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Khalil Shakir WR | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| Joshua Palmer WR | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donte Jackson CB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cam Hart CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khalil Mack REDG | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akheem Mesidor REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Molden FS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daiyan Henley WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derwin James Jr SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denzel Perryman MIKE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlowe Wax MIKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarheeb Still CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorian Williams WILL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrel Bernard MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Bishop FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Gardner-Johnson SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Oliver DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Parker REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Benford CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hancock SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Dicker K | 1/1 | 5/7 | 21 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Bass K | 1/1 | 2/2 | 57 |
RECENT FORM
Chargers
L
21–23 vs Raiders
WK 2
W
24–16 vs Cardinals
WK 1
Bills
L
14–28 vs Lions
WK 2
W
47–8 vs Texans
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Chargers | Bills | |
|---|---|---|
| 269 | TOTAL YARDS | 244 |
| 212 | PASSING YARDS | 196 |
| 57 | RUSHING YARDS | 48 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 3 |
| 3 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 4 |
| 5 | 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
CHARGERS
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0
BILLS