Seahawks @ Commanders · Week 3

WEEK 3 · FINAL

THE READ

Seahawks win the turnover battle and the game

THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Seahawks	+2.8	+5.6	-2.8	-8
Commanders	-15.3	+4.0	-19.3	-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.

Seahawks — NFC #6 · 6-4 Playoff picture →

In the MVP race

#8 Jalen Milroe QB · Seahawks · 1.8% of the field

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Jalen Milroe

Seahawks

14/32, 331 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Seahawks

6 catches, 214 yards, 2 TD

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Commanders

14 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD

THE STORY SO FAR

⭐ Jacory Croskey-Merritt has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Jalen Milroe has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Jaxon Smith-Njigba has not had a better afternoon this season.

WHAT DECIDED IT

Through the air Seahawks 331, Commanders 62 Seahawks

Total yards Seahawks 389, Commanders 159 Seahawks

On the ground Commanders 97, Seahawks 58 Commanders

Giveaways Commanders 4, Seahawks 1 Seahawks

THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.

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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 68% · Rush 32% · 31.0 scored, 33.8 allowed

10.2 yds/att 53.9% completions 4.2 yds/carry 416.3 yds/game 1.7 giveaways/game 7.6% sack rate last 5: 4-1

Primary weapon: Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR — 40% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH

SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 64 · Efficient Balance 82 Ball security 53 Back usage 18% QB runs 7.2/game

Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Jaxon Smith-Njigba takes 40% of the receiving yards

PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only

QB 87 WR 87 TE 76 RB 82 OL 78 DL 86 LB 79 DB 86

Best: Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR 99 Fastest: Rashid Shaheed WR 95 SPD 5 at star dev or better

YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic

MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push

Seahawks receivers vs Commanders secondary 87 v 80 SEAHAWKS

Commanders receivers vs Seahawks secondary 86 v 86 EVEN

Seahawks line vs Commanders front 78 v 81 COMMANDERS

Commanders line vs Seahawks front 81 v 86 SEAHAWKS

Seahawks backs vs Commanders run defence 82 v 81 EVEN

Commanders backs vs Seahawks run defence 80 v 83 SEAHAWKS

Seahawks passer vs Commanders secondary 87 v 80 SEAHAWKS

Commanders passer vs Seahawks secondary 82 v 86 SEAHAWKS

TOP PERFORMERS

Jalen Milroe QB Seahawks 331 pass yds

Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR Seahawks 214 rec yds

Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB Commanders 84 rush yds

Mike Sainristil CB Commanders 1 INTs

Bud Clark FS Seahawks 1 INTs

Tyrice Knight WILL Seahawks 1 INTs

Josh Jobe CB Seahawks 1 INTs

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BOX SCORE

SEAHAWKS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Jalen Milroe QB	14/32	331	3	1	2	61	99.8

COMMANDERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Jayden Daniels QB	5/21	62	0	3	0	25	0

SEAHAWKS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG
Jalen Milroe QB	13	29	2.2	1	1	7	14
Jadarian Price HB	7	29	4.1	0	0	8	11
Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR	2	0	0	0	0	4	3

COMMANDERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB	14	84	6	1	1	13	46	1
Rachaad White HB	1	13	13	0	0	1	13	0

SEAHAWKS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR	6	214	35.7	2	25	0	61
Rashid Shaheed WR	4	48	12	1	12	0	22
Jadarian Price HB	3	48	16	0	16	0	42
A.J. Barner TE	1	21	21	0	3	0	21
Cooper Kupp WR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

COMMANDERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	YAC	DRP	LNG
Stefon Diggs WR	2	28	14	3	0	25
Ben Sinnott TE	1	19	19	20	0	19
Terry McLaurin WR	2	15	7.5	7	1	14

SEAHAWKS

PLAYER	TKL	INT	PD	FF
Julian Love SS	2	0	0	0
Terrion Arnold CB	2	0	1	0
Nick Emmanwori SS	2	0	0	1
Ernest Jones IV MIKE	2	0	1	0
Derick Hall LEDG	1	0	0	0
Leonard Williams DT	1	0	1	0
Bud Clark FS	1	1	0	0
Julian Neal CB	1	0	0	0
Byron Murphy II DT	0	0	1	0
Ty Okada FS	0	0	1	0
Tyrice Knight WILL	0	1	0	0
Devon Witherspoon CB	0	0	1	0
Josh Jobe CB	0	1	1	0

COMMANDERS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT	PD
Rasul Douglas CB	7	0	0	1
Leo Chenal MIKE	5	0	0	0
Odafe Oweh LEDG	3	0	0	0
Mike Sainristil CB	2	0	1	0
Sonny Styles MIKE	2	0	0	1
Quan Martin FS	2	0	0	0
Jeremy Reaves FS	1	0	0	0
Trey Amos CB	1	0	0	0
Tyler Owens SS	1	0	0	1
Frankie Luvu WILL	1	0	0	1
Daron Payne DT	1	1	0	0
Nick Cross SS	1	0	0	1
Amik Robertson CB	1	0	0	0
Charles Omenihu DT	1	1	0	0
Jer'Zhan Newton DT	1	0	0	0

SEAHAWKS

nothing recorded

COMMANDERS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Drew Stevens K	1/1	0/0	39

RECENT FORM

Seahawks

W 17–10 vs Cardinals WK 2

L 22–37 vs Patriots WK 1

Commanders

L 28–31 vs Cowboys WK 2

L 0–39 vs Eagles WK 1

TEAM STATS

Seahawks		Commanders
389	TOTAL YARDS	159
331	PASSING YARDS	62
58	RUSHING YARDS	97
2	SACKS ALLOWED	0
0	SACKS MADE	2
1	GIVEAWAYS	4
4	TAKEAWAYS	1

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 SEAHAWKS — 0 COMMANDERS

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