Raiders @ Patriots · Week 5

WEEK 5 · FINAL

THE READ

66 points between Raiders and Patriots

THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Raiders	+16.1	+7.8	+8.3	+9
Patriots	+10.8	+6.6	+4.2	+0

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.

Raiders — AFC #5 · 8-2 Playoff picture →

In the MVP race

#11 Drake Maye QB · Patriots · 1.5% of the field

The whole board →

Fernando Mendoza

Raiders

12/19, 269 yards, 4 TD

Drake Maye

Patriots

14/24, 233 yards, 2 TD

Milton Williams

Patriots

3 sacks

THE STORY SO FAR

⭐ Drake Maye has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Fernando Mendoza has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Ashton Jeanty has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Brock Bowers has not had a better afternoon this season.

📉 A.J. Brown is still searching for it: 36 receiving yards a game across his last three, against an average of 57.

WHAT DECIDED IT

Total yards Raiders 411, Patriots 369 Raiders

Through the air Raiders 269, Patriots 233 Raiders

On the ground Raiders 142, Patriots 136 Raiders

Pressure Patriots 3 sacks, Raiders 4 Raiders

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

Balanced Pass 54% · Rush 46% · 30.0 scored, 21.7 allowed

9.3 yds/att 65.5% completions 5.2 yds/carry 340.0 yds/game 0.5 giveaways/game 8.1% sack rate last 5: 4-1

Primary weapon: Brock Bowers TE — 30% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY MODERATE

SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 73 · Efficient Balance 96 Ball security 86 Back usage 42% QB runs 2.2/game

Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.1% of dropbacks

PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only

QB 79 WR 77 TE 94 RB 83 OL 81 DL 82 LB 76 DB 80

Best: Maxx Crosby LEDG 99 Fastest: Dont'e Thornton Jr WR 96 SPD 4 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

Raiders receivers vs Patriots secondary 77 v 88 PATRIOTS

Patriots receivers vs Raiders secondary 86 v 80 PATRIOTS

Raiders line vs Patriots front 81 v 82 EVEN

Patriots line vs Raiders front 82 v 82 EVEN

Raiders backs vs Patriots run defence 83 v 80 RAIDERS

Patriots backs vs Raiders run defence 83 v 80 PATRIOTS

Raiders passer vs Patriots secondary 79 v 88 PATRIOTS

Patriots passer vs Raiders secondary 93 v 80 PATRIOTS

TOP PERFORMERS

Fernando Mendoza QB Raiders 269 pass yds

Drake Maye QB Patriots 233 pass yds

Ashton Jeanty HB Raiders 128 rush yds

Brock Bowers TE Raiders 99 rec yds

A.J. Brown WR Patriots 93 rec yds

Drake Maye QB Patriots 73 rush yds

Ashton Jeanty HB Raiders 70 rec yds

TreVeyon Henderson HB Patriots 63 rush yds

Kyle Williams WR Patriots 54 rec yds

Milton Williams DT Patriots 3 sacks

🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE

RAIDERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Fernando Mendoza QB	12/19	269	4	0	3	59	146.3

PATRIOTS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Drake Maye QB	14/24	233	2	0	4	42	118.9

RAIDERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG
Ashton Jeanty HB	13	128	9.8	1	3	24	65
Fernando Mendoza QB	2	14	7	0	0	0	8
Dont'e Thornton Jr WR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Brock Bowers TE	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

PATRIOTS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG
Drake Maye QB	8	73	9.1	1	0	10	16
TreVeyon Henderson HB	3	63	21	1	1	2	49
Kyle Williams WR	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Tyreek Hill WR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
A.J. Brown WR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

RAIDERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	LNG
Brock Bowers TE	5	99	19.8	1	85	59
Ashton Jeanty HB	3	70	23.3	1	51	51
Jalen Nailor WR	1	49	49	1	27	49
Dont'e Thornton Jr WR	2	46	23	1	15	33
Tre Tucker WR	1	5	5	0	1	5

PATRIOTS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	LNG
A.J. Brown WR	6	93	15.5	0	34	27
Kyle Williams WR	2	54	27	0	22	42
Tyreek Hill WR	2	43	21.5	1	20	41
Hunter Henry TE	1	23	23	1	0	23
TreVeyon Henderson HB	3	20	6.7	0	7	8

RAIDERS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	PD
Kwity Paye REDG	3	2	0
Maxx Crosby LEDG	2	2	0
Jermod McCoy CB	2	0	0
Nakobe Dean MIKE	2	0	1
Eric Stokes CB	1	0	0
Tristin McCollum FS	1	0	0
Dalton Johnson SS	1	0	1
Treydan Stukes FS	1	0	1
Taron Johnson CB	0	0	2
Folorunso Fatukasi DT	0	0	1

PATRIOTS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	PD
Milton Williams DT	3	3	0
Craig Woodson SS	2	0	1
Carlton Davis III CB	2	0	3
Christian Gonzalez CB	2	0	0
Marcus Jones CB	2	0	0
Gabe Jacas LEDG	1	0	0

RAIDERS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Matt Gay K	1/1	5/5	32

PATRIOTS

nothing recorded

RECENT FORM

Raiders

L 10–21 vs Chiefs WK 4

W 38–23 vs Saints WK 3

W 23–21 vs Chargers WK 2

Patriots

L 39–42 vs Bills WK 4

W 45–42 vs Jaguars WK 3

W 56–27 vs Steelers WK 2

TEAM STATS

Raiders		Patriots
411	TOTAL YARDS	369
269	PASSING YARDS	233
142	RUSHING YARDS	136
3	SACKS ALLOWED	4
4	SACKS MADE	3
0	GIVEAWAYS	0
0	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 RAIDERS — 0 PATRIOTS

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