WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Chargers beat Colts, 37-21
Chargers got it done 37-21 over Colts. Justin Herbert was steady for Chargers — 17/23, 333 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT. Anthony Richardson Sr did the damage for Colts — 18/25, 257 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT — in a losing effort. Worth noting: David Njoku, 79 overall, is 3 in the league in receiving yards. Total yards: Chargers 477, Colts 320.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
Chargers —
AFC #5
· 1-0
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Justin Herbert
Chargers
17/23, 333 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT
Anthony Richardson Sr
Colts
18/25, 257 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
David Njoku
Chargers
8 catches, 170 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Chargers 477, Colts 320
Chargers
On the ground
Chargers 144, Colts 63
Chargers
Through the air
Chargers 333, Colts 257
Chargers
Pressure
Chargers 1 sacks, Colts 4
Colts
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 60% · Rush 40% · 21.0 scored, 37.0 allowed
10.3 yds/att
72.0% completions
3.7 yds/carry
320.0 yds/game
3.0 giveaways/game
3.8% sack rate
last 1: 0-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 79 · Aggressive
Balance 49
Ball security 16
Back usage 36%
QB runs 2.0/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 3.0 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 78
WR 79
TE 85
RB 84
OL 84
DL 79
LB 76
DB 87
Best: Jonathan Taylor HB 96
Fastest: Deion Burks WR 95 SPD
3 at star dev or better
Out:
Jordan Battle SS 79 · 1wk · C.J. Baker SAM 67 · 1wk
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 59% · Rush 41% · 37.0 scored, 21.0 allowed
14.5 yds/att
73.9% completions
9.0 yds/carry
477.0 yds/game
3.0 giveaways/game
14.8% sack rate
last 1: 1-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 74 · Aggressive
Balance 59
Ball security 16
Back usage 41%
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 14.8% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 91
WR 80
TE 79
RB 80
OL 83
DL 77
LB 77
DB 82
Best: Rashawn Slater LT 93
Fastest: Brenen Thompson WR 97 SPD
5 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
VM Connection (The U / 49ers)
Chargers · his last 1 game
VM Connection (The U / 49ers) has 1 game on the record so far — not enough to call it a tendency.
dredafranchize
Colts · his last 1 game
dredafranchize has 1 game on the record so far — not enough to call it a tendency.
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
dredafranchize against VM Connection (The U / 49ers) — the men, not the teams
VM Connection (The U / 49ers) leads it 1-0.
VM Connection (The U / 49ers) won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 21.0 — 37.0
biggest: 16 pts to VM Connection (The U / 49ers)
S2 · week 1
dredafranchize 21 — 37 VM Connection (The U / 49ers)
VM CONNECTION (THE U / 49ERS)
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
Colts receivers vs Chargers secondary
79 v 82
CHARGERS
Chargers receivers vs Colts secondary
80 v 87
COLTS
Colts line vs Chargers front
84 v 77
COLTS
Chargers line vs Colts front
83 v 79
CHARGERS
Colts backs vs Chargers run defence
84 v 77
COLTS
Chargers backs vs Colts run defence
80 v 78
EVEN
Colts passer vs Chargers secondary
78 v 82
CHARGERS
Chargers passer vs Colts secondary
91 v 87
CHARGERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Richardson Sr QB | 18/25 | 257 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 91.9 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert QB | 17/23 | 333 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 78 | 115.7 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 0 |
| Evan Webster WR | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Anthony Richardson Sr QB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Giddens HB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Khari Blasingame FB | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keaton Mitchell HB | 9 | 80 | 8.9 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 28 | 0 |
| Omarion Hampton HB | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 0 |
| Mike Linder HB | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Quentin Johnston WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerand Bradley TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ladd McConkey WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Tremble TE | 3 | 123 | 41 | 1 | 102 | 0 | 70 |
| Anthony Gould WR | 1 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Josh Downs WR | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 7 |
| Alec Pierce WR | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Tyler Warren TE | 2 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| Evan Webster WR | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Njoku TE | 8 | 170 | 21.2 | 1 | 87 | 0 | 78 |
| Quentin Johnston WR | 5 | 105 | 21 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 67 |
| Ladd McConkey WR | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Mike Linder HB | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| Jerand Bradley TE | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Oronde Gadsden TE | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Haulcy SS | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sauce Gardner CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Allen MIKE | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laiatu Latu LEDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Baker SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grover Stewart DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Taylor-Britt CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Battle SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domonique Orange DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charvarius Ward Sr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekhi Blackmon CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Carlies WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Hart CB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genesis Smith FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kahlil Overton CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.J. Mickens FS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derwin James Jr SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Winters MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Rush CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Harrison DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuli Tuipulotu LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Eboigbe DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Kennard REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COLTS
nothing recorded
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Dicker K | 1/1 | 4/5 | 21 |
RECENT FORM
Colts
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TEAM STATS
| Colts | Chargers | |
|---|---|---|
| 320 | TOTAL YARDS | 477 |
| 257 | PASSING YARDS | 333 |
| 63 | RUSHING YARDS | 144 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 4 |
| 4 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 3 | GIVEAWAYS | 3 |
| 3 | TAKEAWAYS | 3 |
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
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