WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Chargers run away with it, 31-6
Cardinals had no answer. Chargers took it 31-6. Justin Herbert did the damage for Chargers — 13/21, 244 yards, 3 TD. George Kittle did the catching for Chargers — 5 catches, 95 yards, 3 TD. Through the air: Chargers 244, Cardinals 42.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | -25.4 | +2.8 | -28.1 | -9 |
| Chargers | +10.5 | +1.2 | +9.3 | +2 |
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.
Chargers —
AFC #3 · division
· 6-2
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IN THE BOOTH
Talia Morgan
Beat reporter
Chargers 31, Cardinals 6 — Los Angeles made it look easy while Arizona couldn't manufacture a thing. Kittle caught 3 touchdown passes, but the real story was the Cardinals limping to 6 points on an offense that gained just 42 yards through the air.
Roman Vaughn
The superfan
· replying
The Chargers made Arizona look historically broken, but Los Angeles didn't have to be clean about it—they got away with a 25-point win on a night when their defense barely showed up because the Cardinals' offense was already dead on arrival.
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.
Justin Herbert
Chargers
13/21, 244 yards, 3 TD
George Kittle
Chargers
5 catches, 95 yards, 3 TD
Jeremiyah Love
Cardinals
20 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Chargers 244, Cardinals 42
Chargers
Total yards
Chargers 326, Cardinals 152
Chargers
On the ground
Cardinals 110, Chargers 82
Cardinals
Giveaways
Chargers 0, Cardinals 2
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
Balanced
Pass 53% · Rush 47% · 13.9 scored, 42.0 allowed
6.6 yds/att
50.2% completions
4.1 yds/carry
290.8 yds/game
2.3 giveaways/game
6.9% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 28 · Turnover-prone
Balance 97
Ball security 35
Back usage 44%
QB runs 1.4/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.3 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 74
WR 79
TE 99
RB 84
OL 80
DL 80
LB 74
DB 82
Best: Trey McBride TE 99
Fastest: Jeremiyah Love HB 94 SPD
8 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Run-heavy
Pass 38% · Rush 62% · 40.4 scored, 31.1 allowed
10.6 yds/att
60.0% completions
10.9 yds/carry
386.3 yds/game
1.6 giveaways/game
8.7% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 63 · Aggressive
Balance 72
Ball security 56
Back usage 60%
QB runs 0.7/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.7% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 95
WR 77
TE 99
RB 88
OL 85
DL 84
LB 76
DB 82
Best: Derrick Henry HB 99
Fastest: Brenen Thompson WR 97 SPD
9 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
TheDJ
Chargers · his last 7 games
Runs it
One back
One target
Pass / run38% / 62%
Points for / against40.4 — 31.1
Margin+9.3
Giveaways a game1.6
Sacks taken8.7% of dropbacks
Lead backDerrick Henry · 21.6/g
Top targetSincere Brown · 42%
QB carries0.3 a game
dogmanrk
Cardinals · his last 8 games
Runs it
Gives it away
One back
One target
Pass / run54% / 46%
Points for / against14.9 — 43.4
Margin-28.5
Giveaways a game2.4
Sacks taken7.1% of dropbacks
Lead backJeremiyah Love · 20.1/g
Top targetTrey McBride · 43%
QB carries1.4 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
dogmanrk against TheDJ — the men, not the teams
TheDJ leads it 1-0.
TheDJ won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 6.0 — 31.0
biggest: 25 pts to TheDJ
S1 · week 1
dogmanrk 6 — 31 TheDJ
THEDJ
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
Cardinals receivers vs Chargers secondary
79 v 82
CHARGERS
Chargers receivers vs Cardinals secondary
77 v 82
CARDINALS
Cardinals line vs Chargers front
80 v 84
CHARGERS
Chargers line vs Cardinals front
85 v 80
CHARGERS
Cardinals backs vs Chargers run defence
84 v 81
CARDINALS
Chargers backs vs Cardinals run defence
88 v 78
CHARGERS
Cardinals passer vs Chargers secondary
74 v 82
CHARGERS
Chargers passer vs Cardinals secondary
95 v 82
CHARGERS
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BOX SCORE
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CARDINALS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Brissett QB | 8/14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 62.2 |
| Carson Beck QB | 2/6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2.7 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert QB | 13/21 | 244 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 141.6 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiyah Love HB | 20 | 82 | 4.1 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier HB | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jacoby Brissett QB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Trey McBride TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Henry HB | 12 | 82 | 6.8 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 0 |
| George Kittle TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey McBride TE | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Tyler Allgeier HB | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr WR | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Jeremiyah Love HB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Antonio Gibson HB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Wilson WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kittle TE | 5 | 95 | 19 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 29 |
| Brenen Thompson WR | 3 | 69 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 49 |
| Sincere Brown WR | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 27 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budda Baker SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Melton CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Gibbens MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Williams CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Murphy-Bunting CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dadrion Taylor-Demerson FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaven Collins LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kei'Trel Clark CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Sweat REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Pappoe WILL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VJ Payne SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damone Clark WILL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Moore CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Cine SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Murphy REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Ransaw FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylen Everette CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daiyan Henley WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Molden FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuli Tuipulotu DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Hart CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genesis Smith SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hines-Allen DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CARDINALS
nothing recorded
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Dicker K | 1/2 | 4/4 | 45 |
RECENT FORM
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TEAM STATS
| Cardinals | Chargers | |
|---|---|---|
| 152 | TOTAL YARDS | 326 |
| 42 | PASSING YARDS | 244 |
| 110 | RUSHING YARDS | 82 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 2 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | 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
CARDINALS
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1
CHARGERS