WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Eagles win the turnover battle and the game
Take care of the football or lose. Commanders did not, and did. Makai Lemon moved the ball for Eagles — 6 catches, 82 yards, 1 TD. Terry McLaurin was the target for Commanders — 2 catches, 74 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. Total yards: Eagles 330, Commanders 290.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commanders | -3.9 | -2.1 | -1.9 | +0 |
| Eagles | -1.9 | -4.8 | +2.9 | +12 |
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 BOOTH
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
Washington couldn't hold onto the football. The Commanders turned it over twice while Philadelphia didn't cough it up once, and that 2-turnover swing was the whole game in a 33-16 loss that felt worse than the margin.
Zoe Bell
The contrarian
· replying
Terry McLaurin had 74 yards on 2 catches and a touchdown—so when Washington needed him most, he was invisible. Philadelphia's margin of victory wasn't really 17; it was however many yards McLaurin left on the field by not touching it more.
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.
Jayden Reed
Eagles
6 catches, 140 yards, 1 TD
Terry McLaurin
Commanders
2 catches, 74 yards, 1 TD
Saquon Barkley
Eagles
17 carries, 79 yards
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Eagles 330, Commanders 290
Eagles
On the ground
Eagles 138, Commanders 113
Eagles
Through the air
Eagles 192, Commanders 177
Eagles
Giveaways
Eagles 0, Commanders 2
Eagles
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 66% · Rush 34% · 25.9 scored, 27.7 allowed
9.1 yds/att
56.9% completions
6.2 yds/carry
368.4 yds/game
1.1 giveaways/game
6.3% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 65 · Aggressive
Balance 84
Ball security 68
Back usage 26%
QB runs 3.9/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 82
WR 88
TE 76
RB 80
OL 81
DL 81
LB 82
DB 80
Best: Laremy Tunsil LT 95
Fastest: Terry McLaurin WR 95 SPD
8 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 59% · Rush 41% · 31.9 scored, 29.0 allowed
8.5 yds/att
60.3% completions
6.5 yds/carry
391.4 yds/game
0.9 giveaways/game
6.2% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 69 · Efficient
Balance 91
Ball security 75
Back usage 33%
QB runs 3.9/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 87
WR 85
TE 89
RB 86
OL 88
DL 86
LB 81
DB 85
Best: Lane Johnson RT 99
Fastest: Saquon Barkley HB 95 SPD
12 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
darryl4reid
Eagles · his last 8 games
Balanced
Pass / run60% / 40%
Points for / against31.8 — 30.6
Margin+1.1
Giveaways a game1.0
Sacks taken6.6% of dropbacks
Lead backSaquon Barkley · 13.2/g
Top targetDeVonta Smith · 27%
QB carries3.8 a game
Azurxe
Commanders · his last 7 games
Throws it
Pass / run66% / 34%
Points for / against25.9 — 27.7
Margin-1.9
Giveaways a game1.1
Sacks taken6.3% of dropbacks
Lead backJacory Croskey-Merritt · 9.4/g
Top targetAntonio Williams · 30%
QB carries3.1 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
Azurxe against darryl4reid — the men, not the teams
darryl4reid leads it 2-0.
darryl4reid has won 2 straight.
2 meetings
avg 18.5 — 31.0
biggest: 17 pts to darryl4reid
S1 · week 8
Azurxe 21 — 29 darryl4reid
DARRYL4REID
S1 · week 1
Azurxe 16 — 33 darryl4reid
DARRYL4REID
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
Commanders receivers vs Eagles secondary
88 v 85
COMMANDERS
Eagles receivers vs Commanders secondary
85 v 80
EAGLES
Commanders line vs Eagles front
81 v 86
EAGLES
Eagles line vs Commanders front
88 v 81
EAGLES
Commanders backs vs Eagles run defence
80 v 85
EAGLES
Eagles backs vs Commanders run defence
86 v 81
EAGLES
Commanders passer vs Eagles secondary
82 v 85
EAGLES
Eagles passer vs Commanders secondary
87 v 80
EAGLES
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Daniels QB | 16/31 | 177 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 52.7 |
EAGLES
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Hurts QB | 19/32 | 192 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 86.9 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB | 10 | 65 | 6.5 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 0 |
| Jayden Daniels QB | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rachaad White HB | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Terry McLaurin WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefon Diggs WR | 1 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EAGLES
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saquon Barkley HB | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 0 |
| Tank Bigsby HB | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 0 |
| Jalen Hurts QB | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Will Shipley HB | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Makai Lemon WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Reed WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeVonta Smith WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry McLaurin WR | 2 | 74 | 37 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 51 |
| Chigoziem Okonkwo TE | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 14 |
| Stefon Diggs WR | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| Ben Sinnott TE | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| Antonio Williams WR | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Jaylin Lane WR | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Rachaad White HB | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EAGLES
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Reed WR | 6 | 140 | 23.3 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 63 |
| Makai Lemon WR | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 24 |
| DeVonta Smith WR | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| Dallas Goedert TE | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 18 |
| Tank Bigsby HB | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Saquon Barkley HB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quan Martin FS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Sainristil CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sonny Styles MIKE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Cross SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Darius Rush CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Daron Payne DT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Omenihu DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Luvu WILL | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Odafe Oweh LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorance Armstrong LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Johnson REDG | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Butler FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Krys Barnes MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Amos CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Jacobs WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EAGLES
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jihaad Campbell MIKE | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Isaiah Bolden SS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Zack Baun WILL | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Mukuba FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jalen Carter DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Carter II SS | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnold Ebiketie LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Smith Jr LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Davis DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper DeJean CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Quinyon Mitchell CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Stevens K | 1/1 | 1/1 | 30 |
EAGLES
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Elliott K | 4/4 | 3/3 | 49 |
RECENT FORM
Commanders
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TEAM STATS
| Commanders | Eagles | |
|---|---|---|
| 290 | TOTAL YARDS | 330 |
| 177 | PASSING YARDS | 192 |
| 113 | RUSHING YARDS | 138 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 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
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COMMANDERS
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EAGLES