WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Talia Morgan
Beat reporter
Jaguars run away with it, 49-21
Jacksonville routed Cleveland 49-21 in week 1, a 28-point margin decided by Trevor Lawrence's efficiency and Brian Thomas Jr's three touchdown catches. Lawrence was 10 of 11 for 200 yards and 4 touchdowns, while Thomas Jr caught 3 passes for 107 yards, all in the end zone. Kyren Williams added 139 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns on 7 carries as the Jaguars outgained the Browns 350 to 341 total yards while committing zero turnovers to Cleveland's 1.
Talia Morgan
Beat reporter
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | -17.5 | -1.1 | -16.3 | -2 |
| Jaguars | +1.4 | -0.6 | +2.0 | +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.
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IN THE BOOTH
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
Jacksonville's pass game decided this one—Trevor Lawrence went 10 for 11 with 4 touchdowns and Brian Thomas Jr. caught 3 of them, meaning the Jaguars got everything they wanted through the air before Cleveland's defense could adjust or tire.
Jaylen Rivers
The insider
· replying
Jacksonville looked like a team that's been waiting to do this since last season ended—49 points is not fluky, and Cleveland's got bigger problems than one bad Sunday if their defense can't slow down what the Jags were running.
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.
Trevor Lawrence
Jaguars
10/11, 200 yards, 4 TD
Brian Thomas Jr
Jaguars
3 catches, 107 yards, 3 TD
Kyren Williams
Jaguars
7 carries, 139 yards, 2 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Jaguars 200, Browns 141
Jaguars
On the ground
Browns 200, Jaguars 150
Browns
Total yards
Jaguars 350, Browns 341
Jaguars
Giveaways
Jaguars 0, Browns 1
Jaguars
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
Run-heavy
Pass 43% · Rush 57% · 16.2 scored, 32.6 allowed
5.5 yds/att
41.4% completions
5.1 yds/carry
249.1 yds/game
1.6 giveaways/game
12.1% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 18 · Turnover-prone
Balance 84
Ball security 56
Back usage 48%
QB runs 4.4/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 12.1% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 76
WR 78
TE 81
RB 83
OL 84
DL 77
LB 82
DB 88
Best: Trent Williams C 99
Fastest: Isaiah Bond WR 93 SPD
10 at star dev or better
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 58% · Rush 42% · 39.6 scored, 37.6 allowed
9.5 yds/att
65.5% completions
7.2 yds/carry
419.3 yds/game
1.3 giveaways/game
8.3% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 72 · Aggressive
Balance 92
Ball security 64
Back usage 29%
QB runs 6.4/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Brian Thomas Jr takes 43% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 86
WR 89
TE 78
RB 82
OL 75
DL 83
LB 73
DB 86
Best: Puka Nacua WR 98
Fastest: Brian Thomas Jr WR 97 SPD
9 at star dev or better
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
wonka
Jaguars · his last 7 games
Balanced
Runs the quarterback
One target
Pass / run58% / 42%
Points for / against39.6 — 37.6
Margin+2.0
Giveaways a game1.3
Sacks taken8.3% of dropbacks
Lead backKyren Williams · 13.1/g
Top targetBrian Thomas Jr · 43%
QB carries5.3 a game
RENT DUE
Browns · his last 8 games
Runs it
One back
One target
Takes sacks
Pass / run44% / 56%
Points for / against15.6 — 30.5
Margin-14.9
Giveaways a game1.6
Sacks taken12.8% of dropbacks
Lead backQuinshon Judkins · 20.4/g
Top targetJohnny Wilson · 51%
QB carries4.0 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
RENT DUE against wonka — the men, not the teams
wonka leads it 1-0.
wonka won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 21.0 — 49.0
biggest: 28 pts to wonka
S1 · week 1
RENT DUE 21 — 49 wonka
WONKA
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
Browns receivers vs Jaguars secondary
78 v 86
JAGUARS
Jaguars receivers vs Browns secondary
89 v 88
EVEN
Browns line vs Jaguars front
84 v 83
EVEN
Jaguars line vs Browns front
75 v 77
EVEN
Browns backs vs Jaguars run defence
83 v 79
BROWNS
Jaguars backs vs Browns run defence
82 v 79
JAGUARS
Browns passer vs Jaguars secondary
76 v 86
JAGUARS
Jaguars passer vs Browns secondary
86 v 88
EVEN
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BOX SCORE
BROWNS
JAGUARS
BROWNS
JAGUARS
BROWNS
JAGUARS
BROWNS
JAGUARS
BROWNS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylen Green QB | 9/17 | 141 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 95.8 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Lawrence QB | 10/11 | 200 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 158.3 |
BROWNS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinshon Judkins HB | 29 | 156 | 5.4 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 35 | 0 |
| Taylen Green QB | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| Jerry Jeudy WR | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Isaiah Bond WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyren Williams HB | 7 | 139 | 19.9 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 73 | 0 |
| Trevor Lawrence QB | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Brian Thomas Jr WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
BROWNS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Wilson WR | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 22 |
| Zack Kuntz TE | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 26 |
| Jerry Jeudy WR | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| KC Concepcion Jr WR | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Thomas Jr WR | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Puka Nacua WR | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 56 |
| Kyren Williams HB | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 13 |
| Brenton Strange TE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BROWNS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Simmons FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denzel Ward CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Perkins Jr. LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JL Skinner SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Emerson Jr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain II CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel McNeil-Warren FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Schwesinger MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Farley SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Johnson SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Jackson CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jourdan Lewis CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arik Armstead DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travon Walker LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel Mukuamu FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ameer Speed CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidobe Awuzie CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yasir Abdullah SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen McLeod MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruke Orhorhoro DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahlani Tavai WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrian Jones CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Khalil Mack REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hunter CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
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TEAM STATS
| Browns | Jaguars | |
|---|---|---|
| 341 | TOTAL YARDS | 350 |
| 141 | PASSING YARDS | 200 |
| 200 | RUSHING YARDS | 150 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 0 |
| 0 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | 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
0
BROWNS
—
1
JAGUARS