WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
49ers run away with it, 78-50
The 49ers beat the Rams 78-50 in a game that looked like two different offenses playing two different defenses. San Francisco's Brock Purdy threw for 584 yards and 8 touchdowns on 23 completions while Mike Evans caught 10 passes for 277 yards and 6 scores, exploiting a Rams secondary that gave up 6 sacks. Los Angeles moved the ball—Joe Burrow went 27 of 50 for 437 yards and 4 touchdowns—but 5 interceptions and 6 total turnovers made the difference; San Francisco's turnover margin of plus-3 explains the 74.2 percent win probability that the numbers generate from this margin, meaning the outcome was never really in doubt once the ball security issues took hold.
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49ers | +11.6 | -1.4 | +13.0 | +9 |
| Rams | -7.2 | -0.8 | -6.4 | -16 |
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 MVP race
#1
Brock Purdy
QB · 49ers · 36.9% of the field
#4
Mike Evans
WR · 49ers · 11.5% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Nicole Santos
Beat reporter
Rams couldn't protect Burrow—6 sacks allowed—and then gave it away 6 times total. When you're handing the other team extra possessions, 28 points is the floor, not the ceiling.
Jordan Hayes
The armchair coach
· replying
The Rams are in real trouble if Burrow can't cut the turnovers—5 interceptions in week 1 means this offense will drag them underwater all season, no matter how many yards he puts up.
Luca Santana
Analyst
· replying
Burrow threw for 437 yards and 4 scores, but the 5 interceptions tell you everything—the Rams got torched by a team that simply played cleaner football, and Los Angeles' own carelessness on both sides of the ball made this a 28-point gap instead of a game.
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.
Brock Purdy
49ers
23/49, 584 yards, 8 TD, 3 INT
Joe Burrow
Rams
27/50, 437 yards, 4 TD, 5 INT
Mike Evans
49ers
10 catches, 277 yards, 6 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
49ers 584, Rams 437
49ers
On the ground
Rams 123, 49ers 10
Rams
Total yards
49ers 594, Rams 560
49ers
Pressure
Rams 1 sacks, 49ers 4
49ers
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 96% · Rush 4% · 49.8 scored, 36.8 allowed
11.6 yds/att
55.9% completions
8.6 yds/carry
482.2 yds/game
2.2 giveaways/game
3.3% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 63 · Aggressive
Balance 40
Ball security 37
Back usage 0%
QB runs 1.8/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Mike Evans takes 46% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 90
WR 89
TE 78
RB 84
OL 77
DL 87
LB 78
DB 81
Best: Mike Evans WR 96
Fastest: Tyler Harrell WR 95 SPD
9 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 58% · Rush 42% · 35.4 scored, 41.8 allowed
10.0 yds/att
59.0% completions
6.5 yds/carry
448.2 yds/game
2.9 giveaways/game
9.6% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 61 · Aggressive
Balance 92
Ball security 20
Back usage 37%
QB runs 3.0/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.9 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 87
TE 79
RB 82
OL 79
DL 88
LB 88
DB 85
Best: Myles Garrett REDG 99
Fastest: Tutu Atwell WR 93 SPD
12 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
lilmike438
Rams · his last 8 games
Balanced
Gives it away
Takes sacks
Pass / run58% / 42%
Points for / against35.4 — 41.8
Margin-6.4
Giveaways a game2.9
Sacks taken9.6% of dropbacks
Lead backChuba Hubbard · 12.2/g
Top targetDavante Adams · 26%
QB carries2.9 a game
¥
49ers · his last 8 games
Throws it
Gives it away
Runs the quarterback
One target
Pass / run96% / 4%
Points for / against49.8 — 36.8
Margin+13.0
Giveaways a game2.2
Sacks taken3.3% of dropbacks
Lead backDK Metcalf · 0.1/g
Top targetMike Evans · 46%
QB carries1.6 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
¥ against lilmike438 — the men, not the teams
¥ leads it 1-0.
¥ won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 78.0 — 50.0
biggest: 28 pts to ¥
S1 · week 1
¥ 78 — 50 lilmike438
¥
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
49ers receivers vs Rams secondary
89 v 85
49ERS
Rams receivers vs 49ers secondary
87 v 81
RAMS
49ers line vs Rams front
77 v 88
RAMS
Rams line vs 49ers front
79 v 87
49ERS
49ers backs vs Rams run defence
84 v 88
RAMS
Rams backs vs 49ers run defence
82 v 84
EVEN
49ers passer vs Rams secondary
90 v 85
49ERS
Rams passer vs 49ers secondary
99 v 81
RAMS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Purdy QB | 23/49 | 584 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 88 | 104.9 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow QB | 27/50 | 437 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 70.5 |
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.5 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Purdy QB | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| De'Zhaun Stribling WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Evans WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 12 | 80 | 6.7 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 65 | 0 |
| Joe Burrow QB | 3 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Adam Randall HB | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Dean Connors HB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tutu Atwell WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jaylin Noel WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Evans WR | 10 | 277 | 27.7 | 6 | 101 | 1 | 88 |
| De'Zhaun Stribling WR | 5 | 160 | 32 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 65 |
| DK Metcalf WR | 5 | 148 | 29.6 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 45 |
| Tyler Harrell WR | 1 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 29 |
| Oronde Gadsden TE | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Jordan Watkins WR | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 10 | 132 | 13.2 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 33 |
| Tutu Atwell WR | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 51 |
| Davante Adams WR | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
| Jaylin Noel WR | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 42 |
| Adam Randall HB | 4 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| Ladd McConkey WR | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| Terrance Ferguson TE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renardo Green CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Owens SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jailin Walker MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashtyn Davis FS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Treydan Stukes FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Sigle SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre Greenlaw WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mykel Williams DT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Bosa LEDG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ephesians Prysock CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Romello Height LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Dugger MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Millard Bradford FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Jones CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De'Antre Prince CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gracen Halton DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Bates III FS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Watson CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Myles Garrett REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Newsome II CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steven Gilmore CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foyesade Oluokun MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin Lake SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Wagner MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadon Canady SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
49ers
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Rams
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TEAM STATS
| 49ers | Rams | |
|---|---|---|
| 594 | TOTAL YARDS | 560 |
| 584 | PASSING YARDS | 437 |
| 10 | RUSHING YARDS | 123 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 6 |
| 4 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 4 | GIVEAWAYS | 6 |
| 6 | TAKEAWAYS | 5 |
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
49ERS
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0
RAMS