WEEK 2 · FINAL
THE READ
89 points between Jaguars and Broncos
Nobody wanted to play defence. Jaguars won the shootout 48-41. Trevor Lawrence threw for Jaguars — 24/31, 309 yards, 7 TD. Bo Nix threw for Broncos — 15/27, 347 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. On the ground: Jaguars 173, Broncos 28.
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THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguars | +1.4 | -0.6 | +2.0 | +0 |
| Broncos | +11.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +1 |
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
Luca Santana
Analyst
Jacksonville's ground game—173 yards to Denver's 28—gave the Jaguars a complete offense that could win without everything working, while Denver had to throw on 84% of plays and still couldn't keep up when it mattered.
Jaylen Rivers
The insider
· replying
Denver had Bo Nix throwing 5 touchdowns and still lost a 48-41 shootout where Jacksonville's Trevor Lawrence threw 7—which tells you everything about where these teams are right now, and why Denver's in the playoff picture while Jacksonville's still clawing in.
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
· replying
Jaylen, you're reading this backwards. Bo Nix threw 5 touchdowns and still finished second in a game where the other guy threw 7—the difference isn't that Denver belongs in the playoff picture, it's that Jacksonville's defense let them score 41 points and nearly stole it anyway.
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
24/31, 309 yards, 7 TD
Bo Nix
Broncos
15/27, 347 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
Puka Nacua
Jaguars
11 catches, 163 yards, 2 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Jaguars 173, Broncos 28
Jaguars
Total yards
Jaguars 482, Broncos 375
Jaguars
Through the air
Broncos 347, Jaguars 309
Broncos
Pressure
Broncos 4 sacks, Jaguars 2
Broncos
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 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
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 78% · Rush 22% · 39.1 scored, 33.1 allowed
11.4 yds/att
61.3% completions
4.9 yds/carry
387.1 yds/game
1.9 giveaways/game
6.9% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 66 · Aggressive
Balance 72
Ball security 48
Back usage 20%
QB runs 0.8/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89
WR 85
TE 80
RB 82
OL 86
DL 90
LB 80
DB 85
Best: Garett Bolles LT 97
Fastest: Jaylen Waddle WR 97 SPD
10 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
Grand Regent K
Broncos · his last 8 games
Throws it
One back
Pass / run78% / 22%
Points for / against39.1 — 33.1
Margin+6.0
Giveaways a game1.9
Sacks taken6.9% of dropbacks
Lead backOmarion Hampton · 7.8/g
Top targetElijah Arroyo · 34%
QB carries0.8 a game
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
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
wonka against Grand Regent K — the men, not the teams
wonka leads it 1-0.
wonka won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 48.0 — 41.0
biggest: 7 pts to wonka
S1 · week 2
wonka 48 — 41 Grand Regent K
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
Jaguars receivers vs Broncos secondary
89 v 85
JAGUARS
Broncos receivers vs Jaguars secondary
85 v 86
EVEN
Jaguars line vs Broncos front
75 v 90
BRONCOS
Broncos line vs Jaguars front
86 v 83
BRONCOS
Jaguars backs vs Broncos run defence
82 v 86
BRONCOS
Broncos backs vs Jaguars run defence
82 v 79
BRONCOS
Jaguars passer vs Broncos secondary
86 v 85
EVEN
Broncos passer vs Jaguars secondary
89 v 86
BRONCOS
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BOX SCORE
JAGUARS
BRONCOS
JAGUARS
BRONCOS
JAGUARS
BRONCOS
JAGUARS
BRONCOS
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Lawrence QB | 24/31 | 309 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 147.7 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Nix QB | 15/27 | 347 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 124.6 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyren Williams HB | 20 | 143 | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 27 | 0 |
| Trevor Lawrence QB | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 0 |
| Brian Thomas Jr WR | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omarion Hampton HB | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| Marvin Mims Jr WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puka Nacua WR | 11 | 163 | 14.8 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 47 |
| Brian Thomas Jr WR | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 54 |
| Kyren Williams HB | 5 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 8 |
| Brenton Strange TE | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Waddle WR | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 40 |
| Elijah Arroyo TE | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 2 | 69 | 1 | 66 |
| Courtland Sutton WR | 2 | 78 | 39 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 71 |
| Omarion Hampton HB | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 23 |
JAGUARS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khalil Mack REDG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Jackson CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrian Jones CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel Mukuamu FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Johnson SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ameer Speed CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ventrell Miller WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Branson Combs MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jourdan Lewis CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yasir Abdullah SAM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hunter CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arik Armstead DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Moss CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Verse DT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Quan McMillian CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nik Bonitto LEDG | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Holland FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahdae Barron CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Delpit FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talanoa Hufanga SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Van Ginkel REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Campbell CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Murdock WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Jones FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Golday MIKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Jaguars
W
49–21 vs Browns
WK 1
Broncos
L
31–52 vs Chiefs
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Jaguars | Broncos | |
|---|---|---|
| 482 | TOTAL YARDS | 375 |
| 309 | PASSING YARDS | 347 |
| 173 | RUSHING YARDS | 28 |
| 4 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 4 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | TAKEAWAYS | 0 |
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
JAGUARS
—
0
BRONCOS