WEEK 2 · FINAL
THE READ
Commanders run away with it, 44-19
Commanders 44, Cowboys 19, and it was not that close. Jayden Daniels did the damage for Commanders — 21/32, 318 yards, 5 TD. Joe Milton was steady for Cowboys — 18/25, 209 yards, 2 INT — in a losing effort. Total yards: Commanders 444, Cowboys 323.
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THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commanders | -3.9 | -2.1 | -1.9 | +0 |
| Cowboys | -13.4 | -1.1 | -12.2 | -11 |
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.
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IN THE BOOTH
Nicole Santos
Beat reporter
Washington's 44-19 rout came down to one thing: Jayden Daniels threw 5 touchdown passes while Joe Milton threw 2 interceptions, and Dallas couldn't keep up. The Commanders turned the ball over zero times to Dallas's 3, and that margin was the difference.
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
· replying
Dallas is 1-4 and getting outgained 444 to 323—the Cowboys' defense couldn't generate pressure without help, and Milton's 2 interceptions fit a larger pattern of a team that's simply not executing at either position. This isn't about what Washington did; it's about whether Dallas can right itself before the hole gets any deeper.
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 Daniels
Commanders
21/32, 318 yards, 5 TD
Joe Milton
Cowboys
18/25, 209 yards, 2 INT
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
Commanders
15 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Commanders 444, Cowboys 323
Commanders
Through the air
Commanders 318, Cowboys 209
Commanders
On the ground
Commanders 126, Cowboys 114
Commanders
Giveaways
Cowboys 3, Commanders 0
Commanders
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
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 58% · Rush 42% · 23.5 scored, 35.8 allowed
6.5 yds/att
53.4% completions
5.8 yds/carry
330.9 yds/game
2.2 giveaways/game
8.2% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 31 · Turnover-prone
Balance 92
Ball security 37
Back usage 31%
QB runs 5.8/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.2 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 81
WR 88
TE 85
RB 82
OL 82
DL 85
LB 82
DB 86
Best: CeeDee Lamb WR 94
Fastest: KaVontae Turpin 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
Bilodeau29
Cowboys · his last 8 games
Balanced
Gives it away
One target
Pass / run58% / 42%
Points for / against23.5 — 35.8
Margin-12.2
Giveaways a game2.2
Sacks taken8.2% of dropbacks
Lead backJaydon Blue · 12.0/g
Top targetCeeDee Lamb · 38%
QB carries4.4 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 Bilodeau29 — the men, not the teams
Azurxe leads it 1-0.
Azurxe won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 44.0 — 19.0
biggest: 25 pts to Azurxe
S1 · week 2
Azurxe 44 — 19 Bilodeau29
AZURXE
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 Cowboys secondary
88 v 86
EVEN
Cowboys receivers vs Commanders secondary
88 v 80
COWBOYS
Commanders line vs Cowboys front
81 v 85
COWBOYS
Cowboys line vs Commanders front
82 v 81
EVEN
Commanders backs vs Cowboys run defence
80 v 84
COWBOYS
Cowboys backs vs Commanders run defence
82 v 81
EVEN
Commanders passer vs Cowboys secondary
82 v 86
COWBOYS
Cowboys passer vs Commanders secondary
81 v 80
EVEN
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Daniels QB | 21/32 | 318 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 137.7 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Milton QB | 18/25 | 209 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 63.5 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB | 15 | 113 | 7.5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 0 |
| Jayden Daniels QB | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jaylin Lane WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefon Diggs WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chigoziem Okonkwo TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaydon Blue HB | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
| Joe Milton QB | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill TE | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| KaVontae Turpin WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chigoziem Okonkwo TE | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 28 |
| Antonio Williams WR | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 58 |
| Stefon Diggs WR | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 25 |
| Terry McLaurin WR | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 19 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CeeDee Lamb WR | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 39 |
| KaVontae Turpin WR | 3 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| Taysom Hill TE | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 16 |
| Jaydon Blue HB | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| George Pickens WR | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quan Martin FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Cross SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Butler FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Rush CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Styles MIKE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odafe Oweh LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amik Robertson CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Magee MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daron Payne DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Omenihu DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Baker Jr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Amos CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DaRon Bland CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Downs SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Clark DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinnen Williams DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markquese Bell SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarvion Overshown WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Thompson FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cobie Durant CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Stevens K | 1/1 | 5/6 | 20 |
COWBOYS
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Commanders
L
16–33 vs Eagles
WK 1
Cowboys
W
30–27 vs Giants
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Commanders | Cowboys | |
|---|---|---|
| 444 | TOTAL YARDS | 323 |
| 318 | PASSING YARDS | 209 |
| 126 | RUSHING YARDS | 114 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 3 |
| 3 | 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
COMMANDERS
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0
COWBOYS