WEEK 4 · FINAL
THE READ
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
Commanders beat Colts, 28-21
Commanders did what they needed to, 28-21. Jayden Daniels was steady for Commanders — 16/25, 368 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT. Anthony Richardson Sr threw for Colts — 18/22, 200 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. A season best for Jayden Daniels. Through the air: Commanders 368, Colts 200.
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colts | -9.8 | +4.4 | -14.2 | -5 |
| Commanders | -3.9 | -2.1 | -1.9 | +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.
Full table.
Commanders —
NFC #7
· 4-4
Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Marcus Reyes
The numbers guy
Indianapolis's problem is simple: Richardson threw for 200 yards on 18 completions while the ground game gained 181, which means nothing was working at scale, and a 0-4 team cannot afford that kind of inefficiency. Daniels went 368 and 4 touchdowns, and Washington's refusal to run — 8 attempts, 19 yards total — stopped mattering the moment he started hitting people downfield.
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
16/25, 368 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Anthony Richardson Sr
Colts
18/22, 200 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Chigoziem Okonkwo
Commanders
6 catches, 129 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Commanders 368, Colts 200
Commanders
On the ground
Colts 181, Commanders 19
Colts
Total yards
Commanders 387, Colts 381
Commanders
Pressure
Commanders 1 sacks, Colts 2
Colts
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 54% · Rush 46% · 23.0 scored, 37.2 allowed
6.8 yds/att
52.6% completions
5.8 yds/carry
343.8 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
3.7% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 35 · Turnover-prone
Balance 96
Ball security 51
Back usage 38%
QB runs 4.4/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 78
WR 85
TE 85
RB 86
OL 85
DL 85
LB 77
DB 84
Best: Quenton Nelson LG 98
Fastest: Deion Burks WR 95 SPD
8 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 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
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
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
Ant
Colts · his last 3 games
Ant has 3 games on the record so far — not enough to call it a tendency.
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.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Colts receivers vs Commanders secondary
85 v 80
COLTS
Commanders receivers vs Colts secondary
88 v 84
COMMANDERS
Colts line vs Commanders front
85 v 81
COLTS
Commanders line vs Colts front
81 v 85
COLTS
Colts backs vs Commanders run defence
86 v 81
COLTS
Commanders backs vs Colts run defence
80 v 82
EVEN
Colts passer vs Commanders secondary
78 v 80
EVEN
Commanders passer vs Colts secondary
82 v 84
EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Richardson Sr QB | 18/22 | 200 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 100.7 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Daniels QB | 16/25 | 368 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 130.4 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 24 | 113 | 4.7 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 0 |
| Anthony Richardson Sr QB | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Pierce WR | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 25 |
| Garrett Wilson WR | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 27 |
| Tyler Warren TE | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 17 |
| Keenan Allen WR | 4 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 14 |
| Josh Downs WR | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chigoziem Okonkwo TE | 6 | 129 | 21.5 | 2 | 85 | 1 | 52 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 71 |
| Antonio Williams WR | 4 | 92 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| Stefon Diggs WR | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| Terry McLaurin WR | 1 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeForest Buckner DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Allen MIKE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Davis-Gaither WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charvarius Ward Sr CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Haulcy SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Van Noy LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Smith DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Taylor-Britt CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camryn Bynum FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Rush CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Amos CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daron Payne DT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odafe Oweh LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Styles MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Johnson REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quan Martin FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sainristil CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Omenihu DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Cross SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Butler FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Chenal WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Colts
L
30–31 vs Texans
WK 3
L
22–36 vs Chiefs
WK 2
L
35–38 vs Ravens
WK 1
Commanders
L
28–31 vs Seahawks
WK 3
W
44–19 vs Cowboys
WK 2
L
16–33 vs Eagles
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Colts | Commanders | |
|---|---|---|
| 381 | TOTAL YARDS | 387 |
| 200 | PASSING YARDS | 368 |
| 181 | RUSHING YARDS | 19 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | 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
COLTS
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1
COMMANDERS