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THE WIRE
WK 9 FINAL Bengals 63, Falcons 42 WK 9 FINAL Lions 14, Dolphins 35 WK 9 FINAL Giants 27, Eagles 49 MOVE Tyler Shough dev trait up Superstar to X-Factor MOVE RJ Harvey dev trait up Star to Superstar MOVE Jadon Canady dev trait up Star to X-Factor WK 1 Lions (4-4) at Bengals (4-4) WK 1 Packers (5-4) at Steelers (6-2)
WEEK 5 · FINAL
GIANTS 2-6 · 27.0 PPG 21 – 23 COMMANDERS 4-4 · 25.0 PPG
THE READ
Commanders edge Giants by 2

Commanders needed all sixty minutes, edging Giants 23-21. Jayden Daniels threw for Commanders — 17/29, 265 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. Brian Burns lived in the backfield for Giants — 2 sacks — in a losing effort. Stefon Diggs has not had a better afternoon this season. Total yards: Commanders 392, Giants 284.

The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Giants -11.4 -7.1 -4.2 -4
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
Roman Vaughn The superfan
Stefon Diggs was the difference—Washington's receiver was the best player on the field and made plays when it mattered most, while New York's passing game never got into sync.
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
17/29, 265 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Brian Burns
Giants
2 sacks
Jordyn Tyson
Giants
5 catches, 100 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards Commanders 392, Giants 300 Commanders
Through the air Commanders 265, Giants 199 Commanders
On the ground Commanders 127, Giants 101 Commanders
Giveaways Commanders 1, Giants 2 Commanders
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
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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 62% · Rush 38% · 27.9 scored, 32.1 allowed
8.4 yds/att 54.4% completions 5.2 yds/carry 343.5 yds/game 1.8 giveaways/game 6.0% sack rate last 5: 2-3
Primary weapon: Malik Nabers WR — 30% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 55 · Aggressive Balance 88 Ball security 51 Back usage 38% QB runs 0.1/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89 WR 84 TE 80 RB 92 OL 81 DL 88 LB 82 DB 84
Best: Christian McCaffrey HB 96 Fastest: Malik Nabers WR 96 SPD 9 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
mchristian24
Giants · his last 8 games
Throws it
Pass / run62% / 38% Points for / against27.9 — 32.1 Margin-4.2 Giveaways a game1.8 Sacks taken6.0% of dropbacks Lead backTravis Etienne Jr · 11.6/g Top targetMalik Nabers · 30% QB carries0.1 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 mchristian24 against Azurxe — the men, not the teams
Azurxe leads it 1-0. Azurxe won the last one.
1 meeting avg 21.0 — 23.0 biggest: 2 pts to Azurxe
S1 · week 5 mchristian24 21 — 23 Azurxe 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
Giants receivers vs Commanders secondary 84 v 80 GIANTS
Commanders receivers vs Giants secondary 88 v 84 COMMANDERS
Giants line vs Commanders front 81 v 81 EVEN
Commanders line vs Giants front 81 v 88 GIANTS
Giants backs vs Commanders run defence 92 v 81 GIANTS
Commanders backs vs Giants run defence 80 v 85 GIANTS
Giants passer vs Commanders secondary 89 v 80 GIANTS
Commanders passer vs Giants secondary 82 v 84 EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
Jayden Daniels QB Commanders 265 pass yds
Jordan Love QB Giants 199 pass yds
Jordyn Tyson WR Giants 100 rec yds
Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB Commanders 93 rush yds
Christian McCaffrey HB Giants 88 rec yds
Stefon Diggs WR Commanders 87 rec yds
Travis Etienne Jr HB Giants 85 rush yds
Antonio Williams WR Commanders 69 rec yds
Brian Burns REDG Giants 2 sacks
JT Woods SS Giants 1 INTs
🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE
GIANTS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Jordan Love QB 17/281993235388.2
COMMANDERS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Jayden Daniels QB 17/292652123697.6
RECENT FORM
Giants
W 41–14 vs Cardinals WK 4
L 24–49 vs Titans WK 3
L 20–24 vs Rams WK 2
Commanders
W 28–21 vs Colts WK 4
L 28–31 vs Seahawks WK 3
W 44–19 vs Cowboys WK 2
TEAM STATS
Giants Commanders
300 TOTAL YARDS 392
199 PASSING YARDS 265
101 RUSHING YARDS 127
3 SACKS ALLOWED 2
2 SACKS MADE 3
2 GIVEAWAYS 1
1 TAKEAWAYS 2

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 GIANTS — 1 COMMANDERS
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