WEEK 8 · FINAL
THE READ
Seahawks edge Bears by 3
Bears had it there to be taken. Seahawks took it, 19-16. Sam Darnold did the damage for Seahawks — 20/29, 227 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. Caleb Williams did the damage for Bears — 19/32, 209 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. Total yards: Seahawks 357, Bears 300.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | +5.5 | +1.4 | +4.1 | +8 |
| Seahawks | +12.3 | +0.6 | +11.7 | +12 |
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
#8
Sam Darnold
QB · Seahawks · 1.3% of the field
#10
Caleb Williams
QB · Bears · 0.6% of the field
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IN THE BOOTH
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
Chicago couldn't keep up with Seattle's ground game—the Seahawks got 130 yards on the ground to the Bears' 91, and that 57-yard gap in total offense proved the difference in a 3-point loss. Caleb Williams had a clean day throwing (1 TD, no picks) but didn't have enough help around him.
Luca Santana
Analyst
· replying
Zavion Thomas made the most of 3 catches for 82 yards and a touchdown—in a game where Chicago's passing attack mustered only 209 yards total, he was the one moment of real separation downfield, and it nearly wasn't enough.
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.
Sam Darnold
Seahawks
20/29, 227 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Caleb Williams
Bears
19/32, 209 yards, 1 TD
Zavion Thomas
Bears
3 catches, 82 yards, 1 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Seahawks 357, Bears 300
Seahawks
On the ground
Seahawks 130, Bears 91
Seahawks
Through the air
Seahawks 227, Bears 209
Seahawks
Giveaways
Seahawks 2, Bears 2
Bears
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 61% · Rush 39% · 33.8 scored, 29.7 allowed
10.8 yds/att
61.9% completions
6.4 yds/carry
403.9 yds/game
1.7 giveaways/game
9.0% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 65 · Aggressive
Balance 89
Ball security 53
Back usage 26%
QB runs 5.7/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 9.0% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 92
WR 82
TE 86
RB 82
OL 82
DL 83
LB 80
DB 86
Best: Joe Thuney LG 96
Fastest: Zavion Thomas WR 96 SPD
6 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 66% · Rush 34% · 36.1 scored, 24.4 allowed
11.2 yds/att
71.0% completions
6.7 yds/carry
418.1 yds/game
0.7 giveaways/game
6.2% sack rate
last 5: 5-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 85 · Efficient
Balance 84
Ball security 81
Back usage 32%
QB runs 0.9/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 90
WR 87
TE 75
RB 88
OL 78
DL 86
LB 82
DB 84
Best: Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR 99
Fastest: De'Von Achane HB 96 SPD
8 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
InDaGenes_8
Seahawks · his last 8 games
Throws it
Protects it
One back
Pass / run65% / 35%
Points for / against34.2 — 22.2
Margin+12.0
Giveaways a game0.8
Sacks taken7.1% of dropbacks
Lead backDe'Von Achane · 12.4/g
Top targetJaxon Smith-Njigba · 26%
QB carries1.0 a game
Josh 🦅
Bears · his last 8 games
Balanced
Runs the quarterback
Takes sacks
Pass / run61% / 39%
Points for / against30.1 — 29.5
Margin+0.6
Giveaways a game1.8
Sacks taken9.8% of dropbacks
Lead backD'Andre Swift · 10.0/g
Top targetLuther Burden III · 27%
QB carries5.4 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
Josh 🦅 against InDaGenes_8 — the men, not the teams
InDaGenes_8 leads it 1-0.
InDaGenes_8 won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 16.0 — 19.0
biggest: 3 pts to InDaGenes_8
S1 · week 8
Josh 🦅 16 — 19 InDaGenes_8
INDAGENES_8
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
Bears receivers vs Seahawks secondary
82 v 84
EVEN
Seahawks receivers vs Bears secondary
87 v 86
EVEN
Bears line vs Seahawks front
82 v 86
SEAHAWKS
Seahawks line vs Bears front
78 v 83
BEARS
Bears backs vs Seahawks run defence
82 v 85
SEAHAWKS
Seahawks backs vs Bears run defence
88 v 83
SEAHAWKS
Bears passer vs Seahawks secondary
92 v 84
BEARS
Seahawks passer vs Bears secondary
90 v 86
SEAHAWKS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams QB | 19/32 | 209 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 89.1 |
SEAHAWKS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold QB | 20/29 | 227 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 100.7 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Andre Swift HB | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 0 |
| Kyle Monangai HB | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Caleb Williams QB | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Zavion Thomas WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luther Burden III WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rome Odunze WR | 1 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SEAHAWKS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Von Achane HB | 18 | 122 | 6.8 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 30 | 0 |
| Jadarian Price HB | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Robbie Ouzts FB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rashid Shaheed WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Darnold QB | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zavion Thomas WR | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 74 |
| Luther Burden III WR | 4 | 73 | 18.2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 |
| Rome Odunze WR | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Colston Loveland TE | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| D'Andre Swift HB | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Kyle Monangai HB | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| Cole Kmet TE | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
SEAHAWKS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashid Shaheed WR | 8 | 98 | 12.2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 24 |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| Evan Svoboda TE | 2 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Tory Horton WR | 3 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| De'Von Achane HB | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Robbie Ouzts FB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Emmanuel Henderson Jr. WR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Bush MIKE | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kyler Gordon CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tyrique Stevenson CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kayvon Thibodeaux LEDG | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Davenport LEDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Edwards WILL | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Johnson CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noah Sewell SAM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minkah Fitzpatrick SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Travis Jones DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jarrett DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Thieneman SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Xavier Woods FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Keyshaun Elliott MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montez Sweat LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dayo Odeyingbo REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gervon Dexter Sr DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zion Young LEDG | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SEAHAWKS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Jones IV MIKE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Derick Hall REDG | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordyn Brooks MIKE | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nehemiah Pritchett CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Julian Love SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Trevon Diggs CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Leonard Williams DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Murphy II DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Witherspoon CB | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bud Clark FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarran Reed DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Igbinoghene CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chazz Surratt SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drake Thomas WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrice Knight WILL | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo Santos K | 3/3 | 1/1 | 54 |
SEAHAWKS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Myers K | 1/1 | 2/2 | 42 |
RECENT FORM
Bears
W
47–36 vs Patriots
WK 7
W
28–10 vs Falcons
WK 6
L
37–51 vs Packers
WK 5
Seahawks
W
30–24 vs Chiefs
WK 7
W
21–17 vs Broncos
WK 6
W
52–30 vs 49ers
WK 5
TEAM STATS
| Bears | Seahawks | |
|---|---|---|
| 300 | TOTAL YARDS | 357 |
| 209 | PASSING YARDS | 227 |
| 91 | RUSHING YARDS | 130 |
| 3 | SACKS ALLOWED | 3 |
| 3 | SACKS MADE | 3 |
| 2 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | 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
BEARS
—
1
SEAHAWKS