WEEK 9 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Texans
7-1
W
W
W
Chargers
6-2
W
W
L
Defence
Chargers 34.0 · Texans 26.0
Texans
Scoring
Chargers 42.0 · Texans 38.0
Chargers
Season form and scoring only — Madden exports no drive or situational data,
so nothing here is guesswork dressed up as inside knowledge.
THE ROOM
Nobody's put a time up yet.
Texans
Toldher
Chargers
TheDJ
The two owners put their times up here.
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% · 35.9 scored, 22.6 allowed
9.3 yds/att
60.2% completions
5.1 yds/carry
396.6 yds/game
1.0 giveaways/game
2.2% sack rate
last 5: 5-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 75 · Efficient
Balance 89
Ball security 72
Back usage 31%
QB runs 4.3/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 94
WR 85
TE 85
RB 82
OL 82
DL 89
LB 78
DB 88
Best: Danielle Hunter REDG 96
Fastest: Trey Palmer 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
Run-heavy
Pass 38% · Rush 62% · 40.4 scored, 31.1 allowed
10.6 yds/att
60.0% completions
10.9 yds/carry
386.3 yds/game
1.6 giveaways/game
8.7% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 63 · Aggressive
Balance 72
Ball security 56
Back usage 60%
QB runs 0.7/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.7% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 95
WR 77
TE 99
RB 88
OL 85
DL 84
LB 76
DB 82
Best: Derrick Henry HB 99
Fastest: Brenen Thompson WR 97 SPD
9 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
TheDJ
Chargers · his last 7 games
Runs it
One back
One target
Pass / run38% / 62%
Points for / against40.4 — 31.1
Margin+9.3
Giveaways a game1.6
Sacks taken8.7% of dropbacks
Lead backDerrick Henry · 21.6/g
Top targetSincere Brown · 42%
QB carries0.3 a game
Toldher
Texans · his last 7 games
Balanced
Pass / run61% / 39%
Points for / against35.9 — 22.6
Margin+13.3
Giveaways a game1.0
Sacks taken2.2% of dropbacks
Lead backBlake Corum · 13.0/g
Top targetNico Collins · 29%
QB carries2.6 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.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Texans receivers vs Chargers secondary
85 v 82
TEXANS
Chargers receivers vs Texans secondary
77 v 88
TEXANS
Texans line vs Chargers front
82 v 84
EVEN
Chargers line vs Texans front
85 v 89
TEXANS
Texans backs vs Chargers run defence
82 v 81
EVEN
Chargers backs vs Texans run defence
88 v 85
CHARGERS
Texans passer vs Chargers secondary
94 v 82
TEXANS
Chargers passer vs Texans secondary
95 v 88
CHARGERS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Texans 36.0 — Chargers 34.0
favorite: Texans
spread ≈ 2.0
total ≈ 70.0
sim: 36.4% Chargers
RECENT FORM
Texans
W
54–30 vs Giants
WK 7
W
45–31 vs Jaguars
WK 6
W
34–10 vs Titans
WK 5
Chargers
W
48–7 vs Rams
WK 8
W
56–44 vs Chiefs
WK 6
L
27–48 vs Broncos
WK 5
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
TEXANS
—
0
CHARGERS