WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Chargers beat Broncos, 28-14
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | -5.0 | +2.7 | -7.7 | -10 |
| Broncos | -5.7 | +3.0 | -8.6 | -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.
Justin Herbert
Chargers
27/42, 305 yards, 2 TD
Bo Nix
Broncos
24/42, 258 yards, 1 TD
Courtland Sutton
Broncos
10 catches, 143 yards, 1 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Broncos 135, Chargers 82
Broncos
Through the air
Chargers 305, Broncos 258
Chargers
Total yards
Broncos 393, Chargers 387
Broncos
Giveaways
Broncos 1, Chargers 0
Chargers
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 70% · Rush 30% · 27.4 scored, 35.1 allowed
9.2 yds/att
62.7% completions
4.0 yds/carry
362.6 yds/game
1.9 giveaways/game
7.9% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 69 · Aggressive
Balance 80
Ball security 48
Back usage 26%
QB runs 2.0/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 92
WR 88
TE 80
RB 85
OL 86
DL 84
LB 80
DB 86
Best: Derwin James Jr SS 93
Fastest: Brenen Thompson WR 97 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% · 26.0 scored, 34.6 allowed
8.0 yds/att
59.6% completions
4.2 yds/carry
346.1 yds/game
2.0 giveaways/game
5.4% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 56 · Aggressive
Balance 84
Ball security 44
Back usage 30%
QB runs 2.1/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.0 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89
WR 87
TE 78
RB 84
OL 87
DL 89
LB 81
DB 89
Best: Patrick Surtain II CB 99
Fastest: Jaylen Waddle WR 96 SPD
4 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
Lions 🦁
Broncos · his last 8 games
Throws it
Gives it away
One back
One target
Pass / run65% / 35%
Points for / against20.4 — 31.6
Margin-11.2
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken5.7% of dropbacks
Lead backRJ Harvey · 13.8/g
Top targetJaylen Waddle · 39%
QB carries1.9 a game
SD
Chargers · his last 8 games
Throws it
One target
Pass / run67% / 33%
Points for / against29.5 — 34.6
Margin-5.1
Giveaways a game1.4
Sacks taken5.0% of dropbacks
Lead backKeaton Mitchell · 11.5/g
Top targetQuentin Johnston · 41%
QB carries2.5 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
SD against Lions 🦁 — the men, not the teams
All square at 1-1.
Lions 🦁 won the last one.
2 meetings
avg 22.5 — 17.0
biggest: 14 pts to SD
S2 · week 14
SD 17 — 20 Lions 🦁
LIONS 🦁
S2 · week 1
SD 28 — 14 Lions 🦁
SD
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
Chargers receivers vs Broncos secondary
88 v 89
EVEN
Broncos receivers vs Chargers secondary
87 v 86
EVEN
Chargers line vs Broncos front
86 v 89
BRONCOS
Broncos line vs Chargers front
87 v 84
BRONCOS
Chargers backs vs Broncos run defence
85 v 86
EVEN
Broncos backs vs Chargers run defence
84 v 83
EVEN
Chargers passer vs Broncos secondary
92 v 89
CHARGERS
Broncos passer vs Chargers secondary
89 v 86
BRONCOS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
CHARGERS
BRONCOS
CHARGERS
BRONCOS
CHARGERS
BRONCOS
CHARGERS
BRONCOS
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert QB | 27/42 | 305 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 101.7 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Nix QB | 24/42 | 258 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 83.2 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omarion Hampton HB | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 0 |
| Justin Herbert QB | 4 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 0 |
| Kimani Vidal HB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ladd McConkey WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Harvey HB | 14 | 105 | 7.5 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 25 | 0 |
| Jonah Coleman HB | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Bo Nix QB | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jaylen Waddle WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtland Sutton WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Joly TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Johnston WR | 10 | 107 | 10.7 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 27 |
| Ladd McConkey WR | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 32 |
| Oronde Gadsden TE | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| Omarion Hampton HB | 1 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| David Njoku TE | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| Brenen Thompson WR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Darnell Washington TE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimani Vidal HB | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtland Sutton WR | 10 | 143 | 14.3 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 35 |
| Jaylen Waddle WR | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| Troy Franklin WR | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| RJ Harvey HB | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 12 |
| Justin Joly TE | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Jonah Coleman HB | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| Evan Engram TE | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daiyan Henley MIKE | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Cam Hart FS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tarheeb Still CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| VJ Payne FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Jones CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Genesis Smith SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Derwin James Jr SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tuli Tuipulotu DT | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Colson WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Simmons LEDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del'Shawn Phillips SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Barrett DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akheem Mesidor REDG | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Singleton MIKE | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Talanoa Hufanga SS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jahdae Barron CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nik Bonitto REDG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Red Murdock WILL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ja'Quan McMillian CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Zach Allen DT | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Scott FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kris Abrams-Draine CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathon Cooper LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain II CB | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Chargers
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Broncos
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TEAM STATS
| Chargers | Broncos | |
|---|---|---|
| 387 | TOTAL YARDS | 393 |
| 305 | PASSING YARDS | 258 |
| 82 | RUSHING YARDS | 135 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 3 |
| 3 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | 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
CHARGERS
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1
BRONCOS