WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Cardinals beat Falcons, 27-21
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | -5.3 | -2.6 | -2.7 | +3 |
| Cardinals | -1.0 | +1.2 | -2.2 | -9 |
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.
Tua Tagovailoa
Falcons
21/33, 213 yards, 1 TD
Sam Darnold
Cardinals
18/28, 214 yards
Jeremiyah Love
Cardinals
14 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Cardinals 401, Falcons 275
Cardinals
On the ground
Cardinals 187, Falcons 62
Cardinals
Pressure
Cardinals 6 sacks, Falcons 2
Cardinals
Through the air
Cardinals 214, Falcons 213
Cardinals
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 56% · Rush 44% · 22.4 scored, 25.1 allowed
6.9 yds/att
57.6% completions
4.9 yds/carry
346.1 yds/game
1.1 giveaways/game
9.4% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 47 · Conservative
Balance 94
Ball security 70
Back usage 37%
QB runs 3.9/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 9.4% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 78
WR 88
TE 86
RB 90
OL 84
DL 84
LB 78
DB 90
Best: Bijan Robinson HB 99
Fastest: Zachariah Branch WR 95 SPD
3 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 64% · Rush 36% · 26.5 scored, 28.7 allowed
9.1 yds/att
56.0% completions
4.7 yds/carry
383.2 yds/game
2.1 giveaways/game
6.5% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 60 · Aggressive
Balance 86
Ball security 40
Back usage 31%
QB runs 2.5/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.1 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 90
WR 84
TE 99
RB 90
OL 84
DL 85
LB 77
DB 87
Best: Trey McBride TE 99
Fastest: Jeremiyah Love HB 94 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
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Cardinals · his last 8 games
Throws it
Pass / run65% / 35%
Points for / against28.5 — 30.0
Margin-1.5
Giveaways a game1.6
Sacks taken6.1% of dropbacks
Lead backJeremiyah Love · 12.5/g
Top targetMarvin Harrison Jr · 29%
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.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Falcons receivers vs Cardinals secondary
88 v 87
EVEN
Cardinals receivers vs Falcons secondary
84 v 90
FALCONS
Falcons line vs Cardinals front
84 v 85
EVEN
Cardinals line vs Falcons front
84 v 84
EVEN
Falcons backs vs Cardinals run defence
90 v 82
FALCONS
Cardinals backs vs Falcons run defence
90 v 82
CARDINALS
Falcons passer vs Cardinals secondary
78 v 87
CARDINALS
Cardinals passer vs Falcons secondary
90 v 90
EVEN
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BOX SCORE
FALCONS
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FALCONS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa QB | 21/33 | 213 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 92.1 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold QB | 18/28 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 87.4 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson HB | 15 | 35 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 0 |
| Tua Tagovailoa QB | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jonathon Brooks HB | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jaheim Bell TE | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Zachariah Branch WR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jahdae Walker WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drake London WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiyah Love HB | 14 | 109 | 7.8 | 1 | 5 | 59 | 21 | 1 |
| Tyler Allgeier HB | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 0 |
| Corey Kiner HB | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Sam Darnold QB | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Michael Wilson WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaheim Bell TE | 5 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| Jahdae Walker WR | 2 | 50 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Drake London WR | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| Zachariah Branch WR | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr TE | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 8 |
| Bijan Robinson HB | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 17 |
| Jahan Dotson WR | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jonathon Brooks HB | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus WR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wilson WR | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 20 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr WR | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 21 |
| Devin Duvernay WR | 2 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| Tip Reiman TE | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tyler Allgeier HB | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Pearce Jr REDG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalon Walker LEDG | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Divine Deablo MIKE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brandon Dorlus DT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Xavier Watts SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Avieon Terrell CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendal Daniels WILL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Clark Phillips III CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Harrison Phillips DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Bowman Jr FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anterio Thompson DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaven Collins LEDG | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaleb Proctor DT | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Johnson CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mack Wilson Sr MIKE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Budda Baker SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dadrion Taylor-Demerson FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Maxwell Hairston CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Garrett Williams CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Wingard FS | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cody Simon WILL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darius Robinson DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Nolen III DT | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karson Sharar WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Sweat REDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bailey P | 2/2 | 1/1 | 55 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Ryland K | 2/2 | 3/3 | 54 |
RECENT FORM
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TEAM STATS
| Falcons | Cardinals | |
|---|---|---|
| 275 | TOTAL YARDS | 401 |
| 213 | PASSING YARDS | 214 |
| 62 | RUSHING YARDS | 187 |
| 6 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 6 |
| 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
0
FALCONS
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1
CARDINALS