WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Chiefs beat Texans, 24-17
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | -1.3 | -1.2 | -0.1 | -4 |
| Chiefs | +2.1 | +1.7 | +0.4 | +10 |
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.
Patrick Mahomes
Chiefs
18/35, 298 yards, 2 TD, 5 INT
C.J. Stroud
Texans
11/21, 235 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
Tank Dell
Texans
7 catches, 147 yards, 2 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Chiefs 373, Texans 307
Chiefs
Through the air
Chiefs 298, Texans 261
Chiefs
On the ground
Chiefs 75, Texans 46
Chiefs
Giveaways
Chiefs 5, Texans 5
Texans
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 58% · Rush 42% · 25.1 scored, 25.2 allowed
8.1 yds/att
53.6% completions
5.0 yds/carry
343.5 yds/game
2.1 giveaways/game
5.5% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 51 · Aggressive
Balance 92
Ball security 40
Back usage 36%
QB runs 3.0/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.1 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89
WR 88
TE 85
RB 82
OL 84
DL 86
LB 81
DB 91
Best: Derek Stingley Jr CB 99
Fastest: Jaylin Noel WR 93 SPD
4 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 68% · Rush 32% · 30.9 scored, 30.6 allowed
8.6 yds/att
59.9% completions
5.1 yds/carry
409.1 yds/game
1.9 giveaways/game
7.0% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 60 · Aggressive
Balance 82
Ball security 46
Back usage 26%
QB runs 3.6/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 96
WR 90
TE 77
RB 88
OL 85
DL 86
LB 85
DB 84
Best: Kenneth Walker HB 97
Fastest: Xavier Worthy WR 99 SPD
7 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
will2nice400
Chiefs · his last 8 games
Throws it
Pass / run62% / 38%
Points for / against30.9 — 24.0
Margin+6.9
Giveaways a game0.9
Sacks taken7.9% of dropbacks
Lead backKenneth Walker · 13.5/g
Top targetXavier Worthy · 27%
QB carries2.9 a game
Lor_mn
Texans · his last 8 games
Balanced
Gives it away
One target
Pass / run58% / 42%
Points for / against20.6 — 23.4
Margin-2.8
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken5.5% of dropbacks
Lead backMark Fletcher Jr · 10.2/g
Top targetNico Collins · 38%
QB carries1.2 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
Lor_mn against will2nice400 — the men, not the teams
will2nice400 leads it 1-0.
will2nice400 won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 17.0 — 24.0
biggest: 7 pts to will2nice400
S2 · week 1
Lor_mn 17 — 24 will2nice400
WILL2NICE400
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
Texans receivers vs Chiefs secondary
88 v 84
TEXANS
Chiefs receivers vs Texans secondary
90 v 91
EVEN
Texans line vs Chiefs front
84 v 86
EVEN
Chiefs line vs Texans front
85 v 86
EVEN
Texans backs vs Chiefs run defence
82 v 86
CHIEFS
Chiefs backs vs Texans run defence
88 v 84
CHIEFS
Texans passer vs Chiefs secondary
89 v 84
TEXANS
Chiefs passer vs Texans secondary
96 v 91
CHIEFS
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BOX SCORE
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TEXANS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud QB | 11/21 | 235 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 84.5 |
| Julian Sayin QB | 4/7 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 25.5 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes QB | 18/35 | 298 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 59.8 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Fletcher Jr HB | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 0 |
| Woody Marks HB | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Jaylin Noel WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Stroud QB | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Walker HB | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 0 |
| Patrick Mahomes QB | 1 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Jeff Caldwell WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tank Dell WR | 7 | 147 | 21 | 2 | 92 | 0 | 75 |
| Malik Benson WR | 1 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 54 |
| Nico Collins WR | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| Dalton Schultz TE | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Mark Fletcher Jr HB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Woody Marks HB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Moore WR | 7 | 135 | 19.3 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 54 |
| Noah Gray TE | 3 | 69 | 23 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 37 |
| Jeff Caldwell WR | 4 | 64 | 16 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 26 |
| Xavier Worthy WR | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calen Bullock FS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice Pollock CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nehemiah Pritchett CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germaine Pratt WILL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr LEDG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Togiai DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azeez Al-Shaair SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr CB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Bolton MIKE | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drue Tranquill WILL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Bassa WILL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amare Ferrell FS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chamarri Conner FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L'Jarius Sneed CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Woods DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mansoor Delane CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R Mason Thomas LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nohl Williams CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Johnson CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadon Canady SS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ka'imi Fairbairn K | 1/1 | 2/2 | 31 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Butker K | 1/1 | 3/3 | 50 |
RECENT FORM
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TEAM STATS
| Texans | Chiefs | |
|---|---|---|
| 307 | TOTAL YARDS | 373 |
| 261 | PASSING YARDS | 298 |
| 46 | RUSHING YARDS | 75 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 5 | GIVEAWAYS | 5 |
| 5 | TAKEAWAYS | 5 |
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
TEXANS
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1
CHIEFS