WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Cowboys beat Panthers, 27-23
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | -10.9 | -2.6 | -8.3 | -6 |
| Cowboys | +1.1 | -4.8 | +5.9 | +4 |
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.
Cowboys —
in the hunt
· 8-6
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Chuba Hubbard
Panthers
11 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
CeeDee Lamb
Cowboys
4 catches, 90 yards, 2 TD
Rashan Gary
Cowboys
2 sacks
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Cowboys 326, Panthers 278
Cowboys
Through the air
Cowboys 193, Panthers 159
Cowboys
On the ground
Cowboys 133, Panthers 119
Cowboys
Giveaways
Cowboys 0, Panthers 1
Cowboys
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 60% · Rush 40% · 20.3 scored, 28.6 allowed
7.6 yds/att
61.5% completions
4.2 yds/carry
345.2 yds/game
1.4 giveaways/game
7.6% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 57 · Conservative
Balance 90
Ball security 62
Back usage 32%
QB runs 4.7/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89
WR 87
TE 77
RB 84
OL 85
DL 88
LB 87
DB 85
Best: Derrick Brown DT 97
Fastest: Tyreek Hill WR 95 SPD
5 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 62% · Rush 38% · 32.5 scored, 26.6 allowed
8.1 yds/att
61.6% completions
4.6 yds/carry
406.1 yds/game
1.4 giveaways/game
5.4% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 66 · Efficient
Balance 88
Ball security 62
Back usage 31%
QB runs 4.4/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 88
WR 88
TE 85
RB 82
OL 83
DL 86
LB 81
DB 87
Best: CeeDee Lamb WR 95
Fastest: Jaydon Blue HB 93 SPD
6 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Panthers receivers vs Cowboys secondary
87 v 87
EVEN
Cowboys receivers vs Panthers secondary
88 v 85
COWBOYS
Panthers line vs Cowboys front
85 v 86
EVEN
Cowboys line vs Panthers front
83 v 88
PANTHERS
Panthers backs vs Cowboys run defence
84 v 85
EVEN
Cowboys backs vs Panthers run defence
82 v 87
PANTHERS
Panthers passer vs Cowboys secondary
89 v 87
EVEN
Cowboys passer vs Panthers secondary
88 v 85
COWBOYS
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BOX SCORE
PANTHERS
COWBOYS
PANTHERS
COWBOYS
PANTHERS
COWBOYS
PANTHERS
COWBOYS
PANTHERS
COWBOYS
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young QB | 25/41 | 159 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 77.1 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott QB | 16/28 | 193 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 102.2 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 11 | 94 | 8.5 | 2 | 6 | 54 | 48 | 0 |
| Bryce Young QB | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Kaleb Johnson HB | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mitchell Evans TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cade Stover TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javonte Williams HB | 19 | 87 | 4.6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| Dak Prescott QB | 4 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 30 | 0 |
| Jaydon Blue HB | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb WR | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ryan Flournoy WR | 1 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Coker WR | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 15 |
| Mitchell Evans TE | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Tyreek Hill WR | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 11 |
| Tetairoa McMillan WR | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| Cade Stover TE | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Jay Coyne FB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CeeDee Lamb WR | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 59 |
| Jake Ferguson TE | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| Ryan Flournoy WR | 3 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| George Pickens WR | 4 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| Javonte Williams HB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Trey'Dez Green TE | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zabien Brown CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Derrick Brown DT | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaycee Horn CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Hunter DT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre'von Moehrig FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jerome Baker SAM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Jackson CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Okereke MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nic Scourton LEDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaelan Phillips REDG | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Lloyd MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lathan Ransom SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevin Wallace WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rasheem Biles SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Emerson Jr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Kuwatch MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Winters WILL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jaishawn Barham WILL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jalen Thompson FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Upton Stout CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Malachi Lawrence LEDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Downs SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kenny Clark DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Williams FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shemar James MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashan Gary LEDG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaRon Bland CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kalen DeLoach MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LT Overton DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shavon Revel Jr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PANTHERS
nothing recorded
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Aubrey K | 2/2 | 3/3 | 50 |
RECENT FORM
Panthers
no games yet
Cowboys
no games yet
TEAM STATS
| Panthers | Cowboys | |
|---|---|---|
| 278 | TOTAL YARDS | 326 |
| 159 | PASSING YARDS | 193 |
| 119 | RUSHING YARDS | 133 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | TAKEAWAYS | 1 |
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.