WEEK 10 · FINAL
THE READ
Falcons beat Buccaneers, 23-19
Buccaneers kept it respectable. Falcons still won by 4. Tua Tagovailoa threw for Falcons — 20/36, 225 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT. James Pearce Jr was the problem for Falcons — 2 sacks. Tua Tagovailoa has not had a better afternoon this season. Total yards: Falcons 373, Buccaneers 282.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | -5.3 | -2.6 | -2.7 | +3 |
| Buccaneers | -13.4 | -2.5 | -10.9 | -8 |
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.
Falcons —
in the hunt
· 6-8
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IN THE BOOTH
Marcus Reyes
The numbers guy
Tagovailoa threw 3 interceptions and still won by 4 because the Buccaneers couldn't stay on the field—Tampa Bay's defense was on the grass for 373 yards of work, and that's a recipe that doesn't survive very often, even against a 0-9 team.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers —
none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that
did not happen.
Tua Tagovailoa
Falcons
20/36, 225 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
James Pearce Jr
Falcons
2 sacks
Zachariah Branch
Falcons
7 catches, 116 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Falcons 373, Buccaneers 282
Falcons
Through the air
Falcons 225, Buccaneers 157
Falcons
On the ground
Falcons 148, Buccaneers 125
Falcons
Giveaways
Buccaneers 2, Falcons 3
Buccaneers
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 62% · Rush 38% · 19.1 scored, 29.9 allowed
7.0 yds/att
59.9% completions
3.9 yds/carry
365.1 yds/game
2.2 giveaways/game
5.4% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 46 · Conservative
Balance 88
Ball security 38
Back usage 33%
QB runs 2.9/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.2 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 84
WR 88
TE 80
RB 90
OL 86
DL 89
LB 83
DB 88
Best: Tristan Wirfs LT 97
Fastest: Ahmad Hardy HB 94 SPD
9 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Ace.P
Buccaneers · his last 8 games
Throws it
Pass / run63% / 37%
Points for / against19.6 — 29.6
Margin-10.0
Giveaways a game1.9
Sacks taken5.5% of dropbacks
Lead backBucky Irving · 14.0/g
Top targetTed Hurst III · 35%
QB carries2.0 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 Buccaneers secondary
88 v 88
EVEN
Buccaneers receivers vs Falcons secondary
88 v 90
EVEN
Falcons line vs Buccaneers front
84 v 89
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers line vs Falcons front
86 v 84
EVEN
Falcons backs vs Buccaneers run defence
90 v 88
EVEN
Buccaneers backs vs Falcons run defence
90 v 82
BUCCANEERS
Falcons passer vs Buccaneers secondary
78 v 88
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers passer vs Falcons secondary
84 v 90
FALCONS
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BOX SCORE
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BUCCANEERS
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FALCONS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa QB | 20/36 | 225 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 48.9 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield QB | 16/31 | 157 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 52.7 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa QB | 1 | 63 | 63 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 63 | 0 |
| Bijan Robinson HB | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 28 | 0 |
| Jonathon Brooks HB | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jahdae Walker WR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Zachariah Branch WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Irving HB | 22 | 72 | 3.3 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 0 |
| Ahmad Hardy HB | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Baker Mayfield QB | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jake Rendina FB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kenny Gainwell HB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cade Otton TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachariah Branch WR | 7 | 116 | 16.6 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 58 |
| Drake London WR | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 12 |
| Jahdae Walker WR | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| Bijan Robinson HB | 3 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 21 |
| Jonathon Brooks HB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emeka Egbuka WR | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| Chris Godwin Jr WR | 3 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Ted Hurst III WR | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Cade Otton TE | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| Ahmad Hardy HB | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| Garrett Oakley TE | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Watts SS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| James Pearce Jr REDG | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A'Mauri Washington DT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Phillips DT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylinn Hawkins FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Phillips III CB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Divine Deablo MIKE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Avieon Terrell CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalon Walker LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kendal Daniels WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Bowman Jr FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anfernee Orji SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anterio Thompson DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josiah Trotter MIKE | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alex Anzalone WILL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Benjamin Morrison CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Vita Vea DT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rueben Bain Jr. LEDG | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Parrish CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tykee Smith SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yaya Diaby REDG | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Demonte Capehart DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Jackson MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zyon McCollum CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield Jr FS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Carlson K | 3/3 | 2/2 | 41 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase McLaughlin K | 4/4 | 1/1 | 55 |
RECENT FORM
Falcons
L
21–28 vs Cowboys
WK 9
L
17–20 vs Colts
WK 8
L
3–21 vs Saints
WK 7
Buccaneers
L
17–23 vs Panthers
WK 9
L
13–48 vs Saints
WK 8
L
28–31 vs Panthers
WK 6
TEAM STATS
| Falcons | Buccaneers | |
|---|---|---|
| 373 | TOTAL YARDS | 282 |
| 225 | PASSING YARDS | 157 |
| 148 | RUSHING YARDS | 125 |
| 3 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 3 |
| 3 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | TAKEAWAYS | 3 |
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
2
FALCONS
—
0
BUCCANEERS