WEEK 11 · FINAL
THE READ
Saints run away with it, 42-21
21 points separated these two, and Saints had all of them. Jayden Daniels threw for Commanders — 18/34, 435 yards, 3 TD, 5 INT — in a losing effort. Jaylin Lane was the target for Commanders — 3 catches, 167 yards, 2 TD. A season best for Jayden Daniels. Through the air: Commanders 435, Saints 131.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | +5.7 | -1.8 | +7.5 | +18 |
| Commanders | -11.0 | -1.4 | -9.6 | -7 |
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.
Saints —
NFC #4 · division
· 10-4
Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Nicole Santos
Beat reporter
Washington's 5 interceptions sank them before the game really started. Daniels had 435 yards and it didn't matter—you can't gift New Orleans the ball that many times and expect to stay close to a 7-3 team.
Luca Santana
Analyst
· replying
New Orleans got away with 131 passing yards and a turnover margin of plus-11—Washington basically beat itself, and the Saints just happened to be there with a sturdier team underneath.
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.
Jayden Daniels
Commanders
18/34, 435 yards, 3 TD, 5 INT
Jaylin Lane
Commanders
3 catches, 167 yards, 2 TD
Leo Chenal
Commanders
2 sacks
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Commanders 435, Saints 131
Commanders
Total yards
Commanders 453, Saints 207
Commanders
On the ground
Saints 76, Commanders 18
Saints
Giveaways
Commanders 6, Saints 1
Saints
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 62% · Rush 38% · 27.3 scored, 19.8 allowed
7.4 yds/att
66.5% completions
4.1 yds/carry
346.6 yds/game
1.1 giveaways/game
6.8% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 63 · Conservative
Balance 88
Ball security 68
Back usage 33%
QB runs 2.9/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 84
WR 86
TE 79
RB 86
OL 83
DL 82
LB 80
DB 84
Best: Jordyn Tyson WR 92
Fastest: Bryce Lance WR 94 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 60% · Rush 40% · 23.4 scored, 33.0 allowed
7.5 yds/att
57.0% completions
5.3 yds/carry
336.6 yds/game
2.2 giveaways/game
6.4% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 45 · Turnover-prone
Balance 90
Ball security 38
Back usage 29%
QB runs 5.7/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.2 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 88
WR 87
TE 79
RB 82
OL 83
DL 85
LB 86
DB 85
Best: Laremy Tunsil LT 93
Fastest: Jaylin Lane WR 94 SPD
3 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
Bizzle
Saints · his last 8 games
Throws it
Protects it
Pass / run63% / 37%
Points for / against32.0 — 16.5
Margin+15.5
Giveaways a game0.8
Sacks taken6.6% of dropbacks
Lead backTravis Etienne Jr · 14.2/g
Top targetChris Olave · 35%
QB carries2.2 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.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Saints receivers vs Commanders secondary
86 v 85
EVEN
Commanders receivers vs Saints secondary
87 v 84
COMMANDERS
Saints line vs Commanders front
83 v 85
EVEN
Commanders line vs Saints front
83 v 82
EVEN
Saints backs vs Commanders run defence
86 v 86
EVEN
Commanders backs vs Saints run defence
82 v 82
EVEN
Saints passer vs Commanders secondary
84 v 85
EVEN
Commanders passer vs Saints secondary
88 v 84
COMMANDERS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough QB | 14/20 | 131 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 106.4 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Daniels QB | 18/34 | 435 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 74 | 88.1 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Etienne Jr HB | 12 | 78 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 0 |
| Chris Olave WR | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Daniels QB | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8 | 0 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Jaylin Lane WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordyn Tyson WR | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| Travis Etienne Jr HB | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 19 |
| Chris Olave WR | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| Juwan Johnson TE | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Oscar Delp TE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Devaughn Vele WR | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barion Brown WR | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylin Lane WR | 3 | 167 | 55.7 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 65 |
| Antonio Williams WR | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 42 |
| Terry McLaurin WR | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 74 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 26 |
| Chigoziem Okonkwo TE | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Brown MIKE | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Reid FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Bellamy CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Riley CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Sanker SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Styles Jr. SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Werner MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hall WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Young LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kool-Aid McKinstry CB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
COMMANDERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Magee MIKE | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Cross SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Chenal WILL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Styles MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koi Perich FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Robinson IV CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daron Payne DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kei'Trel Clark CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quan Martin FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jer'Zhan Newton DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Smyth K | 1/1 | 3/3 | 55 |
COMMANDERS
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Saints
W
45–34 vs Cowboys
WK 10
W
48–13 vs Buccaneers
WK 8
W
21–3 vs Falcons
WK 7
Commanders
L
17–24 vs Jets
WK 10
W
19–17 vs Eagles
WK 9
W
38–31 vs Cowboys
WK 8
TEAM STATS
| Saints | Commanders | |
|---|---|---|
| 207 | TOTAL YARDS | 453 |
| 131 | PASSING YARDS | 435 |
| 76 | RUSHING YARDS | 18 |
| 4 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 4 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 6 |
| 6 | 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.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
1
SAINTS
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0
COMMANDERS