WEEK 11 · FINAL
THE READ
Raiders beat Titans, 20-10
Raiders took care of Titans, 20-10. Cam Ward was steady for Titans — 16/29, 260 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. Maxx Crosby was the problem for Raiders — 2 sacks. Cam Ward has now cleared 250 passing yards in 5 in a row. Through the air: Titans 260, Raiders 194.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titans | +2.6 | -1.3 | +3.9 | +12 |
| Raiders | +13.3 | -0.7 | +14.0 | +21 |
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.
IN THE BOOTH
Jeff Epstein
The showman
This was a clinic in offensive efficiency wrapped in a defensive clinic—30 points between two playoff teams felt like watching paint dry in a wind tunnel. Las Vegas found something in Fernando Mendoza on a day when nothing else worked, and that was the difference between 8-2 and staying there.
Riley Parker
The chaos merchant
· replying
Bellinger's 103 yards on 6 catches tells you everything: Tennessee moved the ball fine, just couldn't finish, while Las Vegas's ground game—92 yards when they normally abandon it—stayed patient enough to let the defense (5 sacks, 3 giveaways) do the real work. This is what happens when a wild-card team forgets it can't afford inefficiency against a division winner.
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.
Cam Ward
Titans
16/29, 260 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Maxx Crosby
Raiders
2 sacks
Daniel Bellinger
Titans
6 catches, 103 yards
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Titans 260, Raiders 194
Titans
Total yards
Titans 321, Raiders 286
Titans
On the ground
Raiders 92, Titans 61
Raiders
Pressure
Raiders 5 sacks, Titans 2
Raiders
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 61% · Rush 39% · 25.3 scored, 21.4 allowed
7.8 yds/att
61.6% completions
4.8 yds/carry
333.4 yds/game
1.1 giveaways/game
8.3% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 58 · Efficient
Balance 89
Ball security 68
Back usage 35%
QB runs 2.3/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.3% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 87
WR 87
TE 77
RB 90
OL 79
DL 90
LB 85
DB 86
Best: Jonathan Taylor HB 99
Fastest: Chimere Dike WR 94 SPD
5 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 56% · Rush 44% · 33.9 scored, 19.9 allowed
8.4 yds/att
63.2% completions
6.7 yds/carry
331.1 yds/game
0.9 giveaways/game
3.4% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 75 · Efficient
Balance 94
Ball security 76
Back usage 41%
QB runs 1.6/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 97
WR 84
TE 99
RB 92
OL 86
DL 86
LB 81
DB 85
Best: Brock Bowers TE 99
Fastest: Dont'e Thornton Jr WR 96 SPD
3 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
BlackManJenkins
Titans · his last 8 games
Balanced
One back
Takes sacks
Pass / run59% / 41%
Points for / against22.4 — 19.9
Margin+2.5
Giveaways a game1.0
Sacks taken9.1% of dropbacks
Lead backJonathan Taylor · 15.4/g
Top targetCarnell Tate · 27%
QB carries1.8 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
Titans receivers vs Raiders secondary
87 v 85
EVEN
Raiders receivers vs Titans secondary
84 v 86
EVEN
Titans line vs Raiders front
79 v 86
RAIDERS
Raiders line vs Titans front
86 v 90
TITANS
Titans backs vs Raiders run defence
90 v 84
TITANS
Raiders backs vs Titans run defence
92 v 89
RAIDERS
Titans passer vs Raiders secondary
87 v 85
EVEN
Raiders passer vs Titans secondary
97 v 86
RAIDERS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Ward QB | 16/29 | 260 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 76 | 82.5 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza QB | 21/35 | 194 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 84.7 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| Nick Singleton HB | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cam Ward QB | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Daniel Bellinger TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elic Ayomanor WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza QB | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 1 |
| Mike Washington Jr. HB | 22 | 39 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Ashton Jeanty HB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DeSean Bishop HB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'e Thornton Jr WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Bowers TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bellinger TE | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| Elic Ayomanor WR | 1 | 76 | 76 | 1 | 67 | 2 | 76 |
| Chimere Dike WR | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 30 |
| Carnell Tate WR | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Singleton HB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Coleman-William WR | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| Dont'e Thornton Jr WR | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| Brock Bowers TE | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 14 |
| T.J. Hockenson TE | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| DeSean Bishop HB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sincere Brown WR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Washington Jr. HB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Hill Jr. MIKE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeffery Simmons DT | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Winston Jr FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Alontae Taylor CB | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cedric Gray WILL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DJ McKinney CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ty Okada FS | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Cor'Dale Flott CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joshua Williams CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| John Franklin-Myers DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keldric Faulk LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Harris CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeForest Buckner DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayvon Thibodeaux LEDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Chinn SS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Maxx Crosby LEDG | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermod McCoy FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tre Hawkins III SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Brandon Jones FS | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moro Ojomo DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Stokes CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Keyron Crawford REDG | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Johnson SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Treydan Stukes CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Echoles DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakobe Dean MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quay Walker WILL | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darien Porter CB | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maddux Trujillo K | 1/1 | 1/1 | 52 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Myers K | 2/2 | 2/2 | 44 |
RECENT FORM
Titans
W
31–17 vs Bills
WK 10
W
35–3 vs Patriots
WK 9
W
24–13 vs Panthers
WK 8
Raiders
W
35–34 vs Chargers
WK 10
W
51–13 vs Broncos
WK 8
W
30–0 vs Bengals
WK 7
TEAM STATS
| Titans | Raiders | |
|---|---|---|
| 321 | TOTAL YARDS | 286 |
| 260 | PASSING YARDS | 194 |
| 61 | RUSHING YARDS | 92 |
| 5 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 5 |
| 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
0
TITANS
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1
RAIDERS