Patriots @ Commanders · Week 12

WEEK 12 · FINAL

THE READ

Patriots beat Commanders, 26-14

Patriots got it done 26-14 over Commanders. Drake Maye did the damage for Patriots — 26/43, 338 yards, 2 TD. Antonio Williams moved the ball for Commanders — 3 catches, 64 yards, 2 TD — in a losing effort. A season best for Drake Maye. Through the air: Patriots 338, Commanders 182.

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THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Patriots	-7.5	-2.3	-5.2	+3
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.

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IN THE BOOTH

Kayla James The showman

Washington's defense had no answer for Drake Maye on his best afternoon yet, and when your offense can't find the end zone enough times to keep pace, 14 points becomes a mercy rule—the Commanders are drowning in a 3-10 season that feels less like a rebuild and more like a current.

Jordan Hayes The armchair coach · replying

Washington's defense actually did its job—3 sacks, plus-1 in giveaways—but 182 passing yards and 257 total tells you the real problem: the offense has to generate something, anything, when the front four is working.

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.

Drake Maye

Patriots

26/43, 338 yards, 2 TD

Antonio Williams

Commanders

3 catches, 64 yards, 2 TD

Kyle Williams

Patriots

6 catches, 115 yards, 1 TD

THE STORY SO FAR

⭐ Drake Maye has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Kyle Williams has not had a better afternoon this season.

📈 Antonio Williams is in form: 71 receiving yards a game over his last three, against a season average of 52.

📉 Kaytron Allen is still searching for it: 17 rushing yards a game across his last three, against an average of 39.

WHAT DECIDED IT

Through the air Patriots 338, Commanders 182 Patriots

Total yards Patriots 407, Commanders 257 Patriots

On the ground Commanders 75, Patriots 69 Commanders

Pressure Commanders 3 sacks, Patriots 1 Commanders

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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 57% · Rush 43% · 17.1 scored, 22.4 allowed

6.4 yds/att 60.1% completions 4.2 yds/carry 288.8 yds/game 1.1 giveaways/game 7.4% sack rate last 5: 3-2

Primary weapon: A.J. Brown WR — 28% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY MODERATE

SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 42 · Conservative Balance 93 Ball security 70 Back usage 34% QB runs 4.4/game

PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only

QB 99 WR 85 TE 87 RB 88 OL 84 DL 85 LB 75 DB 90

Best: Drake Maye QB 99 Fastest: TreVeyon Henderson HB 95 SPD 2 at star dev or better

YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic

HOW THEY PLAY the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season

wizzkid76

Patriots · his last 8 games

Balanced

Pass / run56% / 44% Points for / against18.5 — 21.0 Margin-2.5 Giveaways a game1.0 Sacks taken7.6% of dropbacks Lead backTreVeyon Henderson · 13.2/g Top targetA.J. Brown · 30% QB carries4.0 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

Patriots receivers vs Commanders secondary 85 v 85 EVEN

Commanders receivers vs Patriots secondary 87 v 90 PATRIOTS

Patriots line vs Commanders front 84 v 85 EVEN

Commanders line vs Patriots front 83 v 85 EVEN

Patriots backs vs Commanders run defence 88 v 86 EVEN

Commanders backs vs Patriots run defence 82 v 83 EVEN

Patriots passer vs Commanders secondary 99 v 85 PATRIOTS

Commanders passer vs Patriots secondary 88 v 90 EVEN

TOP PERFORMERS

Drake Maye QB Patriots 338 pass yds

Jayden Daniels QB Commanders 182 pass yds

Kyle Williams WR Patriots 115 rec yds

Romeo Doubs WR Patriots 107 rec yds

Antonio Williams WR Commanders 64 rec yds

Hunter Henry TE Patriots 62 rec yds

TreVeyon Henderson HB Patriots 50 rush yds

Carlton Davis III CB Patriots 1 INTs

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BOX SCORE

PATRIOTS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Drake Maye QB	26/43	338	2	0	3	64	100.7

COMMANDERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Jayden Daniels QB	17/34	182	2	1	1	58	73.4

PATRIOTS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	BTK	YAC	LNG
TreVeyon Henderson HB	11	50	4.5	3	27	20
Drake Maye QB	6	10	1.7	0	0	7
Rhamondre Stevenson HB	7	9	1.3	0	0	7
Romeo Doubs WR	0	0	0	1	0	0
Hunter Henry TE	0	0	0	1	0	0

COMMANDERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	BTK	YAC	LNG
Kaytron Allen HB	4	29	7.2	1	10	16
Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB	10	18	1.8	3	7	13
Jayden Daniels QB	4	16	4	0	0	5
Antonio Williams WR	2	11	5.5	1	0	7
Tyjae Spears HB	1	1	1	0	0	1
Jauan Jennings WR	0	0	0	1	0	0

PATRIOTS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
Kyle Williams WR	6	115	19.2	1	55	0	64
Romeo Doubs WR	9	107	11.9	1	29	1	20
Hunter Henry TE	4	62	15.5	0	13	1	22
TreVeyon Henderson HB	3	17	5.7	0	14	0	15
Efton Chism III WR	1	14	14	0	1	0	14
Eli Raridon TE	1	13	13	0	2	0	13
A.J. Brown WR	1	12	12	0	2	0	12
Rhamondre Stevenson HB	1	-2	-2	0	0	0	0

COMMANDERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
Antonio Williams WR	3	64	21.3	2	48	1	58
Jauan Jennings WR	4	41	10.2	0	3	0	18
Terry McLaurin WR	2	28	14	0	7	0	18
Chigoziem Okonkwo TE	3	25	8.3	0	6	1	10
Jacory Croskey-Merritt HB	5	24	4.8	0	9	0	8

PATRIOTS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT	PD	CMP ALW
Robert Spillane MIKE	11	0	0	1	6
Namdi Obiazor WILL	5	0	0	0	1
Craig Woodson SS	5	0	0	0	3
Carlton Davis III CB	4	0	1	1	3
Milton Williams DT	3	0.5	0	0	0
Christian Barmore DT	2	0.5	0	0	0
Marcus Jones CB	1	0	0	0	1
Gabe Jacas LEDG	1	0	0	0	0
Harold Landry III REDG	1	0	0	0	0
Christian Gonzalez CB	1	0	0	0	3

COMMANDERS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	PD	CMP ALW
Sonny Styles MIKE	9	0.5	0	8
Kei'Trel Clark CB	5	0	1	4
Leo Chenal WILL	5	0.5	0	3
Nick Cross SS	4	0	0	3
Mike Sainristil CB	4	0	0	1
Daron Payne DT	3	0	0	0
Ellis Robinson IV CB	3	0	0	1
Koi Perich FS	2	0	1	2
Dorance Armstrong LEDG	2	0	0	0
Trey Hendrickson REDG	2	1	0	0
Grover Stewart DT	1	0.5	0	0
Frankie Luvu WILL	1	0	0	1
Ale Kaho MIKE	1	0	0	0
Odafe Oweh LEDG	1	0	0	0
Joshua Josephs REDG	1	0	0	0
Jer'Zhan Newton DT	1	0.5	0	0

PATRIOTS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Andres Borregales K	4/4	2/2	44

COMMANDERS

nothing recorded

RECENT FORM

Patriots

W 24–3 vs Falcons WK 11

L 14–45 vs Giants WK 10

L 3–35 vs Titans WK 9

Commanders

L 21–42 vs Saints WK 11

L 17–24 vs Jets WK 10

W 19–17 vs Eagles WK 9

TEAM STATS

Patriots		Commanders
407	TOTAL YARDS	257
338	PASSING YARDS	182
69	RUSHING YARDS	75
3	SACKS ALLOWED	1
1	SACKS MADE	3
0	GIVEAWAYS	1
1	TAKEAWAYS	0

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 PATRIOTS — 0 COMMANDERS

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