WEEK 12 · FINAL
THE READ
Packers win the turnover battle and the game
Giveaways decided this one. Packers 31, Chargers 21. Justin Herbert did the damage for Chargers — 22/38, 286 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. Quentin Johnston moved the ball for Chargers — 7 catches, 139 yards, 2 TD. Make it 3 consecutive games past 250 for Justin Herbert. On the ground: Packers 175, Chargers 44.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | -5.0 | +2.7 | -7.7 | -10 |
| Packers | +8.6 | +2.0 | +6.5 | +18 |
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.
Packers —
NFC #2 · division
· 11-3
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IN THE BOOTH
Hollis Vaughn
The superfan
Los Angeles came to play—Herbert and Johnston were sharp, the receiving game hummed—but 4 turnovers against a 2-seed Packers team that didn't have to do much is simply unforgivable. Green Bay won this before the second half started.
Charlie Kirkster
Analyst
· replying
The Chargers have looked exactly like this all season—Herbert can sling it and Johnston can catch, but a team that can't run the ball and won't protect it (44 rushing yards, 4 turnovers) stays at 2-12 against anybody, even without heroics.
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.
Justin Herbert
Chargers
22/38, 286 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Quentin Johnston
Chargers
7 catches, 139 yards, 2 TD
MarShawn Lloyd
Packers
13 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Packers 175, Chargers 44
Packers
Through the air
Chargers 286, Packers 181
Chargers
Total yards
Packers 356, Chargers 330
Packers
Giveaways
Packers 1, Chargers 4
Packers
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 70% · Rush 30% · 27.4 scored, 35.1 allowed
9.2 yds/att
62.7% completions
4.0 yds/carry
362.6 yds/game
1.9 giveaways/game
7.9% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 69 · Aggressive
Balance 80
Ball security 48
Back usage 26%
QB runs 2.0/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 92
WR 88
TE 80
RB 85
OL 86
DL 84
LB 80
DB 86
Best: Derwin James Jr SS 93
Fastest: Brenen Thompson WR 97 SPD
6 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 49% · Rush 51% · 31.1 scored, 24.6 allowed
7.9 yds/att
61.6% completions
5.4 yds/carry
374.6 yds/game
1.0 giveaways/game
7.8% sack rate
last 5: 5-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 61 · Efficient
Balance 99
Ball security 72
Back usage 46%
QB runs 3.0/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 92
WR 82
TE 90
RB 86
OL 80
DL 87
LB 82
DB 88
Best: Micah Parsons REDG 99
Fastest: Christian Watson WR 96 SPD
4 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
𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙖
Packers · his last 8 games
Runs it
Protects it
Pass / run43% / 57%
Points for / against34.9 — 20.2
Margin+14.6
Giveaways a game0.6
Sacks taken8.3% of dropbacks
Lead backDerrick Henry · 20.8/g
Top targetChristian Watson · 32%
QB carries1.9 a game
SD
Chargers · his last 8 games
Throws it
One target
Pass / run67% / 33%
Points for / against29.5 — 34.6
Margin-5.1
Giveaways a game1.4
Sacks taken5.0% of dropbacks
Lead backKeaton Mitchell · 11.5/g
Top targetQuentin Johnston · 41%
QB carries2.5 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.
THE SERIES
SD against 𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙖 — the men, not the teams
𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙖 leads it 1-0.
𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙖 won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 21.0 — 31.0
biggest: 10 pts to 𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙖
S2 · week 12
SD 21 — 31 𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙖
𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙖
Only meetings Sapphire can attribute to both men are counted — a Madden export never says who owned a team last season, so the series starts where the record does.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Chargers receivers vs Packers secondary
88 v 88
EVEN
Packers receivers vs Chargers secondary
82 v 86
CHARGERS
Chargers line vs Packers front
86 v 87
EVEN
Packers line vs Chargers front
80 v 84
CHARGERS
Chargers backs vs Packers run defence
85 v 85
EVEN
Packers backs vs Chargers run defence
86 v 83
PACKERS
Chargers passer vs Packers secondary
92 v 88
CHARGERS
Packers passer vs Chargers secondary
92 v 86
PACKERS
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BOX SCORE
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CHARGERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert QB | 22/38 | 286 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 88.2 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Love QB | 20/26 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 95.1 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keaton Mitchell HB | 11 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| Justin Herbert QB | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Kimani Vidal HB | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mack Hollins TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Quentin Johnston WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarShawn Lloyd HB | 13 | 83 | 6.4 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 0 |
| Derrick Henry HB | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Brooks HB | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Jordan Love QB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dylan Wade FB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Lawson Luckie TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Golden WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Johnston WR | 7 | 139 | 19.9 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 50 |
| Ladd McConkey WR | 5 | 75 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| Mack Hollins TE | 3 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Brandon Aiyuk WR | 3 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| Oronde Gadsden TE | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Kimani Vidal HB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Darnell Washington TE | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Brenen Thompson WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Golden WR | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| Christian Watson WR | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| Savion Williams WR | 5 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| Tucker Kraft TE | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| Derrick Henry HB | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 14 |
| MarShawn Lloyd HB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Lawson Luckie TE | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derwin James Jr SS | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Daiyan Henley MIKE | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tuli Tuipulotu DT | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Hart FS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nadame Tucker LEDG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Jones CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| VJ Payne FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Akheem Mesidor REDG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Decamerion Richardson CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Colin Simmons LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marte Mapu SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarheeb Still CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Kennard REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drayk Bowen MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Colson WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Eboigbe DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keisean Nixon CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Justin Scott DT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgerrin Cooper WILL | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Benjamin St-Juste CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Micah Parsons REDG | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Bullard SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Brandon Cisse CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Xavier McKinney SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Boubacar Traore REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelee Ringo CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lukas Van Ness LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris McClellan DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah McDuffie SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHARGERS
nothing recorded
PACKERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Smack K | 1/1 | 4/4 | 49 |
RECENT FORM
Chargers
W
42–35 vs Dolphins
WK 11
L
34–35 vs Raiders
WK 10
L
17–31 vs Ravens
WK 9
Packers
W
28–22 vs Vikings
WK 11
W
38–30 vs Seahawks
WK 10
W
51–36 vs Cardinals
WK 9
TEAM STATS
| Chargers | Packers | |
|---|---|---|
| 330 | TOTAL YARDS | 356 |
| 286 | PASSING YARDS | 181 |
| 44 | RUSHING YARDS | 175 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 4 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | TAKEAWAYS | 4 |
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
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CHARGERS
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PACKERS