WEEK 12 · FINAL
THE READ
Panthers win the turnover battle and the game
Panthers took the ball away and took the game with it, 22-17. Arch Manning was steady for Dolphins — 24/40, 280 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. Bryce Young threw for Panthers — 19/34, 201 yards, 1 TD. Arch Manning's high-water mark for the year. Total yards: Dolphins 407, Panthers 302.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | -16.5 | -2.6 | -13.9 | -8 |
| Panthers | -10.9 | -2.6 | -8.3 | -6 |
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
Elise Carter
The insider
Carolina's ball security kept this one close enough to steal, and they did—but Miami couldn't take it even when handed the chance. 39 points across two teams with 4 wins between them tells you everything: this was a turnover fight, and the Phins lost it.
Jordan Hayes
The armchair coach
· replying
Miami outgained Carolina by 105 yards and turned it over twice while Carolina turned it over zero times—that's the whole game right there. The Dolphins have to stop beating themselves if they're ever going to win one.
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.
Arch Manning
Dolphins
24/40, 280 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Bryce Young
Panthers
19/34, 201 yards, 1 TD
Caleb Douglas
Dolphins
9 catches, 118 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Dolphins 407, Panthers 302
Dolphins
Through the air
Dolphins 280, Panthers 201
Dolphins
On the ground
Dolphins 127, Panthers 101
Dolphins
Giveaways
Panthers 0, Dolphins 2
Panthers
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 55% · Rush 45% · 21.6 scored, 35.5 allowed
5.6 yds/att
48.8% completions
5.9 yds/carry
304.1 yds/game
2.1 giveaways/game
7.3% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 22 · Turnover-prone
Balance 95
Ball security 42
Back usage 34%
QB runs 5.8/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.1 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 78
WR 81
TE 73
RB 88
OL 82
DL 83
LB 83
DB 80
Best: De'Von Achane HB 94
Fastest: De'Von Achane HB 96 SPD
1 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 60% · Rush 40% · 20.3 scored, 28.6 allowed
7.6 yds/att
61.5% completions
4.2 yds/carry
345.2 yds/game
1.4 giveaways/game
7.6% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 57 · Conservative
Balance 90
Ball security 62
Back usage 32%
QB runs 4.7/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89
WR 87
TE 77
RB 84
OL 85
DL 88
LB 87
DB 85
Best: Derrick Brown DT 97
Fastest: Tyreek Hill WR 95 SPD
5 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Dolphins receivers vs Panthers secondary
81 v 85
PANTHERS
Panthers receivers vs Dolphins secondary
87 v 80
PANTHERS
Dolphins line vs Panthers front
82 v 88
PANTHERS
Panthers line vs Dolphins front
85 v 83
EVEN
Dolphins backs vs Panthers run defence
88 v 87
EVEN
Panthers backs vs Dolphins run defence
84 v 83
EVEN
Dolphins passer vs Panthers secondary
78 v 85
PANTHERS
Panthers passer vs Dolphins secondary
89 v 80
PANTHERS
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BOX SCORE
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PANTHERS
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PANTHERS
DOLPHINS
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DOLPHINS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Manning QB | 24/40 | 280 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 79.1 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young QB | 19/34 | 201 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 83 |
DOLPHINS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Von Achane HB | 18 | 96 | 5.3 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 1 |
| Arch Manning QB | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ollie Gordon II HB | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Bell WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 20 | 70 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| Bryce Young QB | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kaleb Johnson HB | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tyreek Hill WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DOLPHINS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Douglas WR | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 23 |
| Chris Bell WR | 8 | 106 | 13.2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 28 |
| Michael Trigg TE | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Will Kacmarek TE | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| De'Von Achane HB | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Malik Washington WR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin Coleman Jr. WR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetairoa McMillan WR | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 18 |
| Mitchell Evans TE | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 28 |
| Tyreek Hill WR | 5 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 9 |
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 2 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| Jalen Coker WR | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Cade Stover TE | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
DOLPHINS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Taaffe SS | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Daequan Hardy CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Louis Moore FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chop Robinson LEDG | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Trey Moore REDG | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JuJu Brents CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Rodriguez MIKE | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Johnson CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jordyn Brooks MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Phillips DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Sieler DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Rapp SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaycee Horn CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Zabien Brown CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Devin Lloyd MIKE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Okereke MIKE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lathan Ransom SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Martin Emerson Jr CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tre'von Moehrig FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Derrick Brown DT | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Hunter DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevin Wallace WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Jackson CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nic Scourton LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasheem Biles SAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaelan Phillips REDG | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DOLPHINS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Patterson K | 1/1 | 2/2 | 30 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzgerald K | 3/3 | 1/1 | 42 |
RECENT FORM
Dolphins
L
35–42 vs Chargers
WK 11
L
24–31 vs Jets
WK 9
L
17–37 vs Patriots
WK 8
Panthers
L
14–26 vs Jaguars
WK 11
L
14–33 vs 49ers
WK 10
W
23–17 vs Buccaneers
WK 9
TEAM STATS
| Dolphins | Panthers | |
|---|---|---|
| 407 | TOTAL YARDS | 302 |
| 280 | PASSING YARDS | 201 |
| 127 | RUSHING YARDS | 101 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 3 |
| 3 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 2 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | TAKEAWAYS | 2 |
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.