WEEK 12 · FINAL
THE READ
Saints beat Giants, 27-17
Tyler Shough moved the Saints' air attack with precision—24 of 34 for 263 yards and 2 touchdowns—while Chase Young lived in the Giants' backfield with 3 sacks, the kind of defensive crescendo that decides these things. New Orleans rolled to 27, New York managed 17, and the margin held at 10 across 44 total points. The Saints improved to 8-3; the Giants, despite outpressuring New Orleans 4 sacks to 3, fell to 9-3.
Jeff Epstein
The showman
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | +10.8 | -3.9 | +14.7 | +16 |
| Saints | +5.7 | -1.8 | +7.5 | +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.
In the MVP race
#3
Jaxson Dart
QB · Giants · 0.8% of the field
#5
Malik Nabers
WR · Giants · 0.8% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Ava Collins
Beat reporter
New Orleans' defense controlled the line from start to finish—Chase Young had 3 sacks and lived in the Giants' backfield—and that relentless pressure on Jaxson Dart was the difference in a 27-17 win that keeps both division winners in the playoff picture.
Charlie Kirkster
Analyst
· replying
Brian Burns got 2 sacks for New York and kept them in this—the G-Men's defense showed up even as their offense couldn't find rhythm, which is why 310 yards and 17 points feels closer than it should have been.
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.
Tyler Shough
Saints
24/34, 263 yards, 2 TD
Chase Young
Saints
3 sacks
Brian Burns
Giants
2 sacks
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Saints 392, Giants 310
Saints
Through the air
Saints 263, Giants 187
Saints
On the ground
Saints 129, Giants 123
Saints
Pressure
Saints 3 sacks, Giants 4
Giants
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 59% · Rush 41% · 37.9 scored, 23.1 allowed
9.9 yds/att
61.2% completions
5.2 yds/carry
421.8 yds/game
1.3 giveaways/game
8.0% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 71 · Efficient
Balance 91
Ball security 64
Back usage 35%
QB runs 3.1/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.0% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 91
WR 84
TE 82
RB 86
OL 83
DL 85
LB 85
DB 84
Best: Andrew Thomas LT 94
Fastest: Malik Nabers WR 96 SPD
6 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 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
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
ReverseSzn_
Giants · his last 8 games
Balanced
One target
Pass / run56% / 44%
Points for / against32.2 — 24.8
Margin+7.5
Giveaways a game1.5
Sacks taken7.7% of dropbacks
Lead backCam Skattebo · 15.2/g
Top targetMalik Nabers · 38%
QB carries3.0 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.
THE SERIES
ReverseSzn_ against Bizzle — the men, not the teams
Bizzle leads it 1-0.
Bizzle won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 17.0 — 27.0
biggest: 10 pts to Bizzle
S2 · week 12
ReverseSzn_ 17 — 27 Bizzle
BIZZLE
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
Giants receivers vs Saints secondary
84 v 84
EVEN
Saints receivers vs Giants secondary
86 v 84
EVEN
Giants line vs Saints front
83 v 82
EVEN
Saints line vs Giants front
83 v 85
EVEN
Giants backs vs Saints run defence
86 v 82
GIANTS
Saints backs vs Giants run defence
86 v 85
EVEN
Giants passer vs Saints secondary
91 v 84
GIANTS
Saints passer vs Giants secondary
84 v 84
EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
GIANTS
SAINTS
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GIANTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxson Dart QB | 19/34 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 81.3 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough QB | 24/34 | 263 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 112.7 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Skattebo HB | 16 | 90 | 5.6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 0 |
| Tyrone Tracy Jr HB | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jaxson Dart QB | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Isaiah Likely TE | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Malik Nabers WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Etienne Jr HB | 14 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 0 |
| Kendre Miller HB | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 0 |
| Tyler Shough QB | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Audric Estime HB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Juwan Johnson TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordyn Tyson WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Johnson TE | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 29 |
| Malik Nabers WR | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 23 |
| Bryce Ford-Wheaton WR | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| Malachi Fields WR | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Isaiah Likely TE | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Tyrone Tracy Jr HB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Cam Skattebo HB | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordyn Tyson WR | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 56 |
| Juwan Johnson TE | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 15 |
| Chris Olave WR | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 15 |
| Devaughn Vele WR | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 24 |
| Kendre Miller HB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Travis Etienne Jr HB | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Oscar Delp TE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barion Brown WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jevon Holland FS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Arvell Reese WILL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tyler Nubin SS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Colton Hood CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| JT Woods FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Newsome II CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paulson Adebo CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Burns REDG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D.J. Reader DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tremaine Edmunds MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Deonte Banks CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Kelly MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdul Carter REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Hargrave DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Muasau WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Brown MIKE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jonas Sanker SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chase Young LEDG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Styles Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Christen Miller DT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kool-Aid McKinstry CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Quincy Riley CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jayden Bellamy CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Granderson REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaac Yiadom CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Reid FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Werner MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hall WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Bresee DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Zvada K | 1/2 | 2/2 | 51 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Smyth K | 2/2 | 3/3 | 46 |
RECENT FORM
Giants
W
34–27 vs Cowboys
WK 11
W
45–14 vs Patriots
WK 10
W
34–30 vs Chiefs
WK 9
Saints
W
42–21 vs Commanders
WK 11
W
45–34 vs Cowboys
WK 10
W
48–13 vs Buccaneers
WK 8
TEAM STATS
| Giants | Saints | |
|---|---|---|
| 310 | TOTAL YARDS | 392 |
| 187 | PASSING YARDS | 263 |
| 123 | RUSHING YARDS | 129 |
| 3 | SACKS ALLOWED | 4 |
| 4 | SACKS MADE | 3 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | 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
0
GIANTS
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1
SAINTS