WEEK 2 · FINAL
THE READ
Texans win the turnover battle and the game
Texans won the turnover battle, and the turnover battle won the game. C.J. Stroud was steady for Texans — 21/33, 237 yards, 2 TD. Baker Mayfield did the damage for Buccaneers — 20/34, 256 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT — in a losing effort. On the ground: Texans 152, Buccaneers 56.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | -1.3 | -1.2 | -0.1 | -4 |
| Buccaneers | -13.4 | -2.5 | -10.9 | -8 |
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.
Texans —
AFC #6
· 8-6
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C.J. Stroud
Texans
21/33, 237 yards, 2 TD
Baker Mayfield
Buccaneers
20/34, 256 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rueben Bain Jr.
Buccaneers
2 sacks
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Texans 152, Buccaneers 56
Texans
Total yards
Texans 389, Buccaneers 312
Texans
Through the air
Buccaneers 256, Texans 237
Buccaneers
Giveaways
Buccaneers 4, Texans 1
Texans
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 58% · Rush 42% · 25.1 scored, 25.2 allowed
8.1 yds/att
53.6% completions
5.0 yds/carry
343.5 yds/game
2.1 giveaways/game
5.5% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 51 · Aggressive
Balance 92
Ball security 40
Back usage 36%
QB runs 3.0/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.1 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89
WR 88
TE 85
RB 82
OL 84
DL 86
LB 81
DB 91
Best: Derek Stingley Jr CB 99
Fastest: Jaylin Noel WR 93 SPD
4 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 62% · Rush 38% · 19.1 scored, 29.9 allowed
7.0 yds/att
59.9% completions
3.9 yds/carry
365.1 yds/game
2.2 giveaways/game
5.4% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 46 · Conservative
Balance 88
Ball security 38
Back usage 33%
QB runs 2.9/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.2 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 84
WR 88
TE 80
RB 90
OL 86
DL 89
LB 83
DB 88
Best: Tristan Wirfs LT 97
Fastest: Ahmad Hardy HB 94 SPD
9 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
Ace.P
Buccaneers · his last 8 games
Throws it
Pass / run63% / 37%
Points for / against19.6 — 29.6
Margin-10.0
Giveaways a game1.9
Sacks taken5.5% of dropbacks
Lead backBucky Irving · 14.0/g
Top targetTed Hurst III · 35%
QB carries2.0 a game
Lor_mn
Texans · his last 8 games
Balanced
Gives it away
One target
Pass / run58% / 42%
Points for / against20.6 — 23.4
Margin-2.8
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken5.5% of dropbacks
Lead backMark Fletcher Jr · 10.2/g
Top targetNico Collins · 38%
QB carries1.2 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
Lor_mn against Ace.P — the men, not the teams
Lor_mn leads it 1-0.
Lor_mn won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 34.0 — 22.0
biggest: 12 pts to Lor_mn
S2 · week 2
Lor_mn 34 — 22 Ace.P
LOR_MN
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
Texans receivers vs Buccaneers secondary
88 v 88
EVEN
Buccaneers receivers vs Texans secondary
88 v 91
TEXANS
Texans line vs Buccaneers front
84 v 89
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers line vs Texans front
86 v 86
EVEN
Texans backs vs Buccaneers run defence
82 v 88
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers backs vs Texans run defence
90 v 84
BUCCANEERS
Texans passer vs Buccaneers secondary
89 v 88
EVEN
Buccaneers passer vs Texans secondary
84 v 91
TEXANS
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BOX SCORE
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TEXANS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud QB | 21/33 | 237 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 105.2 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield QB | 20/34 | 256 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 67.7 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Marks HB | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 0 |
| David Montgomery HB | 12 | 51 | 4.2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 0 |
| C.J. Stroud QB | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| Tank Dell WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Irving HB | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 1 |
| Baker Mayfield QB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jake Rendina FB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Garrett Oakley TE | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kenny Gainwell HB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cade Otton TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tank Dell WR | 9 | 120 | 13.3 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 37 |
| Nico Collins WR | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| David Montgomery HB | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| Dalton Schultz TE | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Woody Marks HB | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Marlin Klein TE | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emeka Egbuka WR | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 56 |
| Chris Godwin Jr WR | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| Ted Hurst III WR | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| Garrett Oakley TE | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Cade Otton TE | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Bucky Irving HB | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Kenny Gainwell HB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brice Pollock CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Azeez Al-Shaair SAM | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr CB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Calen Bullock FS | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr LEDG | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Johnson II REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yahya Black DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylin Smith CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kamari Ramsey FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Blankenship SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Togiai DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germaine Pratt WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kayden McDonald DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zyon McCollum CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield Jr FS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Anzalone WILL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rueben Bain Jr. LEDG | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yaya Diaby REDG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josiah Trotter MIKE | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tykee Smith SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Parrish CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Demonte Capehart DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Morrison CB | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Vita Vea DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaiah Glasker WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keionte Scott CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ka'imi Fairbairn K | 2/2 | 4/4 | 36 |
BUCCANEERS
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Texans
L
17–24 vs Chiefs
WK 1
Buccaneers
L
20–24 vs Titans
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Texans | Buccaneers | |
|---|---|---|
| 389 | TOTAL YARDS | 312 |
| 237 | PASSING YARDS | 256 |
| 152 | RUSHING YARDS | 56 |
| 3 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 3 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 4 |
| 3 | TAKEAWAYS | 1 |
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
TEXANS
—
0
BUCCANEERS