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THE WIRE
WK 15 FINAL Ravens 34, Broncos 0 WK 15 FINAL Steelers 24, Chargers 17 WK 15 FINAL Dolphins 24, Jets 30 MOVE LaNorris Sellers dev trait up Star to Superstar MOVE Christian Benford dev trait up Star to Superstar MOVE T.J. Moore dev trait up Star to Superstar WK 16 Bills (8-6) at Jaguars (12-2) WK 16 Lions (9-5) at Packers (11-3)
WEEK 2 · FINAL
RAIDERS 11-3 · 33.0 PPG 35 – 14 VIKINGS 4-10 · 25.0 PPG
THE READ
Raiders run away with it, 35-14
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Raiders +13.3 -0.7 +14.0 +21
Vikings -3.3 +4.1 -7.4 -13
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.
Raiders — AFC #3 · division · 11-3 Playoff picture →
In the MVP race
#7 Mike Washington Jr. HB · Raiders · 0.5% of the field
The whole board →
Fernando Mendoza
Raiders
12/21, 209 yards, 4 TD
JJ McCarthy
Vikings
24/43, 262 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Dont'e Thornton Jr
Raiders
3 catches, 77 yards, 2 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground Raiders 125, Vikings 16 Raiders
Total yards Raiders 334, Vikings 278 Raiders
Through the air Vikings 262, Raiders 209 Vikings
Giveaways Vikings 3, Raiders 0 Raiders
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
📺 THE WEEK 2 SHOW this game is in the week's show ▶ Watch the show
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 56% · Rush 44% · 33.9 scored, 19.9 allowed
8.4 yds/att 63.2% completions 6.7 yds/carry 331.1 yds/game 0.9 giveaways/game 3.4% sack rate last 5: 4-1
Primary weapon: Ryan Coleman-William WR — 24% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY MODERATE
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 75 · Efficient Balance 94 Ball security 76 Back usage 41% QB runs 1.6/game
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 97 WR 84 TE 99 RB 92 OL 86 DL 86 LB 81 DB 85
Best: Brock Bowers TE 99 Fastest: Dont'e Thornton Jr WR 96 SPD 3 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Raiders receivers vs Vikings secondary 84 v 85 EVEN
Vikings receivers vs Raiders secondary 94 v 85 VIKINGS
Raiders line vs Vikings front 86 v 87 EVEN
Vikings line vs Raiders front 87 v 86 EVEN
Raiders backs vs Vikings run defence 92 v 86 RAIDERS
Vikings backs vs Raiders run defence 82 v 84 EVEN
Raiders passer vs Vikings secondary 97 v 85 RAIDERS
Vikings passer vs Raiders secondary 93 v 85 VIKINGS
TOP PERFORMERS
JJ McCarthy QB Vikings 262 pass yds
Fernando Mendoza QB Raiders 209 pass yds
Mike Washington Jr. HB Raiders 125 rush yds
Nyck Harbor WR Vikings 81 rec yds
Dont'e Thornton Jr WR Raiders 77 rec yds
Sincere Brown WR Raiders 68 rec yds
Tre Hawkins III SS Raiders 2 INTs
🎬 The Game Recap
this game as an episode -- the score, the stars, the numbers that decided it -- and a video you can post ›
BOX SCORE
RAIDERS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Fernando Mendoza QB 12/2120940046130.7
VIKINGS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
JJ McCarthy QB 24/432622223870.1
RECENT FORM
Raiders
L 18–28 vs Ravens WK 1
Vikings
L 28–52 vs Commanders WK 1
TEAM STATS
Raiders Vikings
334 TOTAL YARDS 278
209 PASSING YARDS 262
125 RUSHING YARDS 16
0 SACKS ALLOWED 2
2 SACKS MADE 0
0 GIVEAWAYS 3
3 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 RAIDERS — 0 VIKINGS
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