Packers @ 49ers · Week 3 — SapphireSportz

WEEK 3 · FINAL

THE READ

49ers beat Packers, 30-25

30-25 to 49ers, and it went about how it looked. Jordan Love was steady for Packers — 20/31, 274 yards, 2 TD — in a losing effort. Brock Purdy threw for 49ers — 17/29, 226 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. Christian McCaffrey's high-water mark for the year. On the ground: 49ers 257, Packers 73.

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THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Packers	+8.6	+2.0	+6.5	+18
49ers	-3.8	+3.3	-7.1	+5

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 Playoff picture →

In the MVP race

#9 Derrick Henry HB · Packers · 0.5% of the field

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IN THE BOOTH

Luca Santana Analyst

San Francisco won this on the ground, plain and simple — the Niners ran for 257 yards while Green Bay managed 73, and that gap in the trenches is what separated two teams that both moved the ball through the air and neither team beat itself.

Talia Morgan Beat reporter · replying

San Francisco bent its entire game plan around what it does best and Green Bay couldn't stop it — the Niners ran 45 times to GB's 14, which is not a gap you close by throwing for 274 yards. Love had his best day of the season and it didn't matter.

Jordan Hayes The armchair coach · replying

Green Bay's real problem isn't that Love had his best day—it's that the Pack threw 31 times while running 14, and that imbalance meant San Francisco dictated every line of scrimmage. They need to establish the run or they won't win close games.

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.

Jordan Love

Packers

20/31, 274 yards, 2 TD

Brock Purdy

49ers

17/29, 226 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

Matthew Golden

Packers

5 catches, 102 yards, 1 TD

THE STORY SO FAR

⭐ Christian McCaffrey has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Jordan Love has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Matthew Golden has not had a better afternoon this season.

WHAT DECIDED IT

On the ground 49ers 257, Packers 73 49ers

Total yards 49ers 483, Packers 347 49ers

Through the air Packers 274, 49ers 226 Packers

Pressure 49ers 2 sacks, Packers 1 49ers

THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.

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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 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

Primary weapon: Matthew Golden WR — 31% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH

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

HOW THEY PLAY the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season

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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

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.

MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push

Packers receivers vs 49ers secondary 82 v 86 49ERS

49ers receivers vs Packers secondary 87 v 88 EVEN

Packers line vs 49ers front 80 v 87 49ERS

49ers line vs Packers front 79 v 87 PACKERS

Packers backs vs 49ers run defence 86 v 89 49ERS

49ers backs vs Packers run defence 88 v 85 49ERS

Packers passer vs 49ers secondary 92 v 86 PACKERS

49ers passer vs Packers secondary 92 v 88 49ERS

TOP PERFORMERS

Jordan Love QB Packers 274 pass yds

Brock Purdy QB 49ers 226 pass yds

Matthew Golden WR Packers 102 rec yds

Christian McCaffrey HB 49ers 100 rush yds

Kaelon Black HB 49ers 95 rush yds

Tucker Kraft TE Packers 77 rec yds

De'Zhaun Stribling WR 49ers 70 rec yds

Jake Tonges TE 49ers 69 rec yds

Ricky Pearsall WR 49ers 61 rec yds

Christian Watson WR Packers 54 rec yds

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BOX SCORE

PACKERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Jordan Love QB	20/31	274	2	0	2	38	114.1

49ERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Brock Purdy QB	17/29	226	2	1	1	26	92

PACKERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Jordan Love QB	5	48	9.6	0	2	25	29	1
Derrick Henry HB	6	27	4.5	1	1	6	8	1
Dylan Wade FB	2	1	0.5	0	1	0	4	0
Matthew Golden WR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
MarShawn Lloyd HB	1	-3	-3	0	0	0	0	0

49ERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Christian McCaffrey HB	18	100	5.6	1	3	23	23	0
Kaelon Black HB	12	95	7.9	0	3	46	25	0
Donovan Edwards HB	9	41	4.6	0	0	0	7	0
Brock Purdy QB	5	16	3.2	0	0	0	4	0
Ricky Pearsall WR	1	5	5	0	0	0	5	0
Jeremiah Hasley TE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

PACKERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	LNG
Matthew Golden WR	5	102	20.4	1	44	38
Tucker Kraft TE	5	77	15.4	1	15	30
Christian Watson WR	3	54	18	0	13	30
Savion Williams WR	2	23	11.5	0	3	20
Derrick Henry HB	4	15	3.8	0	10	6
Dylan Wade FB	1	3	3	0	2	3

49ERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
De'Zhaun Stribling WR	4	70	17.5	0	8	1	26
Jake Tonges TE	5	69	13.8	1	23	0	18
Ricky Pearsall WR	5	61	12.2	1	10	0	18
Jeremiah Hasley TE	1	17	17	0	5	0	17
Donovan Edwards HB	1	11	11	0	10	0	11
Kaelon Black HB	1	-2	-2	0	0	0	0

PACKERS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT	PD	FF	CMP ALW
Edgerrin Cooper WILL	10	0	0	0	0	3
Keisean Nixon CB	8	0	0	0	1	4
Kelee Ringo CB	5	0	0	1	0	2
Xavier McKinney SS	5	0	1	1	0	2
Micah Parsons REDG	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dani Dennis-Sutton LEDG	4	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah McDuffie SAM	3	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Cisse CB	3	0	0	0	0	2
Justin Scott DT	3	0	0	0	0	0
SirVocea Dennis MIKE	3	0.5	0	0	0	0
Chris McClellan DT	2	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Brinson DT	1	0	0	0	0	0
Javon Bullard SS	1	0	0	0	0	1
Lukas Van Ness LEDG	1	0	0	0	0	0
Desman Stephens II MIKE	1	0	0	0	0	0
Keon Sabb FS	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jaxton Eck SAM	1	0	0	0	0	0
Boubacar Traore REDG	0	0.5	0	0	0	0

49ERS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	PD	FF	CMP ALW
Bray Hubbard SS	6	0	2	2	4
Nick Martin WILL	3	0	0	0	1
Deommodore Lenoir CB	3	0	0	0	4
Miles Battle CB	3	0	1	0	3
Romello Height LEDG	2	0	0	0	0
Malik Mustapha FS	2	0	0	0	1
Fred Warner MIKE	2	0	0	0	1
Mory Bamba CB	2	0	0	0	1
Ephesians Prysock CB	2	0	0	0	2
Renardo Green CB	1	0	1	0	1
DJ Johnson REDG	1	0	0	0	0
Gracen Halton DT	1	0	0	0	0
Dre Greenlaw WILL	1	0	0	0	1
Osa Odighizuwa DT	1	1	0	0	0
Mykel Williams REDG	1	1	0	0	0

PACKERS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Trey Smack K	1/1	2/2	31

49ERS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Eddy Pineiro K	3/3	3/3	41

RECENT FORM

Packers

L 13–34 vs Bears WK 2

W 22–20 vs Steelers WK 1

49ers

L 28–38 vs Jaguars WK 2

L 10–17 vs Lions WK 1

TEAM STATS

Packers		49ers
347	TOTAL YARDS	483
274	PASSING YARDS	226
73	RUSHING YARDS	257
2	SACKS ALLOWED	1
1	SACKS MADE	2
2	GIVEAWAYS	2
2	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.

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