WEEK 3 · FINAL
THE READ
Falcons win the turnover battle and the game
Panthers could not stop handing it over, and Falcons made it count — 33-22. Bryce Young was steady for Panthers — 30/46, 301 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. Tua Tagovailoa threw for Falcons — 16/28, 225 yards, 3 TD. Bryce Young's high-water mark for the year. Total yards: Panthers 415, Falcons 332.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | -5.3 | -2.6 | -2.7 | +3 |
| 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.
Falcons —
in the hunt
· 6-8
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Bryce Young
Panthers
30/46, 301 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Tua Tagovailoa
Falcons
16/28, 225 yards, 3 TD
Chuba Hubbard
Panthers
14 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Panthers 415, Falcons 332
Panthers
Through the air
Panthers 301, Falcons 225
Panthers
On the ground
Panthers 114, Falcons 107
Panthers
Giveaways
Panthers 2, Falcons 0
Falcons
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 56% · Rush 44% · 22.4 scored, 25.1 allowed
6.9 yds/att
57.6% completions
4.9 yds/carry
346.1 yds/game
1.1 giveaways/game
9.4% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 47 · Conservative
Balance 94
Ball security 70
Back usage 37%
QB runs 3.9/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 9.4% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 78
WR 88
TE 86
RB 90
OL 84
DL 84
LB 78
DB 90
Best: Bijan Robinson HB 99
Fastest: Zachariah Branch WR 95 SPD
3 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 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
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Falcons receivers vs Panthers secondary
88 v 85
FALCONS
Panthers receivers vs Falcons secondary
87 v 90
FALCONS
Falcons line vs Panthers front
84 v 88
PANTHERS
Panthers line vs Falcons front
85 v 84
EVEN
Falcons backs vs Panthers run defence
90 v 87
FALCONS
Panthers backs vs Falcons run defence
84 v 82
EVEN
Falcons passer vs Panthers secondary
78 v 85
PANTHERS
Panthers passer vs Falcons secondary
89 v 90
EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
FALCONS
PANTHERS
FALCONS
PANTHERS
FALCONS
PANTHERS
FALCONS
PANTHERS
FALCONS
PANTHERS
FALCONS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa QB | 16/28 | 225 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 118.8 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young QB | 30/46 | 301 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 89.1 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson HB | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 0 |
| Jonathon Brooks HB | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Tua Tagovailoa QB | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jahan Dotson WR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Drake London WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaheim Bell TE | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 14 | 84 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 29 | 0 |
| Kaleb Johnson HB | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bryce Young QB | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jalen Coker WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Coyne FB | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahan Dotson WR | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 38 |
| Drake London WR | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 29 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr TE | 2 | 38 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| Jaheim Bell TE | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus WR | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| Bijan Robinson HB | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 11 |
| Zachariah Branch WR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetairoa McMillan WR | 6 | 84 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 24 |
| Jalen Coker WR | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 27 |
| Tyreek Hill WR | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 25 |
| Mitchell Evans TE | 5 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Jay Coyne FB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Kaleb Johnson HB | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avieon Terrell CB | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Xavier Watts SS | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Divine Deablo MIKE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III FS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kendal Daniels WILL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalon Walker LEDG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Pearce Jr REDG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A'Mauri Washington DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harrison Phillips DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Dorlus DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Phillips III CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Jones WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anterio Thompson DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hughes CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Perkins Jr. MIKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Scourton LEDG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Lloyd MIKE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Jackson CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Derrick Brown DT | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre'von Moehrig FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trevin Wallace WILL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaycee Horn CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lee Hunter DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lathan Ransom SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaelan Phillips REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Baker SAM | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zabien Brown CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Okereke MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Martin Emerson Jr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bailey P | 1/2 | 4/4 | 24 |
PANTHERS
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Falcons
W
42–38 vs Titans
WK 2
L
21–27 vs Cardinals
WK 1
Panthers
L
17–30 vs Saints
WK 2
L
23–27 vs Cowboys
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Falcons | Panthers | |
|---|---|---|
| 332 | TOTAL YARDS | 415 |
| 225 | PASSING YARDS | 301 |
| 107 | RUSHING YARDS | 114 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | 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.