WEEK 4 · FINAL
THE READ
Caleb Brooks
Beat reporter
Packers win the turnover battle and the game
Green Bay beat Denver 46-45 in a shootout where turnovers made the difference. Bo Nix had a career afternoon for the Broncos with 468 passing yards and 3 touchdowns, while Courtland Sutton caught 14 for 236 yards, but Denver's 4 giveaways against Green Bay's 2 proved decisive in a 1-point game. Jordan Love threw for 321 yards and 3 scores for the Packers, who improved to 7-3 while Denver fell to 1-9.
Caleb Brooks
Beat reporter
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packers | +8.6 | +2.0 | +6.5 | +18 |
| Broncos | -5.7 | +3.0 | -8.6 | -11 |
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
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IN THE BOOTH
Ava Collins
Beat reporter
Denver had no business losing this game. Bo Nix threw for 468 yards and Courtland Sutton was unstoppable at 236 yards, but 4 turnovers on a night when Green Bay only gave it away twice is the difference in a 1-point game — the Broncos beat themselves.
Riley Parker
The chaos merchant
· replying
Denver just proved they can hang with anybody in a shootout, then proved why they're 1-9 — four giveaways against a team that only gives it away twice is a season-killer, not a one-game aberration. This roster has the talent to win games; they don't have the discipline to string them together.
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.
Bo Nix
Broncos
36/51, 468 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Jordan Love
Packers
19/32, 321 yards, 3 TD
Courtland Sutton
Broncos
14 catches, 236 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Broncos 468, Packers 321
Broncos
Total yards
Broncos 576, Packers 434
Broncos
On the ground
Packers 113, Broncos 108
Packers
Giveaways
Broncos 4, Packers 2
Packers
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 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
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
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 66% · Rush 34% · 26.0 scored, 34.6 allowed
8.0 yds/att
59.6% completions
4.2 yds/carry
346.1 yds/game
2.0 giveaways/game
5.4% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 56 · Aggressive
Balance 84
Ball security 44
Back usage 30%
QB runs 2.1/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.0 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89
WR 87
TE 78
RB 84
OL 87
DL 89
LB 81
DB 89
Best: Patrick Surtain II CB 99
Fastest: Jaylen Waddle WR 96 SPD
4 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
Lions 🦁
Broncos · his last 8 games
Throws it
Gives it away
One back
One target
Pass / run65% / 35%
Points for / against20.4 — 31.6
Margin-11.2
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken5.7% of dropbacks
Lead backRJ Harvey · 13.8/g
Top targetJaylen Waddle · 39%
QB carries1.9 a game
𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙖
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.
THE SERIES
𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙖 against Lions 🦁 — the men, not the teams
𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙖 leads it 1-0.
𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙖 won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 46.0 — 45.0
biggest: 1 pts to 𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙖
S2 · week 4
𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙖 46 — 45 Lions 🦁
𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙖
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
Packers receivers vs Broncos secondary
82 v 89
BRONCOS
Broncos receivers vs Packers secondary
87 v 88
EVEN
Packers line vs Broncos front
80 v 89
BRONCOS
Broncos line vs Packers front
87 v 87
EVEN
Packers backs vs Broncos run defence
86 v 86
EVEN
Broncos backs vs Packers run defence
84 v 85
EVEN
Packers passer vs Broncos secondary
92 v 89
PACKERS
Broncos passer vs Packers secondary
89 v 88
EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Love QB | 19/32 | 321 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 124.6 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Nix QB | 36/51 | 468 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 70 | 94.2 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Henry HB | 21 | 107 | 5.1 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 25 | 2 |
| Jordan Love QB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MarShawn Lloyd HB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Christian Watson WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tucker Kraft TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Golden WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Wade FB | 2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Harvey HB | 13 | 75 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 0 |
| Ty Chandler HB | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bo Nix QB | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Adam Trautman TE | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Jonah Coleman HB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marvin Mims Jr WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Evan Engram TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Waddle WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Franklin WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtland Sutton WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Golden WR | 6 | 153 | 25.5 | 2 | 113 | 2 | 66 |
| Tucker Kraft TE | 6 | 78 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 25 |
| Christian Watson WR | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 32 |
| Derrick Henry HB | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Dylan Wade FB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtland Sutton WR | 14 | 236 | 16.9 | 1 | 106 | 1 | 70 |
| Troy Franklin WR | 10 | 139 | 13.9 | 2 | 77 | 1 | 52 |
| Jaylen Waddle WR | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| Evan Engram TE | 4 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 16 |
| RJ Harvey HB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Justin Joly TE | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Adam Trautman TE | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Ty Chandler HB | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin Cooper WILL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Brandon Cisse CB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Isaiah McDuffie SAM | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kelee Ringo CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Benjamin St-Juste CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris McClellan DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keisean Nixon CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Javon Bullard SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Domani Jackson CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Parsons REDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Scott DT | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier McKinney SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| SirVocea Dennis MIKE | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boubacar Traore REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukas Van Ness LEDG | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty'Ron Hopper WILL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dani Dennis-Sutton LEDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Surtain II CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Alex Singleton MIKE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Miles Scott FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nik Bonitto REDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathon Cooper LEDG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Talanoa Hufanga SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Wilkins DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Murdock WILL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jahdae Barron CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Quan McMillian CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Zach Allen DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Wilson II REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Onyedim DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PACKERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Smack K | 3/3 | 3/3 | 39 |
BRONCOS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wil Lutz K | 1/1 | 6/6 | 22 |
RECENT FORM
Packers
L
25–30 vs 49ers
WK 3
L
13–34 vs Bears
WK 2
W
22–20 vs Steelers
WK 1
Broncos
W
37–31 vs Eagles
WK 3
L
38–42 vs Lions
WK 2
L
14–28 vs Chargers
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Packers | Broncos | |
|---|---|---|
| 434 | TOTAL YARDS | 576 |
| 321 | PASSING YARDS | 468 |
| 113 | RUSHING YARDS | 108 |
| 3 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 3 |
| 2 | GIVEAWAYS | 4 |
| 4 | 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.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
1
PACKERS
—
0
BRONCOS