WEEK 4 · FINAL
THE READ
Falcons win the turnover battle and the game
Take care of the football or lose. Eagles did not, and did. Jalen Hurts was steady for Eagles — 33/62, 332 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT — in a losing effort. Tua Tagovailoa did the damage for Falcons — 24/32, 289 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. A season best for Jalen Hurts. On the ground: Falcons 105, Eagles 56.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | -5.3 | -2.6 | -2.7 | +3 |
| Eagles | -6.8 | -0.8 | -6.0 | +0 |
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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IN THE BOOTH
Caleb Brooks
Beat reporter
Philadelphia threw it 62 times and turned it over 3 times doing it; Atlanta ran the ball 105 yards and took what the Eagles gave them. Hurts had his best day of the season and it didn't matter because he couldn't protect the football.
Hollis Vaughn
The superfan
· replying
This loss hurts worse than 15 points because Philadelphia is 2-9 and can't afford to gift away games when their best player is playing his best football—that's the kind of afternoon that should WIN you close ones, not lose them by two scores.
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.
Jalen Hurts
Eagles
33/62, 332 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Tua Tagovailoa
Falcons
24/32, 289 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Jalen Carter
Eagles
2 sacks
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Falcons 105, Eagles 56
Falcons
Through the air
Eagles 332, Falcons 289
Eagles
Total yards
Falcons 394, Eagles 388
Falcons
Giveaways
Eagles 3, Falcons 1
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 62% · Rush 38% · 23.5 scored, 29.5 allowed
6.4 yds/att
58.4% completions
4.0 yds/carry
326.4 yds/game
1.9 giveaways/game
6.9% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 37 · Turnover-prone
Balance 88
Ball security 48
Back usage 32%
QB runs 3.5/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 88
WR 90
TE 86
RB 89
OL 87
DL 88
LB 88
DB 89
Best: Saquon Barkley HB 95
Fastest: Saquon Barkley HB 95 SPD
7 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 Eagles secondary
88 v 89
EVEN
Eagles receivers vs Falcons secondary
90 v 90
EVEN
Falcons line vs Eagles front
84 v 88
EAGLES
Eagles line vs Falcons front
87 v 84
EAGLES
Falcons backs vs Eagles run defence
90 v 88
EVEN
Eagles backs vs Falcons run defence
89 v 82
EAGLES
Falcons passer vs Eagles secondary
78 v 89
EAGLES
Eagles passer vs Falcons secondary
88 v 90
EVEN
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BOX SCORE
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FALCONS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa QB | 24/32 | 289 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 110 |
EAGLES
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Hurts QB | 33/62 | 332 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 59.3 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson HB | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 0 |
| Jahan Dotson WR | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jonathon Brooks HB | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tua Tagovailoa QB | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Zachariah Branch WR | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Drake London WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EAGLES
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saquon Barkley HB | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Tank Bigsby HB | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jalen Hurts QB | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Alec Pierce WR | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake London WR | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 47 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr TE | 5 | 75 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 29 |
| Zachariah Branch WR | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Bijan Robinson HB | 3 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 11 |
| Jahan Dotson WR | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Jaheim Bell TE | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Jonathon Brooks HB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
EAGLES
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Pierce WR | 9 | 122 | 13.6 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 27 |
| DeVonta Smith WR | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 21 |
| Eli Stowers TE | 5 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Makai Lemon WR | 3 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| Jack Westover FB | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Rashod Bateman WR | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Saquon Barkley HB | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Johnny Wilson TE | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Bates III FS | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Divine Deablo MIKE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Hughes CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Avieon Terrell CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Xavier Watts SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| James Pearce Jr REDG | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jalon Walker LEDG | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Harrison Phillips DT | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bralen Trice REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Jones WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Flemmings SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Phillips III CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EAGLES
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jihaad Campbell MIKE | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Andre Cisco SS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Andrew Mukuba FS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Quinyon Mitchell CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jalen Carter DT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Smith Jr LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Davis DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnold Ebiketie LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Robinson DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Sewell SAM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riq Woolen CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zack Baun WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper DeJean CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trenton Simpson WILL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Jackson CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bailey P | 3/3 | 4/4 | 40 |
EAGLES
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Falcons
W
33–22 vs Panthers
WK 3
W
42–38 vs Titans
WK 2
L
21–27 vs Cardinals
WK 1
Eagles
L
31–37 vs Broncos
WK 3
L
19–23 vs Jets
WK 2
L
13–25 vs Saints
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Falcons | Eagles | |
|---|---|---|
| 394 | TOTAL YARDS | 388 |
| 289 | PASSING YARDS | 332 |
| 105 | RUSHING YARDS | 56 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 3 |
| 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
FALCONS
—
0
EAGLES