WEEK 5 · FINAL
THE READ
Colts run away with it, 31-7
Colts were never troubled, putting Panthers away 31-7. LaNorris Sellers did the damage for Colts — 10/22, 213 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT. Duce Robinson moved the ball for Colts — 5 catches, 137 yards, 3 TD. Tyreek Hill's high-water mark for the year. Total yards: Colts 246, Panthers 169.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | -10.9 | -2.6 | -8.3 | -6 |
| Colts | +11.0 | -1.9 | +12.9 | +15 |
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.
Colts —
AFC #5
· 11-3
Playoff picture →
In the MVP race
#6
LaNorris Sellers
QB · Colts · 0.6% of the field
#12
Duce Robinson
WR · Colts · 0.4% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Nicole Santos
Beat reporter
Carolina couldn't move the ball on the ground—16 rushing yards—and that's not a temporary problem, it's the whole thing. Duce Robinson caught 3 touchdown passes for Indianapolis and the gap never closed.
Kayla James
The showman
· replying
Indianapolis is 8-1 and looks like the team to beat in the AFC, but Carolina at 2-7 has hit a wall that makes this feel less like a bad week and more like a season slipping away.
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.
LaNorris Sellers
Colts
10/22, 213 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Duce Robinson
Colts
5 catches, 137 yards, 3 TD
Tyreek Hill
Panthers
2 catches, 114 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Colts 246, Panthers 169
Colts
Through the air
Colts 213, Panthers 153
Colts
On the ground
Colts 33, Panthers 16
Colts
Pressure
Colts 3 sacks, Panthers 0
Colts
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
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
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 67% · Rush 33% · 29.4 scored, 16.6 allowed
9.3 yds/att
54.3% completions
4.5 yds/carry
307.6 yds/game
1.4 giveaways/game
5.3% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 61 · Aggressive
Balance 83
Ball security 62
Back usage 21%
QB runs 4.6/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 93
WR 92
TE 91
RB 84
OL 89
DL 90
LB 85
DB 94
Best: Deion Burks WR 99
Fastest: Deion Burks WR 96 SPD
12 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
REECE PEICES
Colts · his last 8 games
Throws it
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run66% / 34%
Points for / against21.8 — 12.5
Margin+9.2
Giveaways a game1.2
Sacks taken7.3% of dropbacks
Lead backNate Frazier · 7.4/g
Top targetTyler Warren · 29%
QB carries4.5 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
Panthers receivers vs Colts secondary
87 v 94
COLTS
Colts receivers vs Panthers secondary
92 v 85
COLTS
Panthers line vs Colts front
85 v 90
COLTS
Colts line vs Panthers front
89 v 88
EVEN
Panthers backs vs Colts run defence
84 v 89
COLTS
Colts backs vs Panthers run defence
84 v 87
PANTHERS
Panthers passer vs Colts secondary
89 v 94
COLTS
Colts passer vs Panthers secondary
93 v 85
COLTS
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BOX SCORE
PANTHERS
COLTS
PANTHERS
COLTS
PANTHERS
COLTS
PANTHERS
COLTS
PANTHERS
COLTS
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young QB | 3/11 | 153 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 90 | 69.8 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaNorris Sellers QB | 10/22 | 213 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 100.9 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young QB | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaNorris Sellers QB | 5 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Nate Frazier HB | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyreek Hill WR | 2 | 114 | 57 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 90 |
| Tetairoa McMillan WR | 1 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Robinson WR | 5 | 137 | 27.4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 50 |
| Deion Burks WR | 2 | 46 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| Tyler Warren TE | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Jayden Reed WR | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Nate Frazier HB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lathan Ransom SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaycee Horn CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Okereke MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zabien Brown CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden Dowler SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Lloyd MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uar Bernard DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JT Tuimoloau DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Hampton WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charvarius Ward Sr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laiatu Latu LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camryn Bynum FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Cine FS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adetomiwa Adebawore REDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Haulcy SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sauce Gardner CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Carlies WILL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PANTHERS
nothing recorded
COLTS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Shrader K | 1/1 | 4/4 | 46 |
RECENT FORM
Panthers
L
7–49 vs Giants
WK 4
L
22–33 vs Falcons
WK 3
L
17–30 vs Saints
WK 2
Colts
W
77–35 vs Jets
WK 4
W
35–6 vs Patriots
WK 3
W
34–17 vs Dolphins
WK 2
TEAM STATS
| Panthers | Colts | |
|---|---|---|
| 169 | TOTAL YARDS | 246 |
| 153 | PASSING YARDS | 213 |
| 16 | RUSHING YARDS | 33 |
| 3 | SACKS ALLOWED | 0 |
| 0 | SACKS MADE | 3 |
| 3 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | TAKEAWAYS | 3 |
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.