WEEK 5 · FINAL
THE READ
Raiders win the turnover battle and the game
Raiders took the ball away and took the game with it, 24-7. Mack Hollins did the catching for Chargers — 3 catches, 88 yards — in a losing effort. Mike Washington Jr. did the work on the ground for Raiders — 13 carries, 73 yards. Kimani Vidal has not had a better afternoon this season. Through the air: Chargers 121, Raiders 91.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | -5.0 | +2.7 | -7.7 | -10 |
| Raiders | +13.3 | -0.7 | +14.0 | +21 |
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.
Raiders —
AFC #3 · division
· 11-3
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IN THE BOOTH
Kayla James
The showman
The Chargers couldn't get out of their own way — 43 rushing yards is a ground game that doesn't exist — and Las Vegas, sitting pretty at 8-2, took full advantage of a Bolts team that looked lost on both sides of the ball.
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.
Mack Hollins
Chargers
3 catches, 88 yards
Mike Washington Jr.
Raiders
13 carries, 73 yards
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Chargers 121, Raiders 91
Chargers
On the ground
Raiders 73, Chargers 43
Raiders
Giveaways
Raiders 1, Chargers 3
Raiders
Pressure
Raiders 1 sacks, Chargers 0
Raiders
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 70% · Rush 30% · 27.4 scored, 35.1 allowed
9.2 yds/att
62.7% completions
4.0 yds/carry
362.6 yds/game
1.9 giveaways/game
7.9% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 69 · Aggressive
Balance 80
Ball security 48
Back usage 26%
QB runs 2.0/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 92
WR 88
TE 80
RB 85
OL 86
DL 84
LB 80
DB 86
Best: Derwin James Jr SS 93
Fastest: Brenen Thompson WR 97 SPD
6 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
Balanced
Pass 56% · Rush 44% · 33.9 scored, 19.9 allowed
8.4 yds/att
63.2% completions
6.7 yds/carry
331.1 yds/game
0.9 giveaways/game
3.4% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 75 · Efficient
Balance 94
Ball security 76
Back usage 41%
QB runs 1.6/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 97
WR 84
TE 99
RB 92
OL 86
DL 86
LB 81
DB 85
Best: Brock Bowers TE 99
Fastest: Dont'e Thornton Jr WR 96 SPD
3 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
SD
Chargers · his last 8 games
Throws it
One target
Pass / run67% / 33%
Points for / against29.5 — 34.6
Margin-5.1
Giveaways a game1.4
Sacks taken5.0% of dropbacks
Lead backKeaton Mitchell · 11.5/g
Top targetQuentin Johnston · 41%
QB carries2.5 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
Chargers receivers vs Raiders secondary
88 v 85
CHARGERS
Raiders receivers vs Chargers secondary
84 v 86
EVEN
Chargers line vs Raiders front
86 v 86
EVEN
Raiders line vs Chargers front
86 v 84
EVEN
Chargers backs vs Raiders run defence
85 v 84
EVEN
Raiders backs vs Chargers run defence
92 v 83
RAIDERS
Chargers passer vs Raiders secondary
92 v 85
CHARGERS
Raiders passer vs Chargers secondary
97 v 86
RAIDERS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert QB | 7/15 | 121 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 57.2 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza QB | 6/8 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 111.9 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimani Vidal HB | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| Keaton Mitchell HB | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Washington Jr. HB | 13 | 73 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mack Hollins TE | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 55 |
| Quentin Johnston WR | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| Brenen Thompson WR | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Coleman-William WR | 1 | 53 | 53 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 53 |
| Dont'e Thornton Jr WR | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 13 |
| Mike Washington Jr. HB | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Jones CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Decamerion Richardson CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VJ Payne FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Hart FS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derwin James Jr SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Kennard REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channing Tindall MIKE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jermod McCoy FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Chinn SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Stokes CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darien Porter CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Treydan Stukes CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Johnson SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Hawkins III SS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quay Walker WILL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHARGERS
nothing recorded
RAIDERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Myers K | 1/1 | 3/3 | 55 |
RECENT FORM
Chargers
L
33–41 vs Cowboys
WK 4
L
35–56 vs Lions
WK 3
L
35–38 vs Chiefs
WK 2
Raiders
W
35–24 vs Chiefs
WK 4
W
42–14 vs Commanders
WK 3
W
35–14 vs Vikings
WK 2
TEAM STATS
| Chargers | Raiders | |
|---|---|---|
| 164 | TOTAL YARDS | 164 |
| 121 | PASSING YARDS | 91 |
| 43 | RUSHING YARDS | 73 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 0 |
| 0 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 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.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
CHARGERS
—
2
RAIDERS