WEEK 5 · FINAL
THE READ
Zoe Bell
The contrarian
Ravens run away with it, 35-0
Steelers had no answer. Ravens took it 35-0. Lamar Jackson did the damage for Ravens — 8/9, 279 yards, 3 TD. Mark Andrews was the target for Ravens — 2 catches, 116 yards, 1 TD. Lamar Jackson has not had a better afternoon this season. Total yards: Ravens 300, Steelers 59.
Zoe Bell
The contrarian
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | -3.0 | +2.0 | -5.0 | +4 |
| Ravens | +17.7 | +2.6 | +15.1 | +8 |
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.
Ravens —
AFC #1 · division
· 12-2
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IN THE BOOTH
Hollis Vaughn
The superfan
Pittsburgh got blanked by a Baltimore team that couldn't run the football either, which means the Steelers' offense didn't just fail—it had nothing to overcome and still found a way to score zero points.
Talia Morgan
Beat reporter
· replying
Baltimore didn't need to do much—Lamar Jackson was 8/9 for 279 yards and 3 scores while the Ravens ran just 12 times for 21 yards, which means Pittsburgh's defense couldn't even force them to execute their offense.
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.
Lamar Jackson
Ravens
8/9, 279 yards, 3 TD
Mark Andrews
Ravens
2 catches, 116 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Ravens 300, Steelers 59
Ravens
Through the air
Ravens 279, Steelers 58
Ravens
On the ground
Ravens 21, Steelers 1
Ravens
Giveaways
Ravens 0, Steelers 1
Ravens
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 62% · Rush 38% · 23.1 scored, 28.1 allowed
7.9 yds/att
56.2% completions
4.4 yds/carry
352.4 yds/game
1.3 giveaways/game
7.6% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 54 · Efficient
Balance 88
Ball security 64
Back usage 31%
QB runs 3.4/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89
WR 87
TE 88
RB 86
OL 81
DL 88
LB 81
DB 86
Best: T.J. Watt LEDG 93
Fastest: KaVontae Turpin WR 97 SPD
6 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 56% · Rush 44% · 35.1 scored, 20.0 allowed
10.5 yds/att
65.7% completions
5.3 yds/carry
380.5 yds/game
0.9 giveaways/game
9.7% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 75 · Efficient
Balance 94
Ball security 74
Back usage 32%
QB runs 5.8/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 9.7% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 86
TE 90
RB 84
OL 81
DL 87
LB 83
DB 90
Best: Lamar Jackson QB 99
Fastest: Lamar Jackson QB 95 SPD
8 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
Lamar Jackson
Ravens · his last 8 games
Balanced
Runs the quarterback
Takes sacks
Pass / run59% / 41%
Points for / against32.8 — 27.5
Margin+5.2
Giveaways a game1.2
Sacks taken9.3% of dropbacks
Lead backAdam Randall · 10.8/g
Top targetDevontez Walker · 24%
QB carries7.8 a game
talabandrell
Steelers · his last 8 games
Balanced
Pass / run57% / 43%
Points for / against21.1 — 25.9
Margin-4.8
Giveaways a game1.2
Sacks taken8.0% of dropbacks
Lead backTrey Benson · 13.1/g
Top targetGermie Bernard · 31%
QB carries3.1 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
talabandrell against Lamar Jackson — the men, not the teams
Lamar Jackson leads it 2-0.
Lamar Jackson has won 2 straight.
2 meetings
avg 1.5 — 30.5
biggest: 35 pts to Lamar Jackson
S2 · week 5
talabandrell 0 — 35 Lamar Jackson
LAMAR JACKSON
S2 · week 3
talabandrell 3 — 26 Lamar Jackson
LAMAR JACKSON
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
Steelers receivers vs Ravens secondary
87 v 90
RAVENS
Ravens receivers vs Steelers secondary
86 v 86
EVEN
Steelers line vs Ravens front
81 v 87
RAVENS
Ravens line vs Steelers front
81 v 88
STEELERS
Steelers backs vs Ravens run defence
86 v 86
EVEN
Ravens backs vs Steelers run defence
84 v 85
EVEN
Steelers passer vs Ravens secondary
89 v 90
EVEN
Ravens passer vs Steelers secondary
99 v 86
RAVENS
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BOX SCORE
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STEELERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Allar QB | 6/13 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 27 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Jackson QB | 8/9 | 279 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 158.3 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raleek Brown HB | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| DK Metcalf WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Benson HB | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Randall HB | 12 | 21 | 1.8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| Ja'Kobi Lane WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Andrews TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Washington WR | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| Cam Coleman WR | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Trey Benson HB | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| DK Metcalf WR | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Germie Bernard WR | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Michael Pittman TE | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Andrews TE | 2 | 116 | 58 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 65 |
| Devontez Walker WR | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 53 |
| Ja'Kobi Lane WR | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 39 |
| Zay Flowers WR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Mathews Jr CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Taylor-Britt CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylen Everette CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Bosa REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Herbig DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaki Starks CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alijah Clark FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Rivers CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devonte Wyatt DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Green LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KJ Bolden FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Simmons MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Longerbeam CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roquan Smith MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic DeLuca WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Wiggins CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Steelers
L
64–70 vs Rams
WK 4
L
3–26 vs Ravens
WK 3
W
47–10 vs Browns
WK 2
Ravens
W
56–19 vs Browns
WK 4
W
26–3 vs Steelers
WK 3
W
35–14 vs Rams
WK 2
TEAM STATS
| Steelers | Ravens | |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | TOTAL YARDS | 300 |
| 58 | PASSING YARDS | 279 |
| 1 | RUSHING YARDS | 21 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 0 |
| 0 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | 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
0
STEELERS
—
2
RAVENS