WEEK 6 · FINAL
THE READ
Nicole Santos
Beat reporter
Panthers edge Buccaneers by 3
Buccaneers had it there to be taken. Panthers took it, 31-28. Bryce Young did the damage for Panthers — 27/34, 368 yards, 3 TD. Baker Mayfield threw for Buccaneers — 21/32, 322 yards, 3 TD — in a losing effort. That is 3 straight games over 250 for Baker Mayfield. Total yards: Panthers 521, Buccaneers 410.
Nicole Santos
Beat reporter
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | -13.4 | -2.5 | -10.9 | -8 |
| Panthers | -10.9 | -2.6 | -8.3 | -6 |
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.
IN THE BOOTH
Riley Parker
The chaos merchant
Egbuka got 210 yards on 7 catches because nobody could stay with him, and that's the only reason Tampa Bay hung around long enough to lose by 3 instead of getting demolished.
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
· replying
Carolina's defense gave up 4 sacks and still won—that's the real story here, because Tampa Bay's line collapsed while Young picked apart a secondary that should've been fresher after forcing Mayfield into 32 attempts.
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.
Bryce Young
Panthers
27/34, 368 yards, 3 TD
Baker Mayfield
Buccaneers
21/32, 322 yards, 3 TD
Emeka Egbuka
Buccaneers
7 catches, 210 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Panthers 521, Buccaneers 410
Panthers
On the ground
Panthers 153, Buccaneers 88
Panthers
Through the air
Panthers 368, Buccaneers 322
Panthers
Pressure
Panthers 2 sacks, Buccaneers 4
Buccaneers
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% · 19.1 scored, 29.9 allowed
7.0 yds/att
59.9% completions
3.9 yds/carry
365.1 yds/game
2.2 giveaways/game
5.4% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 46 · Conservative
Balance 88
Ball security 38
Back usage 33%
QB runs 2.9/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.2 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 84
WR 88
TE 80
RB 90
OL 86
DL 89
LB 83
DB 88
Best: Tristan Wirfs LT 97
Fastest: Ahmad Hardy HB 94 SPD
9 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 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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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Ace.P
Buccaneers · his last 8 games
Throws it
Pass / run63% / 37%
Points for / against19.6 — 29.6
Margin-10.0
Giveaways a game1.9
Sacks taken5.5% of dropbacks
Lead backBucky Irving · 14.0/g
Top targetTed Hurst III · 35%
QB carries2.0 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
Buccaneers receivers vs Panthers secondary
88 v 85
BUCCANEERS
Panthers receivers vs Buccaneers secondary
87 v 88
EVEN
Buccaneers line vs Panthers front
86 v 88
EVEN
Panthers line vs Buccaneers front
85 v 89
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers backs vs Panthers run defence
90 v 87
BUCCANEERS
Panthers backs vs Buccaneers run defence
84 v 88
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers passer vs Panthers secondary
84 v 85
EVEN
Panthers passer vs Buccaneers secondary
89 v 88
EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
BUCCANEERS
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield QB | 21/32 | 322 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 129.9 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young QB | 27/34 | 368 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 141.1 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Irving HB | 15 | 35 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 1 |
| Ahmad Hardy HB | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Baker Mayfield QB | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
| Emeka Egbuka WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Hurst III WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 16 | 109 | 6.8 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 26 | 0 |
| Kaleb Johnson HB | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Jay Coyne FB | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Bryce Young QB | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tyreek Hill WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tetairoa McMillan WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emeka Egbuka WR | 7 | 210 | 30 | 2 | 138 | 0 | 79 |
| Ted Hurst III WR | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 25 |
| Cade Otton TE | 3 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Ahmad Hardy HB | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Chris Godwin Jr WR | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| British Brooks FB | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyreek Hill WR | 9 | 162 | 18 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 76 |
| Tetairoa McMillan WR | 8 | 143 | 17.9 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 50 |
| Mitchell Evans TE | 4 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| Jalen Coker WR | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Kaleb Johnson HB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Jay Coyne FB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josiah Trotter MIKE | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Benjamin Morrison CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jacob Parrish CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield Jr FS | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rueben Bain Jr. LEDG | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Anzalone WILL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Demonte Capehart DT | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tykee Smith SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Vita Vea DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yaya Diaby REDG | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zyon McCollum CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chad Muma SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calijah Kancey DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Braswell REDG | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Lloyd MIKE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Derrick Brown DT | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaycee Horn CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Okereke MIKE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tre'von Moehrig FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lathan Ransom SS | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nic Scourton LEDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Hunter DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zabien Brown CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trevin Wallace WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Martin Emerson Jr CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jaelan Phillips REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zakee Wheatley FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Danna LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BUCCANEERS
nothing recorded
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzgerald K | 1/1 | 4/4 | 52 |
RECENT FORM
Buccaneers
L
20–28 vs Jets
WK 5
L
14–16 vs Saints
WK 4
L
6–49 vs Cowboys
WK 3
Panthers
L
7–31 vs Colts
WK 5
L
7–49 vs Giants
WK 4
L
22–33 vs Falcons
WK 3
TEAM STATS
| Buccaneers | Panthers | |
|---|---|---|
| 410 | TOTAL YARDS | 521 |
| 322 | PASSING YARDS | 368 |
| 88 | RUSHING YARDS | 153 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 4 |
| 4 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | 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.