WEEK 7 · FINAL
THE READ
Texans edge Panthers by 3
Texans 34, Panthers 31. Nobody watching sat down. Bryce Young did the damage for Panthers — 25/34, 313 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT — in a losing effort. C.J. Stroud threw for Texans — 12/29, 215 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. Mitchell Evans's high-water mark for the year. Through the air: Panthers 313, Texans 215.
Jeff Epstein
The showman
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | -1.3 | -1.2 | -0.1 | -4 |
| 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.
Texans —
AFC #6
· 8-6
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IN THE BOOTH
Charlie Kirkster
Analyst
This was a shootout where the better team barely held on. Bryce Young threw 4 touchdowns and Carolina moved the ball at will with 313 yards passing, but Houston's ground game (177 yards) and Nico Collins's 181 receiving yards on a night when nobody could cover him kept the Texans in it—and those 4 sacks of Young made the difference when it mattered.
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
25/34, 313 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
C.J. Stroud
Texans
12/29, 215 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Nico Collins
Texans
8 catches, 181 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Panthers 313, Texans 215
Panthers
On the ground
Texans 177, Panthers 110
Texans
Total yards
Panthers 423, Texans 392
Panthers
Pressure
Panthers 1 sacks, Texans 4
Texans
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 58% · Rush 42% · 25.1 scored, 25.2 allowed
8.1 yds/att
53.6% completions
5.0 yds/carry
343.5 yds/game
2.1 giveaways/game
5.5% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 51 · Aggressive
Balance 92
Ball security 40
Back usage 36%
QB runs 3.0/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.1 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89
WR 88
TE 85
RB 82
OL 84
DL 86
LB 81
DB 91
Best: Derek Stingley Jr CB 99
Fastest: Jaylin Noel WR 93 SPD
4 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 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
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Lor_mn
Texans · his last 8 games
Balanced
Gives it away
One target
Pass / run58% / 42%
Points for / against20.6 — 23.4
Margin-2.8
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken5.5% of dropbacks
Lead backMark Fletcher Jr · 10.2/g
Top targetNico Collins · 38%
QB carries1.2 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
Texans receivers vs Panthers secondary
88 v 85
TEXANS
Panthers receivers vs Texans secondary
87 v 91
TEXANS
Texans line vs Panthers front
84 v 88
PANTHERS
Panthers line vs Texans front
85 v 86
EVEN
Texans backs vs Panthers run defence
82 v 87
PANTHERS
Panthers backs vs Texans run defence
84 v 84
EVEN
Texans passer vs Panthers secondary
89 v 85
TEXANS
Panthers passer vs Texans secondary
89 v 91
EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
TEXANS
PANTHERS
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PANTHERS
TEXANS
PANTHERS
TEXANS
PANTHERS
TEXANS
PANTHERS
TEXANS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud QB | 12/29 | 215 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 76 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young QB | 25/34 | 313 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 116.4 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Marks HB | 19 | 92 | 4.8 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 0 |
| Mark Fletcher Jr HB | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 0 |
| Lucky Sutton HB | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| C.J. Stroud QB | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Collins WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 15 | 93 | 6.2 | 0 | 7 | 59 | 37 | 0 |
| Bryce Young QB | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kaleb Johnson HB | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tyreek Hill WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tetairoa McMillan WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Coker WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins WR | 8 | 181 | 22.6 | 2 | 76 | 2 | 80 |
| Dalton Schultz TE | 2 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Woody Marks HB | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Evans TE | 9 | 102 | 11.3 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 19 |
| Tetairoa McMillan WR | 4 | 97 | 24.2 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 51 |
| Tyreek Hill WR | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 27 |
| Jalen Coker WR | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brice Pollock CB | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Calen Bullock FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jermaine Johnson II REDG | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Togiai DT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Blankenship SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Azeez Al-Shaair SAM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kayden McDonald DT | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nehemiah Pritchett CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr LEDG | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre SS | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yahya Black DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Fisher MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Woodaz MIKE | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germaine Pratt WILL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zabien Brown CB | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bobby Okereke MIKE | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lathan Ransom SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Devin Lloyd MIKE | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Emerson Jr CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tre'von Moehrig FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaycee Horn CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lee Hunter DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevin Wallace WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nic Scourton LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasheem Biles SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaelan Phillips REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bam Martin-Scott WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ka'imi Fairbairn K | 2/2 | 4/4 | 48 |
PANTHERS
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Texans
W
30–24 vs Falcons
WK 6
W
52–42 vs Dolphins
WK 5
W
20–13 vs Patriots
WK 4
Panthers
W
31–28 vs Buccaneers
WK 6
L
7–31 vs Colts
WK 5
L
7–49 vs Giants
WK 4
TEAM STATS
| Texans | Panthers | |
|---|---|---|
| 392 | TOTAL YARDS | 423 |
| 215 | PASSING YARDS | 313 |
| 177 | RUSHING YARDS | 110 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 4 |
| 4 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | 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.