WEEK 8 · FINAL
THE READ
Ravens beat Bills, 27-17
27-17 to Ravens, and it went about how it looked. Josh Allen was steady for Bills — 20/33, 213 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. Cooper Kupp moved the ball for Bills — 6 catches, 83 yards, 1 TD. Ja'Kobi Lane is in form — 83 receiving yards a game over his last three, against a season average of 61. Total yards: Bills 311, Ravens 288.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | +1.5 | -2.1 | +3.6 | +11 |
| 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.
IN THE BOOTH
Jordan Hayes
The armchair coach
Buffalo had more yards and still lost by 10—that's a turnover and pressure problem. The Bills coughed it up once while Baltimore didn't at all, and Baltimore's pass rush got 3 sacks to Buffalo's 1; that gap is the game right there.
Luca Santana
Analyst
· replying
Buffalo's real problem isn't what Baltimore did—it's that Josh Allen completed 61% of his passes for 213 yards while Cooper Kupp caught 6 balls, and that still wasn't enough to move the needle on a 4-4 team fighting for its life. Baltimore's 89.6% win probability from point differential says this wasn't close; the Bills needed execution they didn't have, and they're running out of margin for error.
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.
Josh Allen
Bills
20/33, 213 yards, 1 TD
Cooper Kupp
Bills
6 catches, 83 yards, 1 TD
Adam Randall
Ravens
14 carries, 74 yards
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Bills 311, Ravens 288
Bills
Through the air
Bills 213, Ravens 194
Bills
On the ground
Bills 98, Ravens 94
Bills
Pressure
Ravens 3 sacks, Bills 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
Balanced
Pass 54% · Rush 46% · 23.7 scored, 20.1 allowed
6.7 yds/att
60.5% completions
4.8 yds/carry
326.1 yds/game
1.1 giveaways/game
8.0% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 48 · Conservative
Balance 96
Ball security 68
Back usage 36%
QB runs 5.9/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.0% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 86
TE 86
RB 91
OL 80
DL 86
LB 80
DB 88
Best: Josh Allen QB 99
Fastest: James Cook III HB 93 SPD
4 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
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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
Ant
Bills · his last 8 games
Runs it
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run55% / 45%
Points for / against20.1 — 20.9
Margin-0.8
Giveaways a game1.5
Sacks taken7.8% of dropbacks
Lead backJames Cook III · 13.2/g
Top targetDJ Moore · 26%
QB carries5.1 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
Ant against Lamar Jackson — the men, not the teams
Lamar Jackson leads it 1-0.
Lamar Jackson won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 17.0 — 27.0
biggest: 10 pts to Lamar Jackson
S2 · week 8
Ant 17 — 27 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
Bills receivers vs Ravens secondary
86 v 90
RAVENS
Ravens receivers vs Bills secondary
86 v 88
EVEN
Bills line vs Ravens front
80 v 87
RAVENS
Ravens line vs Bills front
81 v 86
BILLS
Bills backs vs Ravens run defence
91 v 86
BILLS
Ravens backs vs Bills run defence
84 v 84
EVEN
Bills passer vs Ravens secondary
99 v 90
BILLS
Ravens passer vs Bills secondary
99 v 88
RAVENS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen QB | 20/33 | 213 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 89.5 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Jackson QB | 27/34 | 194 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 110 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Davis HB | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 0 |
| Josh Allen QB | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| James Cook III HB | 8 | 26 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jarquez Hunter HB | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dalton Kincaid TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Kupp WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Moore WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Randall HB | 14 | 74 | 5.3 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 23 | 0 |
| Josh Jacobs HB | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lamar Jackson QB | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dallas Goedert TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Kupp WR | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 30 |
| DJ Moore WR | 4 | 60 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 16 |
| Dalton Kincaid TE | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| Khalil Shakir WR | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| James Cook III HB | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 13 |
| Jarquez Hunter HB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Kobi Lane WR | 8 | 74 | 9.2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 14 |
| Devontez Walker WR | 5 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Dallas Goedert TE | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 17 |
| Josh Jacobs HB | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| Mark Andrews TE | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Zay Flowers WR | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Matthew Hibner TE | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Adam Randall HB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrel Bernard MIKE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Marlon Humphrey CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| T.J. Parker REDG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Davison Igbinosun CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Anthony Smith DT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Gardner-Johnson SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cole Bishop FS | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dorian Williams WILL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Geno Stone FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Rousseau LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Oliver DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Moten Sr DT | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Benford CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaki Starks CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nate Wiggins CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Roquan Smith MIKE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Robert Longerbeam CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| KJ Bolden FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Isaiah Simmons MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Hamilton SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nnamdi Madubuike DT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavius Robinson LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Rivers CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Green LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic DeLuca WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zion Young LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Devonte Wyatt DT | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teddye Buchanan WILL | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raylen Wilson LEDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Levelle Bailey WILL | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Jones DT | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Bass K | 1/1 | 2/2 | 33 |
RAVENS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Loop K | 2/2 | 3/3 | 49 |
RECENT FORM
Bills
L
22–28 vs Giants
WK 7
W
38–10 vs Commanders
WK 5
L
17–24 vs Dolphins
WK 4
Ravens
W
43–39 vs Seahawks
WK 7
W
49–6 vs 49ers
WK 6
W
35–0 vs Steelers
WK 5
TEAM STATS
| Bills | Ravens | |
|---|---|---|
| 311 | TOTAL YARDS | 288 |
| 213 | PASSING YARDS | 194 |
| 98 | RUSHING YARDS | 94 |
| 3 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 3 |
| 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
BILLS
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1
RAVENS