WEEK 8 · FINAL
THE READ
Titans beat Panthers, 24-13
Titans got it done 24-13 over Panthers. Cam Ward was steady for Titans — 18/30, 296 yards, 3 TD. Bryce Young did the damage for Panthers — 22/41, 262 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. Make it 3 consecutive games past 250 for Bryce Young. On the ground: Panthers 144, Titans 84.
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THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | -10.9 | -2.6 | -8.3 | -6 |
| Titans | +2.6 | -1.3 | +3.9 | +12 |
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.
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IN THE BOOTH
Hollis Vaughn
The superfan
Carolina came to play and had weapons firing everywhere—Young threading it downfield, Hubbard running hard, Dike getting open—and Tennessee still ran away with it 24-13, which tells you everything about where these rosters actually stand. The Titans' pass rush was the difference; when Carolina's receivers were doing their jobs, Tennessee's edge rushers made sure it didn't matter.
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.
Cam Ward
Titans
18/30, 296 yards, 3 TD
Bryce Young
Panthers
22/41, 262 yards, 1 TD
Chimere Dike
Titans
5 catches, 138 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Panthers 144, Titans 84
Panthers
Through the air
Titans 296, Panthers 262
Titans
Total yards
Panthers 406, Titans 380
Panthers
Giveaways
Titans 1, Panthers 1
Panthers
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 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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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 61% · Rush 39% · 25.3 scored, 21.4 allowed
7.8 yds/att
61.6% completions
4.8 yds/carry
333.4 yds/game
1.1 giveaways/game
8.3% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 58 · Efficient
Balance 89
Ball security 68
Back usage 35%
QB runs 2.3/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.3% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 87
WR 87
TE 77
RB 90
OL 79
DL 90
LB 85
DB 86
Best: Jonathan Taylor HB 99
Fastest: Chimere Dike WR 94 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
BlackManJenkins
Titans · his last 8 games
Balanced
One back
Takes sacks
Pass / run59% / 41%
Points for / against22.4 — 19.9
Margin+2.5
Giveaways a game1.0
Sacks taken9.1% of dropbacks
Lead backJonathan Taylor · 15.4/g
Top targetCarnell Tate · 27%
QB carries1.8 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
Panthers receivers vs Titans secondary
87 v 86
EVEN
Titans receivers vs Panthers secondary
87 v 85
EVEN
Panthers line vs Titans front
85 v 90
TITANS
Titans line vs Panthers front
79 v 88
PANTHERS
Panthers backs vs Titans run defence
84 v 89
TITANS
Titans backs vs Panthers run defence
90 v 87
TITANS
Panthers passer vs Titans secondary
89 v 86
PANTHERS
Titans passer vs Panthers secondary
87 v 85
EVEN
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BOX SCORE
PANTHERS
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TITANS
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PANTHERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young QB | 22/41 | 262 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 81.5 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Ward QB | 18/30 | 296 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 126.5 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 15 | 122 | 8.1 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 38 | 0 |
| Kaleb Johnson HB | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Bryce Young QB | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jalen Coker WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Nick Singleton HB | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cam Ward QB | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Eli Finley TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carnell Tate WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetairoa McMillan WR | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| Jalen Coker WR | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 45 |
| Tyreek Hill WR | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Mitchell Evans TE | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Cade Stover TE | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Chuba Hubbard HB | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Kaleb Johnson HB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chimere Dike WR | 5 | 138 | 27.6 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 73 |
| Carnell Tate WR | 5 | 95 | 19 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 59 |
| Eli Finley TE | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| Nick Singleton HB | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Wan'Dale Robinson WR | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Daniel Bellinger TE | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Lloyd MIKE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tre'von Moehrig FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lee Hunter DT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lathan Ransom SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rasheem Biles SAM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Martin Emerson Jr CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jaelan Phillips REDG | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaycee Horn CB | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nic Scourton LEDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zabien Brown CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Okereke MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Derrick Brown DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jackson CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Caden Dowler SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevin Wallace WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Winston Jr FS | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Alontae Taylor CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Hill Jr. MIKE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cor'Dale Flott CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeffery Simmons DT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayvon Thibodeaux LEDG | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ty Okada FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DeForest Buckner DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ McKinney CB | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Franklin-Myers DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Williams CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Keldric Faulk LEDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Harris CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Gray WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Amani Hooker SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PANTHERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzgerald K | 2/2 | 1/1 | 55 |
TITANS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maddux Trujillo K | 1/1 | 3/3 | 52 |
RECENT FORM
Panthers
L
31–34 vs Texans
WK 7
W
31–28 vs Buccaneers
WK 6
L
7–31 vs Colts
WK 5
Titans
W
21–14 vs Saints
WK 6
W
24–21 vs Cardinals
WK 5
L
23–31 vs Jaguars
WK 4
TEAM STATS
| Panthers | Titans | |
|---|---|---|
| 406 | TOTAL YARDS | 380 |
| 262 | PASSING YARDS | 296 |
| 144 | RUSHING YARDS | 84 |
| 3 | SACKS ALLOWED | 3 |
| 3 | SACKS MADE | 3 |
| 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.