WEEK 9 · FINAL
THE READ
64 points between Chiefs and Giants
64 points, and Giants had more of them, 34-30. Jaxson Dart did the damage for Giants — 22/34, 334 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT. Patrick Mahomes threw for Chiefs — 25/46, 274 yards, 2 TD — in a losing effort. Make it 9 consecutive games past 250 for Jaxson Dart. Total yards: Giants 424, Chiefs 340.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | +2.1 | +1.7 | +0.4 | +10 |
| Giants | +10.8 | -3.9 | +14.7 | +16 |
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 MVP race
#3
Jaxson Dart
QB · Giants · 0.8% of the field
#5
Malik Nabers
WR · Giants · 0.8% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
Kansas City had no margin for error in a shootout and still gave the ball away zero times—but Mahomes' 274 yards on 46 attempts meant the Chiefs were chasing points the whole way, and the Giants' 12.5-point scoring advantage against strength of schedule won out in a 4-point game where New York simply moved the ball better.
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.
Jaxson Dart
Giants
22/34, 334 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Patrick Mahomes
Chiefs
25/46, 274 yards, 2 TD
Malachi Fields
Giants
6 catches, 110 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Giants 424, Chiefs 340
Giants
Through the air
Giants 334, Chiefs 274
Giants
On the ground
Giants 90, Chiefs 66
Giants
Giveaways
Giants 2, Chiefs 0
Chiefs
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 68% · Rush 32% · 30.9 scored, 30.6 allowed
8.6 yds/att
59.9% completions
5.1 yds/carry
409.1 yds/game
1.9 giveaways/game
7.0% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 60 · Aggressive
Balance 82
Ball security 46
Back usage 26%
QB runs 3.6/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 96
WR 90
TE 77
RB 88
OL 85
DL 86
LB 85
DB 84
Best: Kenneth Walker HB 97
Fastest: Xavier Worthy WR 99 SPD
7 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 59% · Rush 41% · 37.9 scored, 23.1 allowed
9.9 yds/att
61.2% completions
5.2 yds/carry
421.8 yds/game
1.3 giveaways/game
8.0% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 71 · Efficient
Balance 91
Ball security 64
Back usage 35%
QB runs 3.1/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.0% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 91
WR 84
TE 82
RB 86
OL 83
DL 85
LB 85
DB 84
Best: Andrew Thomas LT 94
Fastest: Malik Nabers WR 96 SPD
6 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
ReverseSzn_
Giants · his last 8 games
Balanced
One target
Pass / run56% / 44%
Points for / against32.2 — 24.8
Margin+7.5
Giveaways a game1.5
Sacks taken7.7% of dropbacks
Lead backCam Skattebo · 15.2/g
Top targetMalik Nabers · 38%
QB carries3.0 a game
will2nice400
Chiefs · his last 8 games
Throws it
Pass / run62% / 38%
Points for / against30.9 — 24.0
Margin+6.9
Giveaways a game0.9
Sacks taken7.9% of dropbacks
Lead backKenneth Walker · 13.5/g
Top targetXavier Worthy · 27%
QB carries2.9 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
will2nice400 against ReverseSzn_ — the men, not the teams
ReverseSzn_ leads it 1-0.
ReverseSzn_ won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 30.0 — 34.0
biggest: 4 pts to ReverseSzn_
S2 · week 9
will2nice400 30 — 34 ReverseSzn_
REVERSESZN_
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
Chiefs receivers vs Giants secondary
90 v 84
CHIEFS
Giants receivers vs Chiefs secondary
84 v 84
EVEN
Chiefs line vs Giants front
85 v 85
EVEN
Giants line vs Chiefs front
83 v 86
CHIEFS
Chiefs backs vs Giants run defence
88 v 85
CHIEFS
Giants backs vs Chiefs run defence
86 v 86
EVEN
Chiefs passer vs Giants secondary
96 v 84
CHIEFS
Giants passer vs Chiefs secondary
91 v 84
GIANTS
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BOX SCORE
CHIEFS
GIANTS
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CHIEFS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes QB | 25/46 | 274 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 86.6 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxson Dart QB | 22/34 | 334 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 114 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Walker HB | 17 | 49 | 2.9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Noah Gray TE | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Patrick Mahomes QB | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jared Wiley TE | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Brashard Smith HB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Xavier Worthy WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Skattebo HB | 16 | 83 | 5.2 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 13 | 1 |
| Tyrone Tracy Jr HB | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jaxson Dart QB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Malachi Fields WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Worthy WR | 6 | 128 | 21.3 | 1 | 79 | 0 | 70 |
| T.J. Moore WR | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 30 |
| Noah Gray TE | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 11 |
| Jared Wiley TE | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Jeff Caldwell WR | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Brashard Smith HB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Kenneth Walker HB | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malachi Fields WR | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 70 |
| Malik Nabers WR | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
| Bryce Ford-Wheaton WR | 1 | 73 | 73 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 73 |
| Cam Skattebo HB | 3 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 13 |
| Theo Johnson TE | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| Isaiah Likely TE | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Darius Slayton WR | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Tyrone Tracy Jr HB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansoor Delane CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Evan Johnson CB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ashton Gillotte REDG | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R Mason Thomas LEDG | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amare Ferrell FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Bassa WILL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Bolton MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| L'Jarius Sneed CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Drue Tranquill WILL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jelani McDonald SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Omarr Norman-Lott DT | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Bissainthe MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Woods DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kader Kohou CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Karlaftis LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JT Woods FS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Colton Hood CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tyler Nubin SS | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Abdul Carter REDG | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arvell Reese WILL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Newsome II CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Darius Alexander DT | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Burns REDG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tremaine Edmunds MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jevon Holland FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paulson Adebo CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dru Phillips CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Hargrave DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Reader DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenyatta Jackson Jr LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHIEFS
nothing recorded
GIANTS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Zvada K | 2/2 | 4/4 | 48 |
RECENT FORM
Chiefs
W
26–20 vs Steelers
WK 8
W
47–21 vs Browns
WK 7
L
43–65 vs Bears
WK 6
Giants
L
28–35 vs Eagles
WK 8
W
28–22 vs Bills
WK 7
L
28–38 vs Packers
WK 6
TEAM STATS
| Chiefs | Giants | |
|---|---|---|
| 340 | TOTAL YARDS | 424 |
| 274 | PASSING YARDS | 334 |
| 66 | RUSHING YARDS | 90 |
| 4 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 4 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | TAKEAWAYS | 0 |
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
CHIEFS
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1
GIANTS