WEEK 9 · FINAL
THE READ
Rams run away with it, 37-14
Browns had no answer. Rams took it 37-14. Justin Fields did the damage for Rams — 29/50, 367 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT. Shedeur Sanders did the damage for Browns — 22/41, 233 yards, 2 TD — in a losing effort. Justin Fields has now cleared 250 passing yards in 4 in a row. Total yards: Rams 448, Browns 248.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | -7.0 | +2.3 | -9.3 | -11 |
| Rams | +2.7 | +5.5 | -2.7 | -4 |
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.
Rams —
NFC #7
· 8-6
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IN THE BOOTH
Caleb Brooks
Beat reporter
The Rams throttled Cleveland 37-14, and it wasn't close. Justin Fields threw 4 touchdown passes on a day when the Browns couldn't establish anything on the ground—15 rushing yards says everything about why they're 1-8.
Riley Parker
The chaos merchant
· replying
The Rams won a 37-14 game while turning the ball over twice—and that's the real story, because Los Angeles bent but barely broke, letting Cleveland stay desperate enough to sling it 41 times instead of getting humbled into submission early.
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.
Justin Fields
Rams
29/50, 367 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Shedeur Sanders
Browns
22/41, 233 yards, 2 TD
Luke Wysong
Rams
9 catches, 141 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Rams 448, Browns 248
Rams
Through the air
Rams 367, Browns 233
Rams
On the ground
Rams 81, Browns 15
Rams
Giveaways
Rams 2, Browns 0
Browns
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% · 20.7 scored, 30.0 allowed
7.0 yds/att
59.5% completions
4.2 yds/carry
331.2 yds/game
1.3 giveaways/game
9.4% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 48 · Conservative
Balance 88
Ball security 64
Back usage 34%
QB runs 2.6/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 9.4% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89
WR 87
TE 87
RB 88
OL 83
DL 88
LB 86
DB 88
Best: Denzel Ward CB 94
Fastest: Jeremiah Smith WR 94 SPD
6 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 53% · Rush 47% · 28.6 scored, 31.4 allowed
9.1 yds/att
61.4% completions
5.7 yds/carry
388.8 yds/game
1.9 giveaways/game
7.9% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 66 · Aggressive
Balance 97
Ball security 46
Back usage 36%
QB runs 5.7/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Puka Nacua takes 41% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 93
WR 87
TE 82
RB 90
OL 84
DL 92
LB 82
DB 89
Best: Myles Garrett LEDG 99
Fastest: Puka Nacua WR 95 SPD
7 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
glk_taza18
Rams · his last 8 games
Runs it
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run55% / 45%
Points for / against26.1 — 32.4
Margin-6.2
Giveaways a game1.9
Sacks taken4.8% of dropbacks
Lead backIsaac Brown · 11.4/g
Top targetPuka Nacua · 36%
QB carries5.0 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
Browns receivers vs Rams secondary
87 v 89
EVEN
Rams receivers vs Browns secondary
87 v 88
EVEN
Browns line vs Rams front
83 v 92
RAMS
Rams line vs Browns front
84 v 88
BROWNS
Browns backs vs Rams run defence
88 v 89
EVEN
Rams backs vs Browns run defence
90 v 88
EVEN
Browns passer vs Rams secondary
89 v 89
EVEN
Rams passer vs Browns secondary
93 v 88
RAMS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shedeur Sanders QB | 22/41 | 233 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 86.7 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Fields QB | 29/50 | 367 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 99.3 |
BROWNS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shedeur Sanders QB | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Smith WR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Quinshon Judkins HB | 9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jerry Jeudy WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Fannin Jr TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyren Williams HB | 20 | 67 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Justin Fields QB | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Terrance Ferguson TE | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Isaac Brown HB | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Puka Nacua WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BROWNS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Smith WR | 6 | 72 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 22 |
| KC Concepcion Jr WR | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 22 |
| Harold Fannin Jr TE | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 18 |
| Jerry Jeudy WR | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| Randy Pittman FB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Quinshon Judkins HB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Denzel Boston WR | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Wysong WR | 9 | 141 | 15.7 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 26 |
| Puka Nacua WR | 7 | 123 | 17.6 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 67 |
| Max Klare TE | 5 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| Jordan Whittington WR | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Kyren Williams HB | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| Tutu Atwell WR | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| Terrance Ferguson TE | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
BROWNS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah WILL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tyson Campbell CB | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Carson Schwesinger MIKE | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Denzel Ward CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Emmanuel McNeil-Warren FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Quincy Williams WILL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jared Verse REDG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Delpit SS | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mason Graham DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hall Jr DT | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chau Smith-Wade CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Wright LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Walker DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Stone DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Rhodes Jr LEDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Watson CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kobie Turner DT | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zah Frazier CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Omar Speights WILL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Trent McDuffie CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Braden Fiske DT | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Garrett LEDG | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin Lake SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yasir Abdullah SAM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Byron Young REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Forbes Jr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grant Stuard WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Pola-Mao FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaun Dolac MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Landman MIKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BROWNS
nothing recorded
RAMS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Mevis K | 3/3 | 4/4 | 46 |
RECENT FORM
Browns
L
24–26 vs Bengals
WK 8
L
21–47 vs Chiefs
WK 7
W
37–12 vs Raiders
WK 6
Rams
L
36–38 vs Cardinals
WK 8
L
23–33 vs Packers
WK 7
W
37–32 vs Lions
WK 6
TEAM STATS
| Browns | Rams | |
|---|---|---|
| 248 | TOTAL YARDS | 448 |
| 233 | PASSING YARDS | 367 |
| 15 | RUSHING YARDS | 81 |
| 4 | SACKS ALLOWED | 3 |
| 3 | 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
BROWNS
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1
RAMS