Chargers @ Ravens · Week 9

WEEK 9 · FINAL

THE READ

Ravens beat Chargers, 31-17

Ravens got it done 31-17 over Chargers. Lamar Jackson threw for Ravens — 27/35, 272 yards, 3 TD. Mark Andrews moved the ball for Ravens — 12 catches, 95 yards. Three weeks of this now from Keaton Mitchell: 32 rushing yards a game, well clear of his 23 average. Total yards: Ravens 406, Chargers 243.

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THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Chargers	-5.0	+2.7	-7.7	-10
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.

Ravens — AFC #1 · division · 12-2 Playoff picture →

In the MVP race

#4 Lamar Jackson QB · Ravens · 0.8% of the field

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IN THE BOOTH

Nicole Santos Beat reporter

Baltimore's ground game settled it. The Ravens ran for 134 yards and controlled the line of scrimmage while Los Angeles managed 50 rushing yards—no rushing attack to lean on when you're already down 14.

Kayla James The showman · replying

The Chargers' 50 rushing yards tell the real story here—Los Angeles came in broken and left the same way, while Baltimore's perfection continues to look less like luck and more like a team that simply will not crack.

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.

Lamar Jackson

Ravens

27/35, 272 yards, 3 TD

Mark Andrews

Ravens

12 catches, 95 yards

Quentin Johnston

Chargers

7 catches, 70 yards

THE STORY SO FAR

📈 Keaton Mitchell is in form: 32 rushing yards a game over his last three, against a season average of 23.

📉 Adam Randall is still searching for it: 48 rushing yards a game across his last three, against an average of 74.

WHAT DECIDED IT

Total yards Ravens 406, Chargers 243 Ravens

On the ground Ravens 134, Chargers 50 Ravens

Through the air Ravens 272, Chargers 193 Ravens

Giveaways Ravens 1, Chargers 0 Chargers

THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.

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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 70% · Rush 30% · 27.4 scored, 35.1 allowed

9.2 yds/att 62.7% completions 4.0 yds/carry 362.6 yds/game 1.9 giveaways/game 7.9% sack rate last 5: 1-4

Primary weapon: Quentin Johnston WR — 35% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH

SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 69 · Aggressive Balance 80 Ball security 48 Back usage 26% QB runs 2.0/game

Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game

PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only

QB 92 WR 88 TE 80 RB 85 OL 86 DL 84 LB 80 DB 86

Best: Derwin James Jr SS 93 Fastest: Brenen Thompson WR 97 SPD 6 at star dev or better

YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic

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

Chargers · his last 8 games

Throws it One target

Pass / run67% / 33% Points for / against29.5 — 34.6 Margin-5.1 Giveaways a game1.4 Sacks taken5.0% of dropbacks Lead backKeaton Mitchell · 11.5/g Top targetQuentin Johnston · 41% QB carries2.5 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 SD 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 — 31.0 biggest: 14 pts to Lamar Jackson

S2 · week 9 SD 17 — 31 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

Chargers receivers vs Ravens secondary 88 v 90 EVEN

Ravens receivers vs Chargers secondary 86 v 86 EVEN

Chargers line vs Ravens front 86 v 87 EVEN

Ravens line vs Chargers front 81 v 84 CHARGERS

Chargers backs vs Ravens run defence 85 v 86 EVEN

Ravens backs vs Chargers run defence 84 v 83 EVEN

Chargers passer vs Ravens secondary 92 v 90 EVEN

Ravens passer vs Chargers secondary 99 v 86 RAVENS

TOP PERFORMERS

Lamar Jackson QB Ravens 272 pass yds

Justin Herbert QB Chargers 193 pass yds

Mark Andrews TE Ravens 95 rec yds

Quentin Johnston WR Chargers 70 rec yds

Ja'Kobi Lane WR Ravens 65 rec yds

Brenen Thompson WR Chargers 64 rec yds

Adam Randall HB Ravens 51 rush yds

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BOX SCORE

CHARGERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Justin Herbert QB	24/34	193	2	0	0	18	104.1

RAVENS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Lamar Jackson QB	27/35	272	3	0	1	27	127.3

CHARGERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	BTK	LNG
Keaton Mitchell HB	12	32	2.7	0	5
Justin Herbert QB	2	12	6	0	9
Kimani Vidal HB	1	6	6	0	6
Mack Hollins TE	0	0	0	1	0
Quentin Johnston WR	0	0	0	1	0
Brenen Thompson WR	0	0	0	3	0

RAVENS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Adam Randall HB	15	51	3.4	0	4	21	24	0
Josh Jacobs HB	8	40	5	1	1	0	10	0
Lamar Jackson QB	9	35	3.9	0	0	0	7	0
Zay Flowers WR	1	8	8	0	0	0	8	0
Mark Andrews TE	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

CHARGERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
Quentin Johnston WR	7	70	10	0	20	1	18
Brenen Thompson WR	6	64	10.7	1	27	0	16
Mack Hollins TE	4	41	10.2	0	16	0	12
Oronde Gadsden TE	3	8	2.7	1	2	1	4
Ladd McConkey WR	1	6	6	0	3	1	6
Brandon Aiyuk WR	1	2	2	0	0	0	2
Keaton Mitchell HB	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Kimani Vidal HB	1	1	1	0	0	1	1

RAVENS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
Mark Andrews TE	12	95	7.9	0	21	0	13
Ja'Kobi Lane WR	4	65	16.2	1	18	0	27
Zay Flowers WR	3	45	15	1	8	0	21
Adam Randall HB	4	45	11.2	0	15	2	24
Josh Jacobs HB	3	18	6	1	11	0	8
Devontez Walker WR	1	4	4	0	0	0	4

CHARGERS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	PD	FF	CMP ALW
Daiyan Henley MIKE	11	0.5	0	0	9
Derwin James Jr SS	6	0	0	0	5
Nick Barrett DT	5	0	0	0	0
Cam Hart FS	5	0	0	0	3
Jack Jones CB	5	0	0	0	3
Tarheeb Still CB	4	0	0	1	3
Akheem Mesidor REDG	3	0	0	0	0
Colin Simmons LEDG	3	0.5	1	0	0
VJ Payne FS	3	0	0	0	2
Decamerion Richardson CB	2	0	0	0	2
Justin Eboigbe DT	1	0	0	0	0

RAVENS

PLAYER	TKL	CMP ALW
Nate Wiggins CB	7	2
Roquan Smith MIKE	7	7
KJ Bolden FS	5	1
Kyle Hamilton SS	3	2
Isaiah Simmons MIKE	3	2
Malaki Starks CB	2	5
Raylen Wilson LEDG	2	0
Tavius Robinson LEDG	1	0
Chandler Rivers CB	1	2
Robert Longerbeam CB	1	1
Teddye Buchanan WILL	1	0
Mike Green LEDG	1	1
Zion Young LEDG	1	1

CHARGERS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Cameron Dicker K	1/1	2/2	45

RAVENS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Tyler Loop K	1/1	4/4	25

RECENT FORM

Chargers

L 49–55 vs Bears WK 8

L 10–42 vs Jaguars WK 6

L 7–24 vs Raiders WK 5

Ravens

W 27–17 vs Bills WK 8

W 43–39 vs Seahawks WK 7

W 49–6 vs 49ers WK 6

TEAM STATS

Chargers		Ravens
243	TOTAL YARDS	406
193	PASSING YARDS	272
50	RUSHING YARDS	134
0	SACKS ALLOWED	1
1	SACKS MADE	0
0	GIVEAWAYS	1
1	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 CHARGERS — 1 RAVENS

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