WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Bengals run away with it, 49-28
Bengals were never troubled, putting Patriots away 49-28. Chase Brown did the work on the ground for Bengals — 33 carries, 339 yards, 3 TD. Joe Burrow did the damage for Bengals — 11/17, 214 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT. Total yards: Bengals 553, Patriots 279.
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THE WIDER PICTURE
Bengals —
AFC #6
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IN THE BOOTH
Ethan Price
The numbers guy
New England's offensive line folded immediately—6 sacks will do that—and Drake Maye spent the afternoon running for his life instead of running an offense, which is a rookie's worst possible introduction. Cincinnati simply overpowered them on the ground with Chase Brown's 339 yards and 3 touchdowns, then didn't have to pass; the Pats tried to throw their way out of a hole and threw it away instead.
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did not happen.
Chase Brown
Bengals
33 carries, 339 yards, 3 TD
Joe Burrow
Bengals
11/17, 214 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Drake Maye
Patriots
7/19, 210 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Bengals 553, Patriots 279
Bengals
On the ground
Bengals 339, Patriots 69
Bengals
Through the air
Bengals 214, Patriots 210
Bengals
Pressure
Bengals 6 sacks, Patriots 2
Bengals
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 61% · Rush 39% · 28.0 scored, 49.0 allowed
10.5 yds/att
35.0% completions
5.3 yds/carry
279.0 yds/game
3.0 giveaways/game
23.1% sack rate
last 1: 0-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 50 · Aggressive
Balance 48
Ball security 16
Back usage 36%
QB runs 1.0/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 23.1% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 98
WR 86
TE 87
RB 86
OL 84
DL 83
LB 78
DB 89
Best: Christian Gonzalez CB 99
Fastest: TreVeyon Henderson HB 95 SPD
7 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Run-heavy
Pass 34% · Rush 66% · 49.0 scored, 28.0 allowed
12.6 yds/att
64.7% completions
10.3 yds/carry
553.0 yds/game
2.0 giveaways/game
10.5% sack rate
last 1: 1-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
Balance 50
Ball security 44
Back usage 66%
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 10.5% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 90
TE 76
RB 79
OL 77
DL 88
LB 72
DB 86
Best: Joe Burrow QB 99
Fastest: Ja'Marr Chase WR 97 SPD
10 at star dev or better
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Patriots receivers vs Bengals secondary
86 v 86
EVEN
Bengals receivers vs Patriots secondary
90 v 89
EVEN
Patriots line vs Bengals front
84 v 88
BENGALS
Bengals line vs Patriots front
77 v 83
PATRIOTS
Patriots backs vs Bengals run defence
86 v 83
PATRIOTS
Bengals backs vs Patriots run defence
79 v 81
EVEN
Patriots passer vs Bengals secondary
98 v 86
PATRIOTS
Bengals passer vs Patriots secondary
99 v 89
BENGALS
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BOX SCORE
PATRIOTS
BENGALS
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BENGALS
PATRIOTS
BENGALS
PATRIOTS
BENGALS
PATRIOTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye QB | 7/19 | 210 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 65 | 78.8 |
| Rhett Wilson QB | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.5 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow QB | 11/17 | 214 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 123.1 |
PATRIOTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TreVeyon Henderson HB | 12 | 67 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 0 |
| Drake Maye QB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Hunter Henry TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Brown HB | 33 | 339 | 10.3 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 78 | 1 |
| Stefon Diggs WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PATRIOTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Brown WR | 3 | 129 | 43 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 65 |
| Hunter Henry TE | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Eli Raridon TE | 2 | 38 | 19 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 25 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tee Higgins WR | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 56 |
| Ja'Marr Chase WR | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 37 |
| Chase Brown HB | 3 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 29 |
| Tahj Brooks HB | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Erick All Jr TE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PATRIOTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Davis III CB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Gonzalez CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milton Williams DT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Woodson SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Jones CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Spillane MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Moore II FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Barmore DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Dugger SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Mustapha FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Jacas LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidobe Awuzie CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Cook FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Lawrence II DT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boye Mafe REDG | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dax Hill CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Turner II CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Johnson REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cashius Howell LEDG | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Allen DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacario Davis CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrius Knight Jr WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Fullerton SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derwin James Jr SS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
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TEAM STATS
| Patriots | Bengals | |
|---|---|---|
| 279 | TOTAL YARDS | 553 |
| 210 | PASSING YARDS | 214 |
| 69 | RUSHING YARDS | 339 |
| 6 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 6 |
| 3 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | TAKEAWAYS | 3 |
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
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PATRIOTS
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1
BENGALS