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THE WIRE
WK 1 FINAL Vikings 20, Broncos 45 WK 1 FINAL Bills 27, Giants 45 WK 1 FINAL Ravens 23, Seahawks 52 MOVE Wayne Colon signed with Texans MOVE Tomas Rimac signed with Texans MOVE Behren Morton signed with Texans THE WIRE someone: Dragons run away with it, 38-14 THE WIRE someone: Bengals run away with it, 49-28
WEEK 1 · FINAL
DRAGONS 1-0 · 38.0 PPG 38 – 14 STEELERS 0-1 · 14.0 PPG
THE READ
Dragons run away with it, 38-14

Dragons 38, Steelers 14, and it was not that close. Maxx Crosby lived in the backfield for Dragons — 3 sacks. Mike Washington Jr. did the work on the ground for Dragons — 16 carries, 189 yards, 1 TD. On the ground: Dragons 189, Steelers 99.

The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
Dragons — AFC #2 · division · 1-0 Playoff picture →
Maxx Crosby
Dragons
3 sacks
Mike Washington Jr.
Dragons
16 carries, 189 yards, 1 TD
DK Metcalf
Steelers
4 catches, 66 yards
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground Dragons 189, Steelers 99 Dragons
Through the air Steelers 193, Dragons 106 Steelers
Pressure Steelers 0 sacks, Dragons 6 Dragons
Total yards Dragons 295, Steelers 292 Dragons
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
Balanced Pass 48% · Rush 52% · 38.0 scored, 14.0 allowed
7.1 yds/att 60.0% completions 11.8 yds/carry 295.0 yds/game 4.0 giveaways/game 0.0% sack rate last 1: 1-0
Primary weapon: Dont'e Thornton Jr WR — 55% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY VERY HIGH
SAPPHIRE METRICS Balance 48 Ball security 0 Back usage 52%
Most exposed: ball security -- 4.0 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 90 WR 81 TE 97 RB 80 OL 82 DL 84 LB 76 DB 83
Best: Brock Bowers TE 97 Fastest: Dont'e Thornton Jr WR 96 SPD 11 at star dev or better
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Dragons receivers vs Steelers secondary 81 v 84 STEELERS
Steelers receivers vs Dragons secondary 84 v 83 EVEN
Dragons line vs Steelers front 82 v 86 STEELERS
Steelers line vs Dragons front 79 v 84 DRAGONS
Dragons backs vs Steelers run defence 80 v 83 STEELERS
Steelers backs vs Dragons run defence 84 v 82 EVEN
Dragons passer vs Steelers secondary 90 v 84 DRAGONS
Steelers passer vs Dragons secondary 78 v 83 DRAGONS
TOP PERFORMERS
Mike Washington Jr. HB Dragons 189 rush yds
Victor Morales Jr. QB Steelers 182 pass yds
DK Metcalf WR Steelers 66 rec yds
Jordan Addison WR Steelers 65 rec yds
Dont'e Thornton Jr WR Dragons 58 rec yds
Maxx Crosby LEDG Dragons 3 sacks
Warren Sapp DT Dragons 3 sacks
Nakobe Dean MIKE Dragons 2 INTs
Payton Wilson MIKE Steelers 1 INTs
Isaiah Pola-Mao FS Dragons 1 INTs
🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE
DRAGONS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Fernando Mendoza QB 9/151062304081.5
STEELERS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Victor Morales Jr. QB 16/331820563125.8
Drew Allar QB 1/11100011112.5
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TEAM STATS
Dragons Steelers
295 TOTAL YARDS 292
106 PASSING YARDS 193
189 RUSHING YARDS 99
0 SACKS ALLOWED 6
6 SACKS MADE 0
4 GIVEAWAYS 5
5 TAKEAWAYS 4

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
1 DRAGONS — 0 STEELERS
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