WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Steelers edge Falcons by 1
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | -1.4 | -3.1 | +1.6 | -7 |
| Steelers | +10.7 | -1.9 | +12.6 | +24 |
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.
Michael Penix Jr
Falcons
16/33, 257 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Drew Allar
Steelers
22/35, 284 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Drake London
Falcons
5 catches, 97 yards, 1 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Falcons 97, Steelers 56
Falcons
Through the air
Steelers 284, Falcons 257
Steelers
Total yards
Falcons 354, Steelers 340
Falcons
Pressure
Steelers 1 sacks, Falcons 5
Falcons
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 65% · Rush 35% · 28.5 scored, 26.8 allowed
8.7 yds/att
57.5% completions
6.0 yds/carry
361.5 yds/game
1.9 giveaways/game
5.6% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 60 · Aggressive
Balance 85
Ball security 47
Back usage 31%
QB runs 1.8/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 78
WR 81
TE 83
RB 88
OL 83
DL 82
LB 82
DB 86
Best: Bijan Robinson HB 99
Fastest: Jahan Dotson WR 92 SPD
7 at star dev or better
Out:
Joey Bosa REDG 85 · 5wk · Kyle Pitts Sr TE 83 · 10wk
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 51% · Rush 49% · 33.1 scored, 20.5 allowed
9.3 yds/att
63.4% completions
6.3 yds/carry
373.7 yds/game
1.2 giveaways/game
5.7% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 73 · Aggressive
Balance 99
Ball security 66
Back usage 44%
QB runs 2.8/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 81
WR 84
TE 80
RB 84
OL 79
DL 86
LB 78
DB 86
Best: T.J. Watt LEDG 92
Fastest: DK Metcalf WR 94 SPD
9 at star dev or better
Out:
Gennings Dunker LG 75 · 4wk · Broderick Jones LT 73 · 4wk
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Bigytulips
Steelers · his last 8 games
Runs it
Pass / run48% / 52%
Points for / against34.4 — 16.9
Margin+17.5
Giveaways a game1.0
Sacks taken4.5% of dropbacks
Lead backEli Heidenreich · 15.2/g
Top targetGermie Bernard · 37%
QB carries2.9 a game
SL FeaRz
Falcons · his last 8 games
Throws it
Gives it away
One back
Pass / run65% / 35%
Points for / against27.0 — 25.2
Margin+1.8
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken8.0% of dropbacks
Lead backBijan Robinson · 12.8/g
Top targetDrake London · 25%
QB carries0.8 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
SL FeaRz against Bigytulips — the men, not the teams
Bigytulips leads it 1-0.
Bigytulips won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 19.0 — 20.0
biggest: 1 pts to Bigytulips
S1 · week 1
SL FeaRz 19 — 20 Bigytulips
BIGYTULIPS
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
Falcons receivers vs Steelers secondary
81 v 86
STEELERS
Steelers receivers vs Falcons secondary
84 v 86
EVEN
Falcons line vs Steelers front
83 v 86
STEELERS
Steelers line vs Falcons front
79 v 82
FALCONS
Falcons backs vs Steelers run defence
88 v 83
FALCONS
Steelers backs vs Falcons run defence
84 v 82
EVEN
Falcons passer vs Steelers secondary
78 v 86
STEELERS
Steelers passer vs Falcons secondary
81 v 86
FALCONS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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FALCONS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Penix Jr QB | 16/33 | 257 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 69.8 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Allar QB | 22/35 | 284 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 85.8 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson HB | 21 | 90 | 4.3 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 1 |
| Brian Robinson Jr HB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Jahan Dotson WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drake London WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Heidenreich HB | 15 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 1 |
| Jaylen Warren HB | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| DK Metcalf WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake London WR | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 26 |
| Bijan Robinson HB | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 19 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr TE | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Austin Hooper TE | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Charlie Woerner TE | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germie Bernard WR | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 28 |
| Jaylen Warren HB | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 37 |
| Roman Wilson WR | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 29 |
| DK Metcalf WR | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 16 |
| Darnell Washington TE | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Eli Heidenreich HB | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Pat Freiermuth TE | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divine Deablo MIKE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Watts SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Andersen MIKE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sydney Brown SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hughes CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Bosa REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Harrison DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Shawn Hand DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pearce Jr REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Queen MIKE | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylen Everette CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Herbig REDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamel Dean CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Spears-Jennings SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Ramsey FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel Jr CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaquan Brisker SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton Wilson WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeShon Elliott SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Kent CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FALCONS
nothing recorded
STEELERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Boswell K | 2/2 | 2/2 | 48 |
RECENT FORM
Falcons
no games yet
Steelers
no games yet
TEAM STATS
| Falcons | Steelers | |
|---|---|---|
| 354 | TOTAL YARDS | 340 |
| 257 | PASSING YARDS | 284 |
| 97 | RUSHING YARDS | 56 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 5 |
| 5 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 4 | 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
0
FALCONS
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1
STEELERS