WEEK 16 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Steelers
1-9
L
L
L
Bengals
3-6
L
W
L
Scoring
Bengals 22.0 · Steelers 16.0
Bengals
Defence
Bengals 32.0 · Steelers 27.0
Steelers
Season form and scoring only — Madden exports no drive or situational data,
so nothing here is guesswork dressed up as inside knowledge.
THE ROOM
Nobody's put a time up yet.
Steelers
no owner
Bengals
WhoDFCares
The two owners put their times up here.
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% · 16.9 scored, 27.4 allowed
6.8 yds/att
57.9% completions
4.5 yds/carry
290.4 yds/game
1.2 giveaways/game
6.3% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 49 · Conservative
Balance 89
Ball security 66
Back usage 34%
QB runs 2.8/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 94
WR 84
TE 80
RB 84
OL 80
DL 86
LB 78
DB 86
Best: Matthew Stafford QB 94
Fastest: DK Metcalf WR 94 SPD
5 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 66% · Rush 34% · 22.6 scored, 32.9 allowed
8.0 yds/att
62.4% completions
4.7 yds/carry
327.8 yds/game
0.9 giveaways/game
9.9% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 60 · Efficient
Balance 84
Ball security 75
Back usage 29%
QB runs 2.3/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 9.9% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 98
WR 90
TE 76
RB 82
OL 77
DL 86
LB 77
DB 78
Best: Ja'Marr Chase WR 99
Fastest: Ja'Marr Chase WR 96 SPD
3 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
WhoDFCares
Bengals · his last 8 games
Throws it
One back
Takes sacks
Pass / run66% / 34%
Points for / against25.4 — 30.9
Margin-5.5
Giveaways a game1.0
Sacks taken9.4% of dropbacks
Lead backChase Brown · 11.4/g
Top targetJa'Marr Chase · 33%
QB carries1.5 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.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Steelers receivers vs Bengals secondary
84 v 78
STEELERS
Bengals receivers vs Steelers secondary
90 v 86
BENGALS
Steelers line vs Bengals front
80 v 86
BENGALS
Bengals line vs Steelers front
77 v 86
STEELERS
Steelers backs vs Bengals run defence
84 v 82
EVEN
Bengals backs vs Steelers run defence
82 v 83
EVEN
Steelers passer vs Bengals secondary
94 v 78
STEELERS
Bengals passer vs Steelers secondary
98 v 86
BENGALS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Steelers 24.0 — Bengals 24.5
favorite: Bengals
spread ≈ 0.5
total ≈ 48.5
sim: 70.1% Bengals
RECENT FORM
Steelers
L
17–27 vs Dolphins
WK 10
L
17–20 vs Chargers
WK 9
L
24–31 vs Bengals
WK 8
Bengals
L
28–34 vs Seahawks
WK 10
W
31–24 vs Steelers
WK 8
L
17–35 vs Chiefs
WK 7