WEEK 17 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Bengals
3-6
L
W
L
Texans
4-6
W
L
W
Scoring
Texans 26.0 · Bengals 22.0
Texans
Defence
Texans 28.0 · Bengals 32.0
Texans
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.
Bengals
WhoDFCares
Texans
SAPPHIRESPORTZ.GG
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 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
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 59% · Rush 41% · 26.5 scored, 28.1 allowed
9.1 yds/att
61.7% completions
6.3 yds/carry
357.1 yds/game
1.5 giveaways/game
5.0% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 67 · Aggressive
Balance 91
Ball security 58
Back usage 35%
QB runs 2.5/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 81
WR 82
TE 84
RB 80
OL 83
DL 83
LB 77
DB 87
Best: Will Anderson Jr LEDG 95
Fastest: Devontez Walker WR 94 SPD
4 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
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Texans · his last 8 games
Balanced
Pass / run58% / 42%
Points for / against27.4 — 29.1
Margin-1.8
Giveaways a game1.6
Sacks taken5.8% of dropbacks
Lead backAntonio Gibson · 8.9/g
Top targetNico Collins · 31%
QB carries2.4 a game
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
Bengals receivers vs Texans secondary
90 v 87
BENGALS
Texans receivers vs Bengals secondary
82 v 78
TEXANS
Bengals line vs Texans front
77 v 83
TEXANS
Texans line vs Bengals front
83 v 86
BENGALS
Bengals backs vs Texans run defence
82 v 82
EVEN
Texans backs vs Bengals run defence
80 v 82
EVEN
Bengals passer vs Texans secondary
98 v 87
BENGALS
Texans passer vs Bengals secondary
81 v 78
TEXANS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Bengals 25.0 — Texans 29.0
favorite: Texans
spread ≈ 4.0
total ≈ 54.0
sim: 62.2% Texans
RECENT FORM
Bengals
L
28–34 vs Seahawks
WK 10
W
31–24 vs Steelers
WK 8
L
17–35 vs Chiefs
WK 7
Texans
W
45–6 vs Titans
WK 10
L
19–48 vs Colts
WK 9
W
19–14 vs Bills
WK 8
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
BENGALS
—
0
TEXANS