WEEK 2 · FINAL
THE READ
Cardinals beat Bengals, 35-17
Cardinals handled Bengals 35-17. Dante Moore threw for Cardinals — 8/14, 229 yards, 4 TD. Joe Burrow was steady for Bengals — 15/26, 217 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT — in a losing effort. Total yards: Cardinals 461, Bengals 267.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | +10.2 | +2.2 | +8.0 | +13 |
| Bengals | -8.1 | +2.2 | -10.3 | -1 |
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.
Cardinals —
NFC #4 · division
· 8-2
Playoff picture →
In the MVP race
#6
Dante Moore
QB · Cardinals · 0.9% of the field
#8
Jeremiyah Love
HB · Cardinals · 0.7% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
Arizona's ground game was the difference. Jeremiyah Love ran for 232 yards and the Cardinals controlled the line of scrimmage so thoroughly that Cincinnati managed just 50 yards on the ground—and with Burrow throwing into trouble twice, there was no way back from that kind of imbalance.
Marcus Reyes
The numbers guy
· replying
Dante Moore threw 4 touchdown passes on 57% completion—efficient enough that Cincinnati's two turnovers became almost beside the point.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers —
none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that
did not happen.
Dante Moore
Cardinals
8/14, 229 yards, 4 TD
Joe Burrow
Bengals
15/26, 217 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Jeremiyah Love
Cardinals
16 carries, 232 yards, 1 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Cardinals 461, Bengals 267
Cardinals
On the ground
Cardinals 232, Bengals 50
Cardinals
Through the air
Cardinals 229, Bengals 217
Cardinals
Giveaways
Bengals 2, Cardinals 0
Cardinals
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
Balanced
Pass 57% · Rush 43% · 33.8 scored, 25.8 allowed
11.2 yds/att
62.2% completions
7.2 yds/carry
347.4 yds/game
0.9 giveaways/game
5.0% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 73 · Efficient
Balance 93
Ball security 75
Back usage 37%
QB runs 2.2/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 83
WR 79
TE 99
RB 86
OL 79
DL 82
LB 76
DB 82
Best: Trey McBride TE 99
Fastest: Nyziah Hunter WR 95 SPD
6 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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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
yungbav234
Cardinals · his last 8 games
Runs it
Protects it
One back
Pass / run55% / 45%
Points for / against32.5 — 22.8
Margin+9.8
Giveaways a game0.6
Sacks taken4.7% of dropbacks
Lead backJeremiyah Love · 12.4/g
Top targetNyziah Hunter · 28%
QB carries2.5 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.
THE SERIES
yungbav234 against WhoDFCares — the men, not the teams
yungbav234 leads it 1-0.
yungbav234 won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 35.0 — 17.0
biggest: 18 pts to yungbav234
S2 · week 2
yungbav234 35 — 17 WhoDFCares
YUNGBAV234
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
Cardinals receivers vs Bengals secondary
79 v 78
EVEN
Bengals receivers vs Cardinals secondary
90 v 82
BENGALS
Cardinals line vs Bengals front
79 v 86
BENGALS
Bengals line vs Cardinals front
77 v 82
CARDINALS
Cardinals backs vs Bengals run defence
86 v 82
CARDINALS
Bengals backs vs Cardinals run defence
82 v 81
EVEN
Cardinals passer vs Bengals secondary
83 v 78
CARDINALS
Bengals passer vs Cardinals secondary
98 v 82
BENGALS
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BOX SCORE
CARDINALS
BENGALS
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BENGALS
CARDINALS
BENGALS
CARDINALS
BENGALS
CARDINALS
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CARDINALS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Moore QB | 8/14 | 229 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 141.3 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow QB | 15/26 | 217 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 78.5 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiyah Love HB | 16 | 232 | 14.5 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 93 | 0 |
| Trey McBride TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Brown HB | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| Tee Higgins WR | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase WR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Erick All Jr TE | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Gesicki TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wilson WR | 3 | 96 | 32 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 72 |
| Jacob Cowing WR | 1 | 80 | 80 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 80 |
| Trey McBride TE | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| Jayden Reed WR | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 19 |
| Trey Benson HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyreek Hill WR | 5 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 22 |
| Mike Gesicki TE | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 17 |
| Tee Higgins WR | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| Ja'Marr Chase WR | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 14 |
| Chase Brown HB | 1 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| Erick All Jr TE | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Simon WILL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Budda Baker SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dadrion Taylor-Demerson FS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamari Sharpe CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack Wilson Sr MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Sweat REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Smith LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Cisse CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grover Stewart DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Johnson FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Nolen III DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deonte Banks CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Carter MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Newton CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drayk Bowen MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Battle SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Cook FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cashius Howell LEDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daijahn Anthony FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boye Mafe REDG | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Allen DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CARDINALS
nothing recorded
BENGALS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evan McPherson K | 1/1 | 2/2 | 34 |
RECENT FORM
Cardinals
W
58–35 vs Bears
WK 1
Bengals
L
0–49 vs Broncos
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Cardinals | Bengals | |
|---|---|---|
| 461 | TOTAL YARDS | 267 |
| 229 | PASSING YARDS | 217 |
| 232 | RUSHING YARDS | 50 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 3 |
| 3 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 3 | TAKEAWAYS | 0 |
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
CARDINALS
—
0
BENGALS