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THE WIRE
WK 11 FINAL Falcons 27, Panthers 52 MOVE Kyle Hamilton traded to Colts MOVE Craig Woodson dev trait up Star to X-Factor MOVE Bray Hubbard dev trait up Star to X-Factor WK 11 FINAL Buccaneers 21, Colts 10 WK 11 FINAL Lions 41, Cardinals 20 ON THE BLOCK Jack Jones (CB 77) ON THE BLOCK Dre Greenlaw (WILL 88)
pfl2k27 🏟️ Madden
WEEK 8 · FINAL
BUCCANEERS 7-3 · 27.0 PPG 28 – 7 SAINTS 2-8 · 18.0 PPG
THE READ
Buccaneers run away with it, 28-7

Saints had no answer. Buccaneers took it 28-7. Baker Mayfield did the damage for Buccaneers — 17/29, 280 yards, 1 TD. Tyler Shough was steady for Saints — 23/42, 230 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. Wyatt Young has not had a better afternoon this season. Total yards: Buccaneers 397, Saints 340.

The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Buccaneers +3.3 -1.9 +5.2 +9
Saints -9.7 +1.3 -11.0 -2
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.
Buccaneers — NFC #6 · 7-3 Playoff picture →
Baker Mayfield
Buccaneers
17/29, 280 yards, 1 TD
Tyler Shough
Saints
23/42, 230 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Bucky Irving
Buccaneers
13 carries, 61 yards, 3 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards Buccaneers 397, Saints 340 Buccaneers
Through the air Buccaneers 280, Saints 230 Buccaneers
On the ground Buccaneers 117, Saints 110 Buccaneers
Giveaways Saints 3, Buccaneers 0 Buccaneers
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
📺 THE WEEK 8 SHOW this game is in the week's show ▶ Watch the show
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% · 27.8 scored, 22.6 allowed
9.2 yds/att 57.1% completions 5.1 yds/carry 347.1 yds/game 1.1 giveaways/game 6.3% sack rate last 5: 3-2
Primary weapon: Cade Otton TE — 26% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY MODERATE
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 66 · Aggressive Balance 93 Ball security 69 Back usage 37% QB runs 3.0/game
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 84 WR 85 TE 77 RB 80 OL 85 DL 85 LB 77 DB 85
Best: Tristan Wirfs LT 95 Fastest: Terry McLaurin WR 95 SPD 7 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
Juice
Saints · his last 8 games
Throws it Gives it away One back Takes sacks
Pass / run68% / 32% Points for / against15.4 — 31.8 Margin-16.4 Giveaways a game2.0 Sacks taken9.0% of dropbacks Lead backTravis Etienne Jr · 10.8/g Top targetWyatt Young · 27% QB carries2.2 a game
Kitolito101
Buccaneers · his last 8 games
Balanced
Pass / run59% / 41% Points for / against31.0 — 24.4 Margin+6.6 Giveaways a game1.0 Sacks taken5.9% of dropbacks Lead backBucky Irving · 13.8/g Top targetCade Otton · 24% QB carries2.4 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 Kitolito101 against Juice — the men, not the teams
Kitolito101 leads it 2-0. Kitolito101 has won 2 straight.
2 meetings avg 24.5 — 7.0 biggest: 21 pts to Kitolito101
S2 · week 8 Kitolito101 28 — 7 Juice KITOLITO101
S2 · week 2 Kitolito101 21 — 7 Juice KITOLITO101
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
Buccaneers receivers vs Saints secondary 85 v 85 EVEN
Saints receivers vs Buccaneers secondary 78 v 85 BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers line vs Saints front 85 v 80 BUCCANEERS
Saints line vs Buccaneers front 79 v 85 BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers backs vs Saints run defence 80 v 79 EVEN
Saints backs vs Buccaneers run defence 80 v 83 BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers passer vs Saints secondary 84 v 85 EVEN
Saints passer vs Buccaneers secondary 83 v 85 EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
Baker Mayfield QB Buccaneers 280 pass yds
Tyler Shough QB Saints 230 pass yds
Jerry Jeudy WR Buccaneers 113 rec yds
Wyatt Young WR Saints 94 rec yds
Cade Otton TE Buccaneers 82 rec yds
Juwan Johnson TE Saints 63 rec yds
Bucky Irving HB Buccaneers 61 rush yds
Vita Vea DT Buccaneers 1.5 sacks
Antoine Winfield Jr FS Buccaneers 1 INTs
🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE
BUCCANEERS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Baker Mayfield QB 17/2928010132102.6
SAINTS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Tyler Shough QB 23/422301122468.5
RECENT FORM
Buccaneers
W 40–35 vs Falcons WK 6
W 27–21 vs Texans WK 5
W 44–28 vs Giants WK 4
Saints
W 28–23 vs 49ers WK 7
L 7–31 vs Eagles WK 6
L 20–41 vs Cowboys WK 5
TEAM STATS
Buccaneers Saints
397 TOTAL YARDS 340
280 PASSING YARDS 230
117 RUSHING YARDS 110
1 SACKS ALLOWED 2
2 SACKS MADE 1
0 GIVEAWAYS 3
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
2 BUCCANEERS — 0 SAINTS
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