WEEK 8 · FINAL
THE READ
Bengals beat Steelers, 31-24
Bengals did what they needed to, 31-24. Matthew Stafford did the damage for Steelers — 20/35, 269 yards, 3 TD — in a losing effort. Joe Burrow did the damage for Bengals — 29/40, 304 yards, 1 TD. Jaylen Warren's high-water mark for the year. Total yards: Bengals 431, Steelers 322.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | -8.1 | +2.2 | -10.3 | -1 |
| Steelers | -11.8 | -1.3 | -10.5 | -5 |
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.
Matthew Stafford
Steelers
20/35, 269 yards, 3 TD
Joe Burrow
Bengals
29/40, 304 yards, 1 TD
Ja'Marr Chase
Bengals
9 catches, 131 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Bengals 431, Steelers 322
Bengals
On the ground
Bengals 127, Steelers 53
Bengals
Through the air
Bengals 304, Steelers 269
Bengals
Pressure
Steelers 4 sacks, Bengals 1
Steelers
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 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
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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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
Bengals receivers vs Steelers secondary
90 v 86
BENGALS
Steelers receivers vs Bengals secondary
84 v 78
STEELERS
Bengals line vs Steelers front
77 v 86
STEELERS
Steelers line vs Bengals front
80 v 86
BENGALS
Bengals backs vs Steelers run defence
82 v 83
EVEN
Steelers backs vs Bengals run defence
84 v 82
EVEN
Bengals passer vs Steelers secondary
98 v 86
BENGALS
Steelers passer vs Bengals secondary
94 v 78
STEELERS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
BENGALS
STEELERS
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STEELERS
BENGALS
STEELERS
BENGALS
STEELERS
BENGALS
STEELERS
BENGALS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow QB | 29/40 | 304 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 102.4 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford QB | 20/35 | 269 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 110.2 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Brown HB | 16 | 71 | 4.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ahmad Hardy HB | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Burrow QB | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Gesicki TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Warren HB | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 0 |
| Kewan Lacy HB | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Matthew Stafford QB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DK Metcalf WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Marr Chase WR | 9 | 131 | 14.6 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 30 |
| Tee Higgins WR | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 15 |
| Mike Gesicki TE | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| Tyreek Hill WR | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| Chase Brown HB | 3 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 8 |
| Erick All Jr TE | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Brett Norfleet TE | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK Metcalf WR | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 29 |
| Michael Pittman WR | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 32 |
| Pat Freiermuth TE | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| Josh Downs WR | 4 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| Kewan Lacy HB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Darnell Washington TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacario Davis CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bryan Cook FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Drayk Bowen MIKE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Deonte Banks CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Matt Milano WILL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dexter Lawrence II DT | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cashius Howell LEDG | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrius Knight Jr WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Allen DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Battle SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Newton CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Daijahn Anthony FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Queen MIKE | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Joey Porter CB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Alex Highsmith REDG | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Payton Wilson WILL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DeShon Elliott SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Poona Ford DT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamel Dean CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Derrick Harmon DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Watt LEDG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaquan Brisker SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel Jr CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Suntarine Perkins LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Bruener MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Ramsey FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Moten Sr. DT | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Herbig REDG | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evan McPherson K | 3/3 | 2/2 | 52 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Boswell K | 1/1 | 3/3 | 49 |
RECENT FORM
Bengals
L
17–35 vs Chiefs
WK 7
W
24–7 vs 49ers
WK 6
L
20–38 vs Bills
WK 5
Steelers
L
16–17 vs Raiders
WK 7
L
21–27 vs Lions
WK 6
L
10–43 vs Ravens
WK 5
TEAM STATS
| Bengals | Steelers | |
|---|---|---|
| 431 | TOTAL YARDS | 322 |
| 304 | PASSING YARDS | 269 |
| 127 | RUSHING YARDS | 53 |
| 4 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 4 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | 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.