WEEK 14 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Chiefs
3-1
L
W
W
Steelers
2-3
W
W
L
Scoring
Steelers 26.0 · Chiefs 36.0
Chiefs
Defence
Steelers 29.0 · Chiefs 27.0
Chiefs
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.
Chiefs
Chiefs
Steelers
Steelers
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
Balanced
Pass 54% · Rush 46% · 36.2 scored, 27.2 allowed
10.5 yds/att
68.0% completions
5.9 yds/carry
396.8 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
8.8% sack rate
last 4: 3-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 74 · Aggressive
Balance 89
Ball security 51
Back usage 36%
QB runs 4.5/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.8% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 86
TE 99
RB 84
OL 85
DL 88
LB 82
DB 81
Best: Chris Jones DT 99
Fastest: Xavier Worthy WR 99 SPD
13 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 72% · Rush 28% · 24.5 scored, 27.5 allowed
10.1 yds/att
52.8% completions
2.1 yds/carry
288.8 yds/game
2.0 giveaways/game
8.6% sack rate
last 4: 2-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 56 · Aggressive
Balance 53
Ball security 44
Back usage 24%
QB runs 1.2/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- DK Metcalf takes 52% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 87
TE 80
RB 84
OL 81
DL 94
LB 76
DB 87
Best: Cam Heyward DT 99
Fastest: Eric Singleton Jr. WR 95 SPD
14 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
Steelers
Steelers · his last 4 games
Throws it
Gives it away
One target
Pass / run72% / 28%
Points for / against24.5 — 27.5
Margin-3.0
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken8.6% of dropbacks
Lead backCaden Durham · 6.0/g
Top targetDK Metcalf · 52%
QB carries0.5 a game
Chiefs
Chiefs · his last 4 games
Runs it
Pass / run54% / 46%
Points for / against36.2 — 27.2
Margin+9.0
Giveaways a game1.8
Sacks taken8.8% of dropbacks
Lead backKenneth Walker · 13.2/g
Top targetXavier Worthy · 31%
QB carries3.8 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
Chiefs receivers vs Steelers secondary
86 v 87
EVEN
Steelers receivers vs Chiefs secondary
87 v 81
STEELERS
Chiefs line vs Steelers front
85 v 94
STEELERS
Steelers line vs Chiefs front
81 v 88
CHIEFS
Chiefs backs vs Steelers run defence
84 v 87
STEELERS
Steelers backs vs Chiefs run defence
84 v 86
EVEN
Chiefs passer vs Steelers secondary
99 v 87
CHIEFS
Steelers passer vs Chiefs secondary
99 v 81
STEELERS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Chiefs 32.5 — Steelers 26.5
favorite: Chiefs
spread ≈ 6.0
total ≈ 59.0
sim: 22.9% Steelers
RECENT FORM
Chiefs
L
32–41 vs Browns
WK 4
W
45–29 vs Texans
WK 3
W
41–16 vs Broncos
WK 2
Steelers
W
29–23 vs Broncos
WK 4
W
41–21 vs Rams
WK 3
L
14–35 vs Patriots
WK 2
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
CHIEFS
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0
STEELERS