WEEK 16 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Vikings
3-2
W
L
L
Buccaneers
1-3
L
W
L
Defence
Buccaneers 34.0 · Vikings 18.0
Vikings
Scoring
Buccaneers 19.0 · Vikings 28.0
Vikings
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.
Vikings
SAPPHIRESPORTZ.GG
Buccaneers
Ezaf_frost
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 62% · Rush 38% · 28.4 scored, 18.4 allowed
9.0 yds/att
59.1% completions
6.2 yds/carry
327.0 yds/game
0.8 giveaways/game
3.1% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 72 · Efficient
Balance 88
Ball security 78
Back usage 30%
QB runs 3.2/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 82
WR 90
TE 83
RB 80
OL 83
DL 84
LB 79
DB 83
Best: Justin Jefferson WR 96
Fastest: Jeremiah Smith WR 94 SPD
9 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 74% · Rush 26% · 19.2 scored, 34.0 allowed
6.5 yds/att
44.5% completions
7.0 yds/carry
266.2 yds/game
2.2 giveaways/game
8.5% sack rate
last 4: 1-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 31 · Turnover-prone
Balance 60
Ball security 37
Back usage 20%
QB runs 2.2/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.2 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 95
WR 81
TE 80
RB 84
OL 85
DL 86
LB 77
DB 86
Best: Vita Vea DT 98
Fastest: Ted Hurst III WR 92 SPD
13 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
Ezaf_frost
Buccaneers · his last 4 games
Throws it
Gives it away
Pass / run74% / 26%
Points for / against19.2 — 34.0
Margin-14.8
Giveaways a game2.2
Sacks taken8.5% of dropbacks
Lead backKenny Gainwell · 6.5/g
Top targetEmeka Egbuka · 34%
QB carries1.8 a game
SAPPHIRESPORTZ.GG
Vikings · his last 5 games
Throws it
Protects it
Pass / run62% / 38%
Points for / against28.4 — 18.4
Margin+10.0
Giveaways a game0.8
Sacks taken3.1% of dropbacks
Lead backDemond Claiborne · 8.0/g
Top targetJeremiah Smith · 32%
QB carries2.6 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
Vikings receivers vs Buccaneers secondary
90 v 86
VIKINGS
Buccaneers receivers vs Vikings secondary
81 v 83
EVEN
Vikings line vs Buccaneers front
83 v 86
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers line vs Vikings front
85 v 84
EVEN
Vikings backs vs Buccaneers run defence
80 v 83
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers backs vs Vikings run defence
84 v 82
EVEN
Vikings passer vs Buccaneers secondary
82 v 86
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers passer vs Vikings secondary
95 v 83
BUCCANEERS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Vikings 31.0 — Buccaneers 18.5
favorite: Vikings
spread ≈ 12.5
total ≈ 49.5
sim: 12.5% Buccaneers
RECENT FORM
Vikings
W
28–14 vs 49ers
WK 5
L
35–37 vs Packers
WK 4
L
13–38 vs Bears
WK 3
Buccaneers
L
18–42 vs Titans
WK 4
W
38–14 vs Commanders
WK 3
L
21–36 vs Saints
WK 2
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
VIKINGS
—
0
BUCCANEERS