WEEK 16 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
49ers
2-3
L
L
W
Steelers
2-3
W
W
L
Scoring
Steelers 26.0 · 49ers 22.0
Steelers
Defence
Steelers 29.0 · 49ers 29.0
Steelers
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.
49ers
Tristen
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
Pass-heavy
Pass 69% · Rush 31% · 22.4 scored, 29.6 allowed
8.1 yds/att
59.7% completions
4.0 yds/carry
315.2 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
5.4% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 58 · Aggressive
Balance 81
Ball security 50
Back usage 25%
QB runs 3.0/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 88
WR 80
TE 79
RB 89
OL 85
DL 84
LB 88
DB 80
Best: Christian McCaffrey HB 99
Fastest: Dont'e Thornton Jr WR 96 SPD
16 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
Tristen
49ers · his last 5 games
Throws it
Pass / run69% / 31%
Points for / against22.4 — 29.6
Margin-7.2
Giveaways a game1.8
Sacks taken5.4% of dropbacks
Lead backChristian McCaffrey · 8.0/g
Top targetJake Tonges · 28%
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
49ers receivers vs Steelers secondary
80 v 87
STEELERS
Steelers receivers vs 49ers secondary
87 v 80
STEELERS
49ers line vs Steelers front
85 v 94
STEELERS
Steelers line vs 49ers front
81 v 84
49ERS
49ers backs vs Steelers run defence
89 v 87
EVEN
Steelers backs vs 49ers run defence
84 v 86
EVEN
49ers passer vs Steelers secondary
88 v 87
EVEN
Steelers passer vs 49ers secondary
99 v 80
STEELERS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
49ers 25.5 — Steelers 27.5
favorite: Steelers
spread ≈ 2.0
total ≈ 53.0
sim: 54.9% Steelers
RECENT FORM
49ers
L
14–28 vs Vikings
WK 5
L
7–24 vs Lions
WK 4
W
31–30 vs Browns
WK 3
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
49ERS
—
0
STEELERS