WEEK 18 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Steelers
2-3
W
W
L
Cardinals
4-1
W
W
W
Defence
Cardinals 21.0 · Steelers 29.0
Cardinals
Scoring
Cardinals 31.0 · Steelers 26.0
Cardinals
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.
Steelers
Steelers
Cardinals
Isaiah?
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 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
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
Balanced
Pass 59% · Rush 41% · 31.0 scored, 21.6 allowed
10.6 yds/att
58.6% completions
7.0 yds/carry
341.8 yds/game
2.2 giveaways/game
8.3% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 62 · Aggressive
Balance 84
Ball security 38
Back usage 38%
QB runs 1.2/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.2 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 95
WR 82
TE 99
RB 86
OL 82
DL 86
LB 74
DB 82
Best: Trey McBride TE 99
Fastest: Jeremiyah Love HB 94 SPD
9 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
Isaiah?
Cardinals · his last 5 games
Balanced
Gives it away
One back
Pass / run59% / 41%
Points for / against31.0 — 21.6
Margin+9.4
Giveaways a game2.2
Sacks taken8.3% of dropbacks
Lead backJeremiyah Love · 11.4/g
Top targetTrey McBride · 32%
QB carries1.2 a game
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
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
Steelers receivers vs Cardinals secondary
87 v 82
STEELERS
Cardinals receivers vs Steelers secondary
82 v 87
STEELERS
Steelers line vs Cardinals front
81 v 86
CARDINALS
Cardinals line vs Steelers front
82 v 94
STEELERS
Steelers backs vs Cardinals run defence
84 v 82
EVEN
Cardinals backs vs Steelers run defence
86 v 87
EVEN
Steelers passer vs Cardinals secondary
99 v 82
STEELERS
Cardinals passer vs Steelers secondary
95 v 87
CARDINALS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Steelers 23.5 — Cardinals 30.0
favorite: Cardinals
spread ≈ 6.5
total ≈ 53.5
sim: 81.3% Cardinals
RECENT FORM
Steelers
W
29–23 vs Broncos
WK 4
W
41–21 vs Rams
WK 3
L
14–35 vs Patriots
WK 2
Cardinals
W
49–21 vs Falcons
WK 5
W
14–0 vs Rams
WK 4
W
36–22 vs Seahawks
WK 3
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
STEELERS
—
0
CARDINALS