WEEK 18 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Saints
5-0
W
W
W
Commanders
0-4
L
L
L
Scoring
Commanders 6.0 · Saints 44.0
Saints
Defence
Commanders 33.0 · Saints 29.0
Saints
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.
Saints
no owner
Commanders
𝓓𝓾𝓬𝓴
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% · 32.5 scored, 22.5 allowed
12.5 yds/att
66.4% completions
5.5 yds/carry
424.0 yds/game
1.0 giveaways/game
8.5% sack rate
last 4: 4-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 76 · Efficient
Balance 88
Ball security 72
Back usage 34%
QB runs 1.8/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.5% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 87
WR 86
TE 79
RB 83
OL 83
DL 83
LB 79
DB 83
Best: Erik McCoy C 93
Fastest: Bryce Lance WR 95 SPD
11 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 65% · Rush 35% · 6.0 scored, 33.0 allowed
6.0 yds/att
45.2% completions
4.3 yds/carry
193.5 yds/game
2.8 giveaways/game
15.5% sack rate
last 4: 0-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 7 · Turnover-prone
Balance 78
Ball security 23
Back usage 22%
QB runs 4.8/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 15.5% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 84
WR 84
TE 77
RB 81
OL 80
DL 82
LB 84
DB 84
Best: Stefon Diggs WR 90
Fastest: Trey Palmer WR 95 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
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Commanders · his last 4 games
Throws it
Gives it away
Runs the quarterback
Takes sacks
Pass / run65% / 35%
Points for / against6.0 — 33.0
Margin-27.0
Giveaways a game2.8
Sacks taken15.5% of dropbacks
Lead backJacory Croskey-Merritt · 5.5/g
Top targetAntonio Williams · 28%
QB carries4.2 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
Saints receivers vs Commanders secondary
86 v 84
EVEN
Commanders receivers vs Saints secondary
84 v 83
EVEN
Saints line vs Commanders front
83 v 82
EVEN
Commanders line vs Saints front
80 v 83
SAINTS
Saints backs vs Commanders run defence
83 v 83
EVEN
Commanders backs vs Saints run defence
81 v 82
EVEN
Saints passer vs Commanders secondary
87 v 84
SAINTS
Commanders passer vs Saints secondary
84 v 83
EVEN
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Saints 38.5 — Commanders 17.5
favorite: Saints
spread ≈ 21.0
total ≈ 56.0
sim: 0.1% Commanders
RECENT FORM
Saints
W
50–34 vs Texans
WK 4
W
13–7 vs Panthers
WK 3
W
36–21 vs Buccaneers
WK 2
Commanders
L
7–35 vs Falcons
WK 4
L
14–38 vs Buccaneers
WK 3
L
0–31 vs Dolphins
WK 2
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
SAINTS
—
0
COMMANDERS