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THE WIRE
WK 5 FINAL Texans 28, Titans 38 WK 5 FINAL Vikings 28, 49ers 14 WK 5 FINAL Falcons 21, Cardinals 49 MOVE Jaye Coyne traded to Panthers MOVE Taylor Rapp signed with Panthers MOVE Percy Butler signed with Chiefs THE WIRE someone: Vikings win the turnover battle and the game THE WIRE someone: The booth on Broncos beat Ravens, 28-21
WEEK 2 · FINAL
PATRIOTS 4-0 · 38.0 PPG 35 – 14 STEELERS 2-3 · 26.0 PPG
THE READ
Patriots run away with it, 35-14

21 points separated these two, and Patriots had all of them. Drake Maye was steady for Patriots — 14/23, 262 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT. Josh Hines-Allen was the problem for Steelers — 3.5 sacks — in a losing effort. Total yards: Patriots 298, Steelers 99.

The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Patriots +27.8 +9.5 +18.2 +6
Steelers +7.2 +10.2 -3.0 +2
SRS is how many points a side beats an average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20. SOS is how hard that schedule has been. Full table.
Patriots — AFC #1 · division · 4-0 Playoff picture →
In the MVP race
#3 Drake Maye QB · Patriots · 3.8% of the field
The whole board →
Drake Maye
Patriots
14/23, 262 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Josh Hines-Allen
Steelers
3.5 sacks
A.J. Brown
Patriots
4 catches, 117 yards, 2 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards Patriots 298, Steelers 99 Patriots
Through the air Patriots 262, Steelers 101 Patriots
On the ground Patriots 36, Steelers -2 Patriots
Pressure Steelers 5 sacks, Patriots 2 Steelers
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
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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 67% · Rush 33% · 38.2 scored, 20.0 allowed
12.2 yds/att 63.0% completions 5.6 yds/carry 344.0 yds/game 1.0 giveaways/game 7.1% sack rate last 4: 4-0
Primary weapon: A.J. Brown WR — 35% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 72 · Efficient Balance 83 Ball security 72 Back usage 28% QB runs 1.8/game
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99 WR 88 TE 78 RB 88 OL 81 DL 88 LB 78 DB 93
Best: Christian Gonzalez CB 99 Fastest: TreVeyon Henderson HB 95 SPD 11 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
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
Him 💎
Patriots · his last 4 games
Throws it One back
Pass / run67% / 33% Points for / against38.2 — 20.0 Margin+18.2 Giveaways a game1.0 Sacks taken7.1% of dropbacks Lead backTreVeyon Henderson · 9.8/g Top targetA.J. Brown · 35% QB carries1.8 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.
THE SERIES Him 💎 against Steelers — the men, not the teams
Him 💎 leads it 1-0. Him 💎 won the last one.
1 meeting avg 35.0 — 14.0 biggest: 21 pts to Him 💎
S2 · week 2 Him 💎 35 — 14 Steelers HIM 💎
Only meetings Sapphire can attribute to both men are counted — a Madden export never says who owned a team last season, so the series starts where the record does.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Patriots receivers vs Steelers secondary 88 v 87 EVEN
Steelers receivers vs Patriots secondary 87 v 93 PATRIOTS
Patriots line vs Steelers front 81 v 94 STEELERS
Steelers line vs Patriots front 81 v 88 PATRIOTS
Patriots backs vs Steelers run defence 88 v 87 EVEN
Steelers backs vs Patriots run defence 84 v 85 EVEN
Patriots passer vs Steelers secondary 99 v 87 PATRIOTS
Steelers passer vs Patriots secondary 99 v 93 STEELERS
TOP PERFORMERS
Drake Maye QB Patriots 262 pass yds
A.J. Brown WR Patriots 117 rec yds
Romeo Doubs WR Patriots 72 rec yds
DK Metcalf WR Steelers 65 rec yds
Josh Hines-Allen REDG Steelers 3.5 sacks
Craig Woodson SS Patriots 1 INTs
Jaquan Brisker SS Steelers 1 INTs
Carlton Davis III CB Patriots 1 INTs
Isaiah Bolden CB Patriots 1 INTs
🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE
PATRIOTS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Drake Maye QB 14/2326231558121.7
STEELERS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Aaron Rodgers QB 6/211011323823.4
RECENT FORM
Patriots
W 42–35 vs Colts WK 1
Steelers
L 14–31 vs Raiders WK 1
TEAM STATS
Patriots Steelers
298 TOTAL YARDS 99
262 PASSING YARDS 101
36 RUSHING YARDS -2
5 SACKS ALLOWED 2
2 SACKS MADE 5
2 GIVEAWAYS 3
3 TAKEAWAYS 2

Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.

ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
1 PATRIOTS — 0 STEELERS
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