WEEK 5 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Buccaneers
1-3
L
W
L
Cowboys
0-4
L
L
L
Scoring
Cowboys 31.0 · Buccaneers 19.0
Cowboys
Defence
Cowboys 38.0 · Buccaneers 34.0
Buccaneers
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.
Buccaneers
Ezaf_frost
Cowboys
STUDE
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 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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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 70% · Rush 30% · 31.0 scored, 38.5 allowed
8.2 yds/att
65.1% completions
5.3 yds/carry
398.5 yds/game
2.8 giveaways/game
3.8% sack rate
last 4: 0-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 67 · Aggressive
Balance 80
Ball security 23
Back usage 26%
QB runs 2.2/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 96
WR 89
TE 84
RB 84
OL 82
DL 86
LB 81
DB 84
Best: Dak Prescott QB 96
Fastest: KaVontae Turpin WR 97 SPD
10 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
STUDE
Cowboys · his last 4 games
Throws it
Gives it away
Pass / run70% / 30%
Points for / against31.0 — 38.5
Margin-7.5
Giveaways a game2.8
Sacks taken3.8% of dropbacks
Lead backJaydon Blue · 10.0/g
Top targetCeeDee Lamb · 34%
QB carries2.0 a game
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
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
Buccaneers receivers vs Cowboys secondary
81 v 84
COWBOYS
Cowboys receivers vs Buccaneers secondary
89 v 86
COWBOYS
Buccaneers line vs Cowboys front
85 v 86
EVEN
Cowboys line vs Buccaneers front
82 v 86
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers backs vs Cowboys run defence
84 v 84
EVEN
Cowboys backs vs Buccaneers run defence
84 v 83
EVEN
Buccaneers passer vs Cowboys secondary
95 v 84
BUCCANEERS
Cowboys passer vs Buccaneers secondary
96 v 86
COWBOYS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Buccaneers 28.5 — Cowboys 32.5
favorite: Cowboys
spread ≈ 4.0
total ≈ 61.0
sim: 44.7% Cowboys
RECENT FORM
Buccaneers
L
18–42 vs Titans
WK 4
W
38–14 vs Commanders
WK 3
L
21–36 vs Saints
WK 2
Cowboys
L
51–62 vs Chargers
WK 4
L
24–30 vs Eagles
WK 3
L
35–45 vs Bills
WK 2
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
BUCCANEERS
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0
COWBOYS