WEEK 5 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Steelers
2-3
W
W
L
Lions
2-3
W
L
L
Scoring
Lions 16.0 · Steelers 26.0
Steelers
Defence
Lions 24.0 · Steelers 29.0
Lions
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
Lions
roman
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
Pass-heavy
Pass 64% · Rush 36% · 11.8 scored, 21.5 allowed
5.9 yds/att
52.1% completions
4.2 yds/carry
196.0 yds/game
1.5 giveaways/game
11.9% sack rate
last 4: 1-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 23 · Conservative
Balance 70
Ball security 58
Back usage 30%
QB runs 2.2/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 11.9% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 95
WR 92
TE 90
RB 88
OL 82
DL 86
LB 79
DB 88
Best: Jahmyr Gibbs HB 99
Fastest: Jahmyr Gibbs HB 98 SPD
12 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
roman
Lions · his last 4 games
Throws it
One back
One target
Takes sacks
Pass / run64% / 36%
Points for / against11.8 — 21.5
Margin-9.8
Giveaways a game1.5
Sacks taken11.9% of dropbacks
Lead backJahmyr Gibbs · 10.0/g
Top targetAmon-Ra St. Brown · 38%
QB carries1.5 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 Lions secondary
87 v 88
EVEN
Lions receivers vs Steelers secondary
92 v 87
LIONS
Steelers line vs Lions front
81 v 86
LIONS
Lions line vs Steelers front
82 v 94
STEELERS
Steelers backs vs Lions run defence
84 v 84
EVEN
Lions backs vs Steelers run defence
88 v 87
EVEN
Steelers passer vs Lions secondary
99 v 88
STEELERS
Lions passer vs Steelers secondary
95 v 87
LIONS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Steelers 25.0 — Lions 22.5
favorite: Steelers
spread ≈ 2.5
total ≈ 47.5
sim: 41.6% Lions
RECENT FORM
Steelers
W
29–23 vs Broncos
WK 4
W
41–21 vs Rams
WK 3
L
14–35 vs Patriots
WK 2
Lions
W
24–7 vs 49ers
WK 4
L
0–14 vs Falcons
WK 3
L
0–38 vs Vikings
WK 2
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
STEELERS
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0
LIONS