WEEK 8 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Broncos
2-3
W
L
L
Bengals
2-2
W
L
W
Scoring
Bengals 31.0 · Broncos 23.0
Bengals
Defence
Bengals 27.0 · Broncos 27.0
Bengals
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.
Broncos
jj
Bengals
Huddy
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
Balanced
Pass 57% · Rush 43% · 23.8 scored, 27.0 allowed
7.9 yds/att
59.2% completions
4.6 yds/carry
348.6 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
5.0% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 54 · Aggressive
Balance 93
Ball security 50
Back usage 37%
QB runs 3.4/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 87
WR 88
TE 77
RB 82
OL 87
DL 87
LB 75
DB 88
Best: Patrick Surtain II CB 99
Fastest: Jaylen Waddle WR 96 SPD
10 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 66% · Rush 34% · 31.0 scored, 27.0 allowed
10.4 yds/att
67.8% completions
6.0 yds/carry
303.2 yds/game
1.2 giveaways/game
5.3% sack rate
last 4: 2-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 78 · Efficient
Balance 77
Ball security 65
Back usage 30%
QB runs 1.2/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Ja'Marr Chase takes 47% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 91
TE 84
RB 88
OL 79
DL 87
LB 82
DB 85
Best: Ja'Marr Chase WR 99
Fastest: Ja'Marr Chase WR 96 SPD
10 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
Huddy
Bengals · his last 4 games
Throws it
One back
One target
Pass / run66% / 34%
Points for / against31.0 — 27.0
Margin+4.0
Giveaways a game1.2
Sacks taken5.3% of dropbacks
Lead backKyren Williams · 9.0/g
Top targetJa'Marr Chase · 47%
QB carries1.2 a game
jj
Broncos · his last 5 games
Balanced
Pass / run57% / 43%
Points for / against23.8 — 27.0
Margin-3.2
Giveaways a game1.8
Sacks taken5.0% of dropbacks
Lead backRJ Harvey · 15.0/g
Top targetCourtland Sutton · 26%
QB carries2.6 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
Broncos receivers vs Bengals secondary
88 v 85
BRONCOS
Bengals receivers vs Broncos secondary
91 v 88
BENGALS
Broncos line vs Bengals front
87 v 87
EVEN
Bengals line vs Broncos front
79 v 87
BRONCOS
Broncos backs vs Bengals run defence
82 v 85
BENGALS
Bengals backs vs Broncos run defence
88 v 83
BENGALS
Broncos passer vs Bengals secondary
87 v 85
EVEN
Bengals passer vs Broncos secondary
99 v 88
BENGALS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Broncos 25.0 — Bengals 29.0
favorite: Bengals
spread ≈ 4.0
total ≈ 54.0
sim: 63.5% Bengals
RECENT FORM
Broncos
W
28–21 vs Ravens
WK 5
L
23–29 vs Steelers
WK 4
L
14–16 vs Chargers
WK 3
Bengals
W
24–16 vs Seahawks
WK 4
L
7–36 vs Ravens
WK 3
W
42–0 vs Texans
WK 2
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
BRONCOS
—
0
BENGALS