WEEK 8 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Saints
5-0
W
W
W
Cowboys
0-4
L
L
L
Scoring
Cowboys 31.0 · Saints 44.0
Saints
Defence
Cowboys 38.0 · 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
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 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
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
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 Cowboys secondary
86 v 84
EVEN
Cowboys receivers vs Saints secondary
89 v 83
COWBOYS
Saints line vs Cowboys front
83 v 86
COWBOYS
Cowboys line vs Saints front
82 v 83
EVEN
Saints backs vs Cowboys run defence
83 v 84
EVEN
Cowboys backs vs Saints run defence
84 v 82
EVEN
Saints passer vs Cowboys secondary
87 v 84
SAINTS
Cowboys passer vs Saints secondary
96 v 83
COWBOYS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Saints 41.0 — Cowboys 30.0
favorite: Saints
spread ≈ 11.0
total ≈ 71.0
sim: 3.6% Cowboys
RECENT FORM
Saints
W
50–34 vs Texans
WK 4
W
13–7 vs Panthers
WK 3
W
36–21 vs Buccaneers
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
SAINTS
—
0
COWBOYS