WEEK 8 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Buccaneers
1-3
L
W
L
Falcons
4-1
L
W
W
Scoring
Falcons 33.0 · Buccaneers 19.0
Falcons
Defence
Falcons 20.0 · Buccaneers 34.0
Falcons
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
Falcons
Rif
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 65% · Rush 35% · 33.4 scored, 20.2 allowed
13.3 yds/att
59.0% completions
10.7 yds/carry
380.0 yds/game
2.0 giveaways/game
4.8% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 65 · Aggressive
Balance 85
Ball security 44
Back usage 23%
QB runs 3.6/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.0 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 97
WR 86
TE 84
RB 88
OL 84
DL 81
LB 76
DB 88
Best: Bijan Robinson HB 99
Fastest: Zachariah Branch WR 95 SPD
11 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
Rif
Falcons · his last 5 games
Throws it
Gives it away
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run65% / 35%
Points for / against33.4 — 20.2
Margin+13.2
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken4.8% of dropbacks
Lead backBijan Robinson · 7.0/g
Top targetKyle Pitts Sr · 34%
QB carries3.6 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 Falcons secondary
81 v 88
FALCONS
Falcons receivers vs Buccaneers secondary
86 v 86
EVEN
Buccaneers line vs Falcons front
85 v 81
BUCCANEERS
Falcons line vs Buccaneers front
84 v 86
EVEN
Buccaneers backs vs Falcons run defence
84 v 79
BUCCANEERS
Falcons backs vs Buccaneers run defence
88 v 83
FALCONS
Buccaneers passer vs Falcons secondary
95 v 88
BUCCANEERS
Falcons passer vs Buccaneers secondary
97 v 86
FALCONS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Buccaneers 19.5 — Falcons 33.5
favorite: Falcons
spread ≈ 14.0
total ≈ 53.0
sim: 92.5% Falcons
RECENT FORM
Buccaneers
L
18–42 vs Titans
WK 4
W
38–14 vs Commanders
WK 3
L
21–36 vs Saints
WK 2
Falcons
L
21–49 vs Cardinals
WK 5
W
35–7 vs Commanders
WK 4
W
14–0 vs Lions
WK 3
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
BUCCANEERS
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0
FALCONS