WEEK 9 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Steelers
2-3
W
W
L
Bengals
2-2
W
L
W
Scoring
Bengals 31.0 · Steelers 26.0
Bengals
Defence
Bengals 27.0 · Steelers 29.0
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.
Steelers
Steelers
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
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 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
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 Bengals secondary
87 v 85
EVEN
Bengals receivers vs Steelers secondary
91 v 87
BENGALS
Steelers line vs Bengals front
81 v 87
BENGALS
Bengals line vs Steelers front
79 v 94
STEELERS
Steelers backs vs Bengals run defence
84 v 85
EVEN
Bengals backs vs Steelers run defence
88 v 87
EVEN
Steelers passer vs Bengals secondary
99 v 85
STEELERS
Bengals passer vs Steelers secondary
99 v 87
BENGALS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Steelers 26.5 — Bengals 30.0
favorite: Bengals
spread ≈ 3.5
total ≈ 56.5
sim: 62.1% Bengals
RECENT FORM
Steelers
W
29–23 vs Broncos
WK 4
W
41–21 vs Rams
WK 3
L
14–35 vs Patriots
WK 2
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
STEELERS
—
0
BENGALS