WEEK 9 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Dolphins
1-3
L
L
W
Bills
3-1
L
W
W
Scoring
Bills 36.0 · Dolphins 23.0
Bills
Defence
Bills 29.0 · Dolphins 25.0
Dolphins
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.
Dolphins
IZACCO
Bills
Bills
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 66% · Rush 34% · 23.5 scored, 25.2 allowed
6.6 yds/att
61.9% completions
4.6 yds/carry
264.8 yds/game
1.0 giveaways/game
6.3% sack rate
last 4: 1-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 55 · Conservative
Balance 77
Ball security 72
Back usage 27%
QB runs 3.0/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 79
WR 81
TE 83
RB 84
OL 82
DL 80
LB 74
DB 83
Best: Harrison Smith FS 94
Fastest: De'Von Achane HB 96 SPD
12 at star dev or better
Out:
Luke Hasz TE 76 · 8wk
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 61% · Rush 39% · 36.5 scored, 29.2 allowed
9.2 yds/att
57.0% completions
7.5 yds/carry
352.2 yds/game
2.5 giveaways/game
7.4% sack rate
last 4: 3-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 61 · Aggressive
Balance 89
Ball security 30
Back usage 27%
QB runs 5.2/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.5 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 84
TE 99
RB 88
OL 82
DL 80
LB 81
DB 82
Best: Josh Allen QB 99
Fastest: Nyck Harbor WR 99 SPD
13 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
Bills
Bills · his last 4 games
Balanced
Gives it away
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run61% / 39%
Points for / against36.5 — 29.2
Margin+7.2
Giveaways a game2.5
Sacks taken7.4% of dropbacks
Lead backJames Cook III · 9.2/g
Top targetNyck Harbor · 37%
QB carries5.2 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
Dolphins receivers vs Bills secondary
81 v 82
EVEN
Bills receivers vs Dolphins secondary
84 v 83
EVEN
Dolphins line vs Bills front
82 v 80
EVEN
Bills line vs Dolphins front
82 v 80
EVEN
Dolphins backs vs Bills run defence
84 v 81
DOLPHINS
Bills backs vs Dolphins run defence
88 v 79
BILLS
Dolphins passer vs Bills secondary
79 v 82
BILLS
Bills passer vs Dolphins secondary
99 v 83
BILLS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Dolphins 26.0 — Bills 30.5
favorite: Bills
spread ≈ 4.5
total ≈ 56.5
sim: 80.3% Bills
RECENT FORM
Dolphins
L
21–31 vs Colts
WK 4
L
21–35 vs Giants
WK 3
W
31–0 vs Commanders
WK 2
Bills
L
14–42 vs Patriots
WK 4
W
45–7 vs Jets
WK 3
W
45–35 vs Cowboys
WK 2
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
DOLPHINS
—
0
BILLS