WEEK 9 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Panthers
1-4
L
L
W
Buccaneers
1-3
L
W
L
Scoring
Buccaneers 19.0 · Panthers 25.0
Panthers
Defence
Buccaneers 34.0 · Panthers 39.0
Buccaneers
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.
Panthers
Panthers
Buccaneers
Ezaf_frost
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 60% · Rush 40% · 17.8 scored, 26.0 allowed
7.9 yds/att
57.3% completions
5.0 yds/carry
345.8 yds/game
1.0 giveaways/game
10.1% sack rate
last 4: 1-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 50 · Efficient
Balance 81
Ball security 72
Back usage 32%
QB runs 4.0/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 10.1% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 86
WR 82
TE 74
RB 81
OL 83
DL 85
LB 81
DB 82
Best: Derrick Brown DT 98
Fastest: Chris Brazzell II WR 93 SPD
6 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 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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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
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
Panthers
Panthers · his last 4 games
Balanced
Takes sacks
Pass / run60% / 40%
Points for / against17.8 — 26.0
Margin-8.2
Giveaways a game1.0
Sacks taken10.1% of dropbacks
Lead backChuba Hubbard · 8.0/g
Top targetTetairoa McMillan · 34%
QB carries4.0 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
Panthers receivers vs Buccaneers secondary
82 v 86
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers receivers vs Panthers secondary
81 v 82
EVEN
Panthers line vs Buccaneers front
83 v 86
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers line vs Panthers front
85 v 85
EVEN
Panthers backs vs Buccaneers run defence
81 v 83
EVEN
Buccaneers backs vs Panthers run defence
84 v 83
EVEN
Panthers passer vs Buccaneers secondary
86 v 86
EVEN
Buccaneers passer vs Panthers secondary
95 v 82
BUCCANEERS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Panthers 29.5 — Buccaneers 29.0
favorite: Panthers
spread ≈ 0.5
total ≈ 58.5
sim: 49.5% Buccaneers
RECENT FORM
Panthers
L
10–37 vs Jaguars
WK 4
L
7–13 vs Saints
WK 3
W
27–24 vs Packers
WK 2
Buccaneers
L
18–42 vs Titans
WK 4
W
38–14 vs Commanders
WK 3
L
21–36 vs Saints
WK 2
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
PANTHERS
—
0
BUCCANEERS