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WEEK 1 · FINAL
FALCONS 1-8 · 28.0 PPG 28 – 52 STEELERS 4-5 · 31.0 PPG
THE READ
Steelers run away with it, 52-28
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Falcons -24.4 -6.2 -18.2 -3
Steelers -8.2 -4.2 -4.0 -9
SRS is how many points a side beats an average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20. SOS is how hard that schedule has been. Full table.
Steelers — in the hunt · 4-5 Playoff picture →
Bijan Robinson
Falcons
22 carries, 232 yards, 2 TD
DK Metcalf
Steelers
3 catches, 112 yards, 1 TD
Rico Dowdle
Steelers
8 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground Falcons 236, Steelers 119 Falcons
Through the air Steelers 66, Falcons 0 Steelers
Total yards Falcons 236, Steelers 185 Falcons
Giveaways Steelers 1, Falcons 0 Falcons
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
📺 THE WEEK 1 SHOW this game is in the week's show ▶ Watch the show
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
Balanced Pass 59% · Rush 41% · 26.0 scored, 44.2 allowed
8.0 yds/att 54.4% completions 7.7 yds/carry 303.3 yds/game 2.0 giveaways/game 11.7% sack rate last 5: 0-5
Primary weapon: Bijan Robinson HB — 39% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 47 · Aggressive Balance 84 Ball security 44 Back usage 39% QB runs 0.8/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 11.7% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 75 WR 75 TE 82 RB 88 OL 84 DL 79 LB 78 DB 86
Best: Bijan Robinson HB 98 Fastest: Zachariah Branch WR 95 SPD 6 at star dev or better
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Falcons receivers vs Steelers secondary 75 v 87 STEELERS
Steelers receivers vs Falcons secondary 83 v 86 FALCONS
Falcons line vs Steelers front 84 v 90 STEELERS
Steelers line vs Falcons front 79 v 79 EVEN
Falcons backs vs Steelers run defence 88 v 85 FALCONS
Steelers backs vs Falcons run defence 86 v 79 STEELERS
Falcons passer vs Steelers secondary 75 v 87 STEELERS
Steelers passer vs Falcons secondary 80 v 86 FALCONS
TOP PERFORMERS
Bijan Robinson HB Falcons 232 rush yds
DK Metcalf WR Steelers 112 rec yds
Rico Dowdle HB Steelers 103 rush yds
Kyle Pitts Sr TE Falcons 79 rec yds
Rico Dowdle HB Steelers 66 rec yds
Michael Pittman WR Steelers 61 rec yds
Sydney Brown SS Falcons 1 INTs
Joey Porter CB Steelers 1 INTs
Xavier Watts SS Falcons 1 INTs
🎬 The Game Recap
this game as an episode -- the score, the stars, the numbers that decided it -- and a video you can post ›
BOX SCORE
FALCONS
nothing recorded
STEELERS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Aaron Rodgers QB 1/4661106679.1
RECENT FORM
Falcons
no games yet
Steelers
no games yet
TEAM STATS
Falcons Steelers
236 TOTAL YARDS 185
0 PASSING YARDS 66
236 RUSHING YARDS 119
0 SACKS ALLOWED 0
1 SACKS MADE 1
0 GIVEAWAYS 1
2 TAKEAWAYS 1

Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.

ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0 FALCONS — 1 STEELERS
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