Steelers @ Patriots · Week 2

WEEK 2 · FINAL

THE READ

Patriots run away with it, 56-27

THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Steelers	-8.2	-4.2	-4.0	-9
Patriots	+10.8	+6.6	+4.2	+0

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 →

In the MVP race

#11 Drake Maye QB · Patriots · 1.5% of the field

The whole board →

Drake Maye

Patriots

19/21, 386 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT

Aaron Rodgers

Steelers

18/33, 312 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT

Milton Williams

Patriots

3 sacks

WHAT DECIDED IT

Total yards Patriots 523, Steelers 355 Patriots

On the ground Patriots 137, Steelers 43 Patriots

Through the air Patriots 386, Steelers 312 Patriots

Pressure Patriots 4 sacks, Steelers 1 Patriots

THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.

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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 67% · Rush 33% · 32.2 scored, 36.2 allowed

9.5 yds/att 53.6% completions 6.4 yds/carry 325.5 yds/game 2.8 giveaways/game 7.3% sack rate last 5: 1-4

Primary weapon: Michael Pittman WR — 30% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH

SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 58 · Aggressive Balance 83 Ball security 21 Back usage 27% QB runs 2.3/game

Most exposed: ball security -- 2.8 giveaways a game

PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only

QB 80 WR 83 TE 80 RB 86 OL 79 DL 90 LB 78 DB 87

Best: Cam Heyward DT 96 Fastest: DK Metcalf WR 94 SPD 9 at star dev or better

YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic

MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push

Steelers receivers vs Patriots secondary 83 v 88 PATRIOTS

Patriots receivers vs Steelers secondary 86 v 87 EVEN

Steelers line vs Patriots front 79 v 82 PATRIOTS

Patriots line vs Steelers front 82 v 90 STEELERS

Steelers backs vs Patriots run defence 86 v 80 STEELERS

Patriots backs vs Steelers run defence 83 v 85 EVEN

Steelers passer vs Patriots secondary 80 v 88 PATRIOTS

Patriots passer vs Steelers secondary 93 v 87 PATRIOTS

TOP PERFORMERS

Drake Maye QB Patriots 386 pass yds

Aaron Rodgers QB Steelers 312 pass yds

Kyle Williams WR Patriots 100 rec yds

Michael Pittman WR Steelers 94 rec yds

Darnell Washington TE Steelers 85 rec yds

A.J. Brown WR Patriots 81 rec yds

TreVeyon Henderson HB Patriots 78 rec yds

Drake Maye QB Patriots 72 rush yds

Tyreek Hill WR Patriots 68 rec yds

TreVeyon Henderson HB Patriots 65 rush yds

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BOX SCORE

STEELERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Aaron Rodgers QB	18/33	312	3	3	3	45	79.3

PATRIOTS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Drake Maye QB	19/21	386	5	1	1	64	138.4

STEELERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	BTK	YAC	LNG
Rico Dowdle HB	6	23	3.8	2	5	13
Aaron Rodgers QB	2	19	9.5	0	7	13
Jaylen Warren HB	1	1	1	0	2	1
Michael Pittman WR	0	0	0	1	0	0
Darnell Washington TE	0	0	0	2	0	0
Pat Freiermuth TE	0	0	0	1	0	0
Germie Bernard WR	0	0	0	1	0	0

PATRIOTS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Drake Maye QB	6	72	12	2	0	5	38	0
TreVeyon Henderson HB	12	65	5.4	0	0	14	18	0

STEELERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
Michael Pittman WR	6	94	15.7	2	14	0	27
Darnell Washington TE	4	85	21.2	0	44	0	26
Robert Tonyan TE	1	45	45	0	41	0	45
Rico Dowdle HB	1	33	33	1	5	0	33
Germie Bernard WR	2	26	13	0	21	0	13
Jaylen Warren HB	3	18	6	0	11	0	16
Pat Freiermuth TE	1	11	11	0	8	0	11
DK Metcalf WR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

PATRIOTS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	LNG
Kyle Williams WR	6	100	16.7	2	84	42
A.J. Brown WR	4	81	20.2	1	66	28
TreVeyon Henderson HB	4	78	19.5	0	67	24
Tyreek Hill WR	2	68	34	1	24	64
Hunter Henry TE	3	59	19.7	1	20	27

STEELERS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT
Jalen Ramsey FS	3	0	0
Jaquan Brisker SS	3	0	0
DeShon Elliott SS	3	0	0
Patrick Queen MIKE	2	0	0
Payton Wilson WILL	2	0	1
Derrick Harmon DT	2	0	0
Asante Samuel Jr CB	1	0	0
Joey Porter CB	1	0	0
T.J. Watt LEDG	1	1	0
Alex Highsmith REDG	1	0	0
Daylen Everette CB	1	0	0
Jamel Dean CB	1	0	0

PATRIOTS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT	PD	TD
Milton Williams DT	5	3	0	0	0
Christian Gonzalez CB	3	0	1	0	0
Harold Landry III REDG	2	1	0	0	0
Christian Barmore DT	2	0	0	0	0
Carlton Davis III CB	2	0	0	2	0
Starling Thomas V CB	2	0	0	0	0
Kevin Byard III FS	2	0	0	1	0
Marcus Jones CB	2	0	1	0	0
Gabe Jacas LEDG	1	0	0	0	0
Craig Woodson SS	1	0	1	1	1

RECENT FORM

Steelers

W 52–28 vs Falcons WK 1

Patriots

W 37–22 vs Seahawks WK 1

TEAM STATS

Steelers		Patriots
355	TOTAL YARDS	523
312	PASSING YARDS	386
43	RUSHING YARDS	137
3	SACKS ALLOWED	1
1	SACKS MADE	4
3	GIVEAWAYS	1
1	TAKEAWAYS	3

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 STEELERS — 1 PATRIOTS

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