WEEK 3 · FINAL
THE READ
Bengals win the turnover battle and the game
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | -1.9 | +0.5 | -2.4 | +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.
Aaron Rodgers
Steelers
13/21, 253 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Cam Heyward
Steelers
2.5 sacks
Michael Pittman
Steelers
3 catches, 129 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Steelers 253, Bengals 186
Steelers
On the ground
Bengals 137, Steelers 93
Bengals
Total yards
Steelers 346, Bengals 323
Steelers
Pressure
Steelers 5 sacks, Bengals 0
Steelers
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
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 54% · Rush 46% · 27.0 scored, 29.4 allowed
9.1 yds/att
61.4% completions
7.3 yds/carry
349.0 yds/game
1.2 giveaways/game
13.0% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 61 · Aggressive
Balance 96
Ball security 66
Back usage 38%
QB runs 3.2/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 13.0% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 98
WR 88
TE 77
RB 79
OL 75
DL 86
LB 71
DB 81
Best: Ja'Marr Chase WR 99
Fastest: Ja'Marr Chase WR 96 SPD
8 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 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
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
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
thacker1505
Bengals · his last 5 games
Runs it
One back
One target
Takes sacks
Pass / run54% / 46%
Points for / against27.0 — 29.4
Margin-2.4
Giveaways a game1.2
Sacks taken13.0% of dropbacks
Lead backChase Brown · 14.4/g
Top targetJa'Marr Chase · 51%
QB carries2.2 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
Bengals receivers vs Steelers secondary
88 v 87
EVEN
Steelers receivers vs Bengals secondary
83 v 81
EVEN
Bengals line vs Steelers front
75 v 90
STEELERS
Steelers line vs Bengals front
79 v 86
BENGALS
Bengals backs vs Steelers run defence
79 v 85
STEELERS
Steelers backs vs Bengals run defence
86 v 82
STEELERS
Bengals passer vs Steelers secondary
98 v 87
BENGALS
Steelers passer vs Bengals secondary
80 v 81
EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow QB | 12/18 | 186 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 140.2 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers QB | 13/21 | 253 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 103.8 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Brown HB | 13 | 118 | 9.1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 37 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase WR | 2 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Andrei Iosivas WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Burrow QB | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rico Dowdle HB | 12 | 75 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 0 |
| Jaylen Warren HB | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Marr Chase WR | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 27 |
| Chase Brown HB | 4 | 65 | 16.2 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 27 |
| Andrei Iosivas WR | 1 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 27 |
| Tee Higgins WR | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| Mike Gesicki TE | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman WR | 3 | 129 | 43 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 65 |
| Darnell Washington TE | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 26 |
| DK Metcalf WR | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 20 |
| Pat Freiermuth TE | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| Rico Dowdle HB | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Jaylen Warren HB | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dax Hill CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Battle SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Dugger SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacario Davis CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins Jr DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cashius Howell REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrius Knight Jr WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Cook FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Lawrence II DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Turner II CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Heyward DT | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Ramsey FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Watt LEDG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeShon Elliott SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Queen MIKE | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaquan Brisker SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton Wilson WILL | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Harmon DT | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Bengals
W
24–0 vs Texans
WK 2
L
26–31 vs Buccaneers
WK 1
Steelers
L
27–56 vs Patriots
WK 2
W
52–28 vs Falcons
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Bengals | Steelers | |
|---|---|---|
| 323 | TOTAL YARDS | 346 |
| 186 | PASSING YARDS | 253 |
| 137 | RUSHING YARDS | 93 |
| 4 | SACKS ALLOWED | 0 |
| 0 | SACKS MADE | 5 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | TAKEAWAYS | 0 |
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
1
BENGALS
—
0
STEELERS