Bengals @ Dolphins · Week 5

WEEK 5 · FINAL

THE READ

78 points between Bengals and Dolphins

THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Bengals	-1.9	+0.5	-2.4	+3
Dolphins	-5.8	+6.2	-12.0	-2

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.

Bengals — AFC #4 · division · 5-4 Dolphins — AFC #7 · 4-4 Playoff picture →

Chase Brown

Bengals

18 carries, 236 yards, 2 TD

De'Von Achane

Dolphins

14 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD

Chris Bell

Dolphins

4 catches, 88 yards, 1 TD

THE STORY SO FAR

⭐ Chris Bell has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Chase Brown has not had a better afternoon this season.

WHAT DECIDED IT

On the ground Bengals 323, Dolphins 189 Bengals

Total yards Bengals 442, Dolphins 318 Bengals

Through the air Dolphins 129, Bengals 119 Dolphins

Pressure Dolphins 3 sacks, Bengals 1 Dolphins

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

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

Primary weapon: Ja'Marr Chase WR — 51% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY VERY HIGH

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

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 Dolphins secondary 88 v 78 BENGALS

Dolphins receivers vs Bengals secondary 76 v 81 BENGALS

Bengals line vs Dolphins front 75 v 81 DOLPHINS

Dolphins line vs Bengals front 80 v 86 BENGALS

Bengals backs vs Dolphins run defence 79 v 81 EVEN

Dolphins backs vs Bengals run defence 82 v 82 EVEN

Bengals passer vs Dolphins secondary 98 v 78 BENGALS

Dolphins passer vs Bengals secondary 77 v 81 BENGALS

TOP PERFORMERS

Chase Brown HB Bengals 236 rush yds

Malik Willis QB Dolphins 129 pass yds

De'Von Achane HB Dolphins 96 rush yds

Malik Willis QB Dolphins 93 rush yds

Chris Bell WR Dolphins 88 rec yds

Ja'Marr Chase WR Bengals 70 rush yds

Ja'Marr Chase WR Bengals 64 rec yds

Chase Brown HB Bengals 51 rec yds

Jordyn Brooks WILL Dolphins 1 INTs

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BOX SCORE

BENGALS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Joe Burrow QB	9/16	119	1	1	3	32	74.7

DOLPHINS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Malik Willis QB	8/15	129	1	0	1	50	104.5

BENGALS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG
Chase Brown HB	18	236	13.1	2	3	29	80
Ja'Marr Chase WR	1	70	70	1	0	0	70
Joe Burrow QB	4	13	3.2	0	0	0	8
Samaje Perine HB	1	4	4	0	0	3	4

DOLPHINS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG
De'Von Achane HB	14	96	6.9	1	1	16	30
Malik Willis QB	6	93	15.5	3	0	7	65
Chris Bell WR	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Noah Fant TE	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

BENGALS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	LNG
Ja'Marr Chase WR	3	64	21.3	1	13	32
Chase Brown HB	4	51	12.8	0	60	23
Mike Gesicki TE	2	4	2	0	2	4

DOLPHINS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	LNG
Chris Bell WR	4	88	22	1	42	50
Caleb Douglas WR	2	28	14	0	21	29
Noah Fant TE	1	10	10	0	5	10
De'Von Achane HB	1	3	3	0	1	3

BENGALS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	PD
Jordan Battle SS	5	0	1
Bryan Cook FS	2	0	0
Dax Hill CB	2	0	1
Jonathan Allen DT	2	1	0
DJ Turner II CB	2	0	0
Josh Newton CB	1	0	0
Kyle Dugger SS	1	0	0
Demetrius Knight Jr WILL	1	0	0
Cashius Howell REDG	1	0	0
Tacario Davis CB	0	0	1

DOLPHINS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT	PD	TD
Jordyn Brooks WILL	4	0	1	1	1
Chris Johnson CB	4	0	0	0	0
Sean Murphy-Bunting FS	3	0	0	1	0
Chop Robinson LEDG	2	1	0	0	0
Isaiah Simmons MIKE	2	0	0	1	0
Kenneth Grant DT	2	1	0	0	0
Taylor Rapp SS	2	0	0	0	0
Zach Sieler DT	2	1	0	0	0
Joey Bosa REDG	1	0	0	0	0
Ronnie Harrison Jr WILL	1	0	0	0	0
Kader Kohou CB	1	0	0	0	0
Trevon Diggs SS	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Bolden CB	1	0	0	1	0

BENGALS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Evan McPherson K	2/2	4/4	54

DOLPHINS

nothing recorded

RECENT FORM

Bengals

L 16–38 vs Jaguars WK 4

W 35–34 vs Steelers WK 3

W 24–0 vs Texans WK 2

Dolphins

W 35–3 vs Vikings WK 4

L 15–62 vs Chiefs WK 3

L 13–47 vs 49ers WK 2

TEAM STATS

Bengals		Dolphins
442	TOTAL YARDS	318
119	PASSING YARDS	129
323	RUSHING YARDS	189
3	SACKS ALLOWED	1
1	SACKS MADE	3
1	GIVEAWAYS	0
0	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 BENGALS — 1 DOLPHINS

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