Steelers @ Buccaneers · Week 6

WEEK 6 · FINAL

THE READ

Buccaneers run away with it, 52-24

THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Steelers	-8.2	-4.2	-4.0	-9
Buccaneers	+15.9	-8.4	+24.3	+7

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 Buccaneers — NFC #2 · division · 9-0 Playoff picture →

In the MVP race

#1 Baker Mayfield QB · Buccaneers · 36.2% of the field

The whole board →

Baker Mayfield

Buccaneers

26/36, 386 yards, 6 TD, 2 INT

Bucky Irving

Buccaneers

15 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD

Ted Hurst III

Buccaneers

3 catches, 92 yards, 1 TD

THE STORY SO FAR

⭐ Baker Mayfield has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Bucky Irving has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Germie Bernard has not had a better afternoon this season.

WHAT DECIDED IT

Total yards Buccaneers 519, Steelers 297 Buccaneers

Through the air Buccaneers 386, Steelers 192 Buccaneers

On the ground Buccaneers 133, Steelers 105 Buccaneers

Giveaways Buccaneers 2, Steelers 4 Buccaneers

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 Buccaneers secondary 83 v 84 EVEN

Buccaneers receivers vs Steelers secondary 82 v 87 STEELERS

Steelers line vs Buccaneers front 79 v 85 BUCCANEERS

Buccaneers line vs Steelers front 82 v 90 STEELERS

Steelers backs vs Buccaneers run defence 86 v 82 STEELERS

Buccaneers backs vs Steelers run defence 84 v 85 EVEN

Steelers passer vs Buccaneers secondary 80 v 84 BUCCANEERS

Buccaneers passer vs Steelers secondary 87 v 87 EVEN

TOP PERFORMERS

Baker Mayfield QB Buccaneers 386 pass yds

Drew Allar QB Steelers 181 pass yds

Bucky Irving HB Buccaneers 135 rush yds

Rico Dowdle HB Steelers 92 rush yds

Ted Hurst III WR Buccaneers 92 rec yds

Chris Godwin Jr WR Buccaneers 83 rec yds

Bucky Irving HB Buccaneers 81 rec yds

Germie Bernard WR Steelers 69 rec yds

DK Metcalf WR Steelers 68 rec yds

Emeka Egbuka WR Buccaneers 61 rec yds

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BOX SCORE

STEELERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Drew Allar QB	11/26	181	2	2	2	50	59.9
Aaron Rodgers QB	1/5	11	0	1	0	11	0

BUCCANEERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Baker Mayfield QB	26/36	386	6	2	1	63	123.3

STEELERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Rico Dowdle HB	9	92	10.2	1	0	9	58	0
Drew Allar QB	2	13	6.5	0	0	0	14	0
Kaden Wetjen WR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Eli Heidenreich HB	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Michael Pittman WR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

BUCCANEERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG
Bucky Irving HB	15	135	9	1	0	15	51
Chris Godwin Jr WR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Ted Hurst III WR	1	-2	-2	0	1	1	0

STEELERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	LNG
Germie Bernard WR	3	69	23	0	26	47
DK Metcalf WR	2	68	34	0	8	50
Pat Freiermuth TE	2	23	11.5	0	4	12
Michael Pittman WR	2	19	9.5	2	2	15
Darnell Washington TE	2	11	5.5	0	5	8
Jaylen Warren HB	1	2	2	0	0	2

BUCCANEERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	LNG
Ted Hurst III WR	3	92	30.7	1	72	63
Chris Godwin Jr WR	5	83	16.6	2	3	21
Bucky Irving HB	7	81	11.6	2	71	29
Emeka Egbuka WR	6	61	10.2	0	22	21
Cade Otton TE	3	37	12.3	0	21	19
Kameron Johnson WR	1	28	28	1	0	28
Khari Blasingame FB	1	4	4	0	3	4

STEELERS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT	PD
Jalen Ramsey FS	5	0	1	2
Jaquan Brisker SS	4	0	0	1
Payton Wilson WILL	4	0	0	0
Jamel Dean CB	3	0	0	1
DeShon Elliott SS	3	0	0	0
T.J. Watt LEDG	2	0	0	0
Cam Heyward DT	2	1	0	0
Jack Sawyer LEDG	1	0	0	0
Patrick Queen MIKE	1	0	1	0
Joey Porter CB	0	0	0	1

BUCCANEERS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT	PD
Kenny Moore II CB	2	0	1	2
Miles Killebrew SS	2	0	1	2
SirVocea Dennis MIKE	2	0	0	2
Antoine Winfield Jr FS	2	0	0	0
Vita Vea DT	2	1	0	0
Benjamin Morrison CB	2	0	0	0
Zyon McCollum CB	2	0	0	1
Keionte Scott CB	2	0	1	0
Jabril Cox SAM	1	0	0	0
Rueben Bain Jr. LEDG	1	1	0	0
Josiah Trotter MIKE	1	0	0	0
Skyler Thomas FS	1	0	0	0
Jacob Parrish CB	0	0	0	2

STEELERS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Chris Boswell K	1/1	3/3	62

BUCCANEERS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Chase McLaughlin K	1/2	7/7	29

RECENT FORM

Steelers

W 31–9 vs Colts WK 5

L 25–37 vs Browns WK 4

L 34–35 vs Bengals WK 3

Buccaneers

W 28–10 vs Cowboys WK 5

W 36–20 vs Packers WK 4

W 56–14 vs Vikings WK 3

TEAM STATS

Steelers		Buccaneers
297	TOTAL YARDS	519
192	PASSING YARDS	386
105	RUSHING YARDS	133
2	SACKS ALLOWED	1
1	SACKS MADE	2
4	GIVEAWAYS	2
2	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 BUCCANEERS

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