WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Bengals beat Buccaneers, 31-20
Bengals did what they needed to, 31-20. Joe Burrow did the damage for Bengals — 23/28, 209 yards, 3 TD. Baker Mayfield was steady for Buccaneers — 26/40, 279 yards — in a losing effort. Through the air: Buccaneers 279, Bengals 209.
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THE WIDER PICTURE
Bengals —
AFC #6
· 1-0
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Joe Burrow
Bengals
23/28, 209 yards, 3 TD
Baker Mayfield
Buccaneers
26/40, 279 yards
Yaya Diaby
Buccaneers
2 sacks
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Buccaneers 279, Bengals 209
Buccaneers
Total yards
Buccaneers 387, Bengals 330
Buccaneers
On the ground
Bengals 121, Buccaneers 108
Bengals
Pressure
Bengals 1 sacks, Buccaneers 3
Buccaneers
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 58% · Rush 42% · 20.0 scored, 31.0 allowed
7.0 yds/att
65.0% completions
3.7 yds/carry
387.0 yds/game
1.0 giveaways/game
2.4% sack rate
last 1: 0-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 53 · Conservative
Balance 42
Ball security 72
Back usage 33%
QB runs 6.0/game
Most exposed: the ground game -- 3.7 yards a carry
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 82
WR 79
TE 75
RB 82
OL 82
DL 83
LB 76
DB 84
Best: Vita Vea DT 94
Fastest: Ted Hurst III WR 92 SPD
7 at star dev or better
Out:
Tristan Wirfs LT 94 · 6wk
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 54% · Rush 46% · 31.0 scored, 20.0 allowed
7.5 yds/att
82.1% completions
5.0 yds/carry
330.0 yds/game
1.0 giveaways/game
9.7% sack rate
last 1: 1-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 80 · Conservative
Balance 55
Ball security 72
Back usage 40%
QB runs 3.0/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Tee Higgins takes 50% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 97
WR 87
TE 79
RB 80
OL 75
DL 85
LB 73
DB 80
Best: Ja'Marr Chase WR 99
Fastest: Ja'Marr Chase WR 96 SPD
5 at star dev or better
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Buccaneers receivers vs Bengals secondary
79 v 80
EVEN
Bengals receivers vs Buccaneers secondary
87 v 84
BENGALS
Buccaneers line vs Bengals front
82 v 85
BENGALS
Bengals line vs Buccaneers front
75 v 83
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers backs vs Bengals run defence
82 v 81
EVEN
Bengals backs vs Buccaneers run defence
80 v 81
EVEN
Buccaneers passer vs Bengals secondary
82 v 80
EVEN
Bengals passer vs Buccaneers secondary
97 v 84
BENGALS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield QB | 26/40 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 85.3 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow QB | 23/28 | 209 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 133.4 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield QB | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 0 |
| Bucky Irving HB | 12 | 20 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sean Tucker HB | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Kenny Gainwell HB | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Payne Durham TE | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Ko Kieft FB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ted Hurst III WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Brown HB | 17 | 78 | 4.6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 1 |
| Samaje Perine HB | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 23 | 0 |
| Joe Burrow QB | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Andrei Iosivas WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gesicki TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emeka Egbuka WR | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 21 |
| Cade Otton TE | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
| Ted Hurst III WR | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| Chris Godwin Jr WR | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 |
| Payne Durham TE | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| Bucky Irving HB | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| Kenny Gainwell HB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tee Higgins WR | 11 | 105 | 9.5 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 17 |
| Mike Gesicki TE | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 17 |
| Andrei Iosivas WR | 2 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| Ja'Marr Chase WR | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Chase Brown HB | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Erick All Jr TE | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Samaje Perine HB | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Anzalone WILL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Benjamin Morrison CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tykee Smith FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield Jr FS | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rueben Bain Jr LEDG | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Parrish SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yaya Diaby REDG | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keionte Scott CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A'Shawn Robinson DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zyon McCollum CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiah Trotter MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al-Quadin Muhammad LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vita Vea DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Battle SS | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Beanie Bishop Jr CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kyle Dugger SS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DJ Turner II CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bryan Cook FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dax Hill CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Boye Mafe REDG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins Jr DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cashius Howell REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Lawrence II DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrius Knight Jr WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elandon Roberts MIKE | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Newton CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Allen DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase McLaughlin K | 2/2 | 2/2 | 55 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evan McPherson K | 1/1 | 4/4 | 56 |
RECENT FORM
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TEAM STATS
| Buccaneers | Bengals | |
|---|---|---|
| 387 | TOTAL YARDS | 330 |
| 279 | PASSING YARDS | 209 |
| 108 | RUSHING YARDS | 121 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 3 |
| 3 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | 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.