WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
77 points between Falcons and Steelers
Nobody wanted to play defence. Falcons won the shootout 43-34. Michael Penix Jr did the damage for Falcons — 21/34, 251 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT. Aaron Rodgers threw for Steelers — 21/35, 259 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. On the ground: Falcons 145, Steelers 130.
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THE WIDER PICTURE
Falcons —
in the hunt
· 1-1
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Michael Penix Jr
Falcons
21/34, 251 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Aaron Rodgers
Steelers
21/35, 259 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Bijan Robinson
Falcons
19 carries, 140 yards, 2 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Falcons 145, Steelers 130
Falcons
Through the air
Steelers 259, Falcons 251
Steelers
Total yards
Falcons 396, Steelers 389
Falcons
Giveaways
Steelers 2, Falcons 1
Falcons
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
Pass-heavy
Pass 68% · Rush 32% · 34.5 scored, 37.0 allowed
7.1 yds/att
58.2% completions
5.7 yds/carry
330.0 yds/game
2.0 giveaways/game
2.9% sack rate
last 2: 1-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 52 · Turnover-prone
Balance 66
Ball security 44
Back usage 27%
QB runs 2.5/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.0 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 76
WR 80
TE 81
RB 88
OL 84
DL 79
LB 74
DB 84
Best: Bijan Robinson HB 98
Fastest: Zachariah Branch WR 95 SPD
5 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 62% · Rush 38% · 34.0 scored, 43.0 allowed
7.4 yds/att
68.6% completions
6.2 yds/carry
389.0 yds/game
2.0 giveaways/game
0.0% sack rate
last 1: 0-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 69 · Conservative
Balance 54
Ball security 44
Back usage 36%
QB runs 1.0/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.0 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 79
WR 81
TE 79
RB 83
OL 78
DL 89
LB 77
DB 84
Best: T.J. Watt LEDG 96
Fastest: DK Metcalf WR 94 SPD
7 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
liloilspill.
Falcons · his last 2 games
liloilspill. has 2 games on the record so far — not enough to call it a tendency.
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
Falcons receivers vs Steelers secondary
80 v 84
STEELERS
Steelers receivers vs Falcons secondary
81 v 84
FALCONS
Falcons line vs Steelers front
84 v 89
STEELERS
Steelers line vs Falcons front
78 v 79
EVEN
Falcons backs vs Steelers run defence
88 v 85
FALCONS
Steelers backs vs Falcons run defence
83 v 78
STEELERS
Falcons passer vs Steelers secondary
76 v 84
STEELERS
Steelers passer vs Falcons secondary
79 v 84
FALCONS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Penix Jr QB | 21/34 | 251 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 101.4 |
| Bijan Robinson HB | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.7 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers QB | 21/35 | 259 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 90 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson HB | 19 | 140 | 7.4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 46 | 0 |
| Michael Penix Jr QB | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus WR | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachariah Branch WR | 1 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Warren HB | 20 | 124 | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 1 |
| Aaron Rodgers QB | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Germie Bernard WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Pitts Sr TE | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 33 |
| Zachariah Branch WR | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 16 |
| Drake London WR | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| Bijan Robinson HB | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 20 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus WR | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Austin Hooper TE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Robinson Jr HB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Freiermuth TE | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 58 |
| DK Metcalf WR | 3 | 63 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 24 |
| Jaylen Warren HB | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 14 |
| Germie Bernard WR | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| Michael Pittman WR | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 12 |
| Darnell Washington TE | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Brown SS | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Perkins Jr WILL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Harris MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pearce Jr REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gervon Dexter Sr DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Bowman Jr CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Divine Deablo MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Dorlus DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avieon Terrell CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III FS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamel Dean CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel Jr CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaquan Brisker SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Ramsey FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeShon Elliott SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandin Echols CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Harmon DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Heyward DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylen Everette CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Queen MIKE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keeanu Benton DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Holcomb WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Bruener MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rayshawn Jenkins FS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Folk K | 1/2 | 4/6 | 63 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Boswell K | 2/3 | 4/4 | 33 |
RECENT FORM
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TEAM STATS
| Falcons | Steelers | |
|---|---|---|
| 396 | TOTAL YARDS | 389 |
| 251 | PASSING YARDS | 259 |
| 145 | RUSHING YARDS | 130 |
| 0 | SACKS ALLOWED | 0 |
| 0 | SACKS MADE | 0 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | 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
1
FALCONS
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0
STEELERS