WEEK 3 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Bengals
1-0
W
Steelers
0-1
L
Defence
Steelers 43.0 · Bengals 20.0
Bengals
Scoring
Steelers 34.0 · Bengals 31.0
Steelers
Season form and scoring only — Madden exports no drive or situational data,
so nothing here is guesswork dressed up as inside knowledge.
THE ROOM
Nobody's put a time up yet.
Bengals
no owner
Steelers
no owner
The two owners put their times up here.
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% · 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
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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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Bengals receivers vs Steelers secondary
87 v 84
BENGALS
Steelers receivers vs Bengals secondary
81 v 80
EVEN
Bengals line vs Steelers front
75 v 89
STEELERS
Steelers line vs Bengals front
78 v 85
BENGALS
Bengals backs vs Steelers run defence
80 v 85
STEELERS
Steelers backs vs Bengals run defence
83 v 81
EVEN
Bengals passer vs Steelers secondary
97 v 84
BENGALS
Steelers passer vs Bengals secondary
79 v 80
EVEN
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Bengals 37.0 — Steelers 27.0
favorite: Bengals
spread ≈ 10.0
total ≈ 64.0
sim: 3.2% Steelers
RECENT FORM
Bengals
W
31–20 vs Buccaneers
WK 1
Steelers
L
34–43 vs Falcons
WK 1