WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Buccaneers run away with it, 35-0
Buccaneers 35, Bengals 0, and it was not that close. Baker Mayfield threw for Buccaneers — 27/34, 336 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT. Adonai Mitchell was the target for Buccaneers — 5 catches, 108 yards, 2 TD. Through the air: Buccaneers 336, Bengals 124.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | +10.9 | -3.8 | +14.7 | +4 |
| Bengals | +1.6 | +4.0 | -2.4 | -3 |
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.
IN THE BOOTH
Kayla James
The showman
This was not a game so much as a public reckoning—Tampa Bay put Cincinnati in a position where there was nowhere left to hide, and Matthew Stafford's 4 interceptions told you everything about a team that gave the ball away 4 times and couldn't answer. Baker Mayfield had the kind of afternoon people still talk about come playoff time.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers —
none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that
did not happen.
Baker Mayfield
Buccaneers
27/34, 336 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Adonai Mitchell
Buccaneers
5 catches, 108 yards, 2 TD
Ja'Marr Chase
Bengals
5 catches, 90 yards
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Buccaneers 336, Bengals 124
Buccaneers
Total yards
Buccaneers 347, Bengals 186
Buccaneers
On the ground
Bengals 62, Buccaneers 11
Bengals
Giveaways
Bengals 4, Buccaneers 1
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
Pass-heavy
Pass 91% · Rush 9% · 39.0 scored, 24.3 allowed
11.2 yds/att
69.6% completions
4.1 yds/carry
399.1 yds/game
1.9 giveaways/game
4.0% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 77 · Aggressive
Balance 59
Ball security 47
Back usage 6%
QB runs 1.1/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 96
WR 85
TE 80
RB 84
OL 81
DL 86
LB 75
DB 88
Best: Vita Vea DT 97
Fastest: Ted Hurst III WR 95 SPD
11 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 63% · Rush 37% · 34.8 scored, 37.1 allowed
10.4 yds/att
59.0% completions
7.5 yds/carry
412.8 yds/game
2.6 giveaways/game
6.3% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 64 · Aggressive
Balance 87
Ball security 26
Back usage 35%
QB runs 0.8/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.6 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 88
TE 77
RB 80
OL 78
DL 88
LB 71
DB 82
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
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Emmitt1k300
Bengals · his last 8 games
Throws it
Gives it away
One back
Pass / run63% / 37%
Points for / against34.8 — 37.1
Margin-2.4
Giveaways a game2.6
Sacks taken6.3% of dropbacks
Lead backChase Brown · 15.1/g
Top targetJa'Marr Chase · 35%
QB carries0.6 a game
nardwick
Buccaneers · his last 8 games
Throws it
Gives it away
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run91% / 9%
Points for / against39.1 — 28.2
Margin+10.9
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken4.2% of dropbacks
Lead backBucky Irving · 2.2/g
Top targetAdonai Mitchell · 23%
QB carries1.0 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.
THE SERIES
nardwick against Emmitt1k300 — the men, not the teams
nardwick leads it 1-0.
nardwick won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 35.0 — 0.0
biggest: 35 pts to nardwick
S1 · week 1
nardwick 35 — 0 Emmitt1k300
NARDWICK
Only meetings Sapphire can attribute to both men are counted — a Madden export never says who owned a team last season, so the series starts where the record does.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Buccaneers receivers vs Bengals secondary
85 v 82
BUCCANEERS
Bengals receivers vs Buccaneers secondary
88 v 88
EVEN
Buccaneers line vs Bengals front
81 v 88
BENGALS
Bengals line vs Buccaneers front
78 v 86
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers backs vs Bengals run defence
84 v 82
EVEN
Bengals backs vs Buccaneers run defence
80 v 83
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers passer vs Bengals secondary
96 v 82
BUCCANEERS
Bengals passer vs Buccaneers secondary
99 v 88
BENGALS
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BOX SCORE
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BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield QB | 27/34 | 336 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 134.8 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford QB | 9/19 | 124 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 29.1 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Irving HB | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Adonai Mitchell WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baker Mayfield QB | 2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Brown HB | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 0 |
| Tahj Brooks HB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Iosivas WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adonai Mitchell WR | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 36 |
| Bucky Irving HB | 9 | 82 | 9.1 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 21 |
| Emeka Egbuka WR | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 17 |
| Eli Stowers TE | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Ted Hurst III WR | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Tez Johnson WR | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Marr Chase WR | 5 | 90 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| Andrei Iosivas WR | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Erick All Jr TE | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| Chase Brown HB | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Luke Musgrave TE | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Tee Higgins WR | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
BUCCANEERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zyon McCollum CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vita Vea DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shemar Stewart REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Andersen MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Parrish CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cor'Dale Flott SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keionte Scott CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Morrison CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield Jr FS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Turner II CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Cook FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Dugger SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacario Davis CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Battle SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Lawrence II DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swayze Bozeman MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boye Mafe REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
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TEAM STATS
| Buccaneers | Bengals | |
|---|---|---|
| 347 | TOTAL YARDS | 186 |
| 336 | PASSING YARDS | 124 |
| 11 | RUSHING YARDS | 62 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 4 |
| 4 | 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
BUCCANEERS
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0
BENGALS