WEEK 16 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Cardinals
0-9
L
L
L
Saints
2-6
W
L
L
Scoring
Saints 29.0 · Cardinals 13.0
Saints
Defence
Saints 38.0 · Cardinals 42.0
Saints
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.
Cardinals
dogmanrk
Saints
Pluto
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 53% · Rush 47% · 13.9 scored, 42.0 allowed
6.6 yds/att
50.2% completions
4.1 yds/carry
290.8 yds/game
2.3 giveaways/game
6.9% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 28 · Turnover-prone
Balance 97
Ball security 35
Back usage 44%
QB runs 1.4/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.3 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 74
WR 79
TE 99
RB 84
OL 80
DL 80
LB 74
DB 82
Best: Trey McBride TE 99
Fastest: Jeremiyah Love HB 94 SPD
8 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 76% · Rush 24% · 29.4 scored, 38.4 allowed
10.3 yds/att
54.5% completions
4.0 yds/carry
354.9 yds/game
2.0 giveaways/game
7.9% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 58 · Aggressive
Balance 74
Ball security 44
Back usage 20%
QB runs 1.6/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Bryce Lance takes 45% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 91
WR 85
TE 74
RB 78
OL 85
DL 85
LB 78
DB 82
Best: Kevin Zeitler C 95
Fastest: Bryce Lance WR 95 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
Pluto
Saints · his last 8 games
Throws it
Gives it away
One back
One target
Pass / run76% / 24%
Points for / against29.4 — 38.4
Margin-9.0
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken7.9% of dropbacks
Lead backBhayshul Tuten · 6.8/g
Top targetBryce Lance · 45%
QB carries1.6 a game
dogmanrk
Cardinals · his last 8 games
Runs it
Gives it away
One back
One target
Pass / run54% / 46%
Points for / against14.9 — 43.4
Margin-28.5
Giveaways a game2.4
Sacks taken7.1% of dropbacks
Lead backJeremiyah Love · 20.1/g
Top targetTrey McBride · 43%
QB carries1.4 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.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Cardinals receivers vs Saints secondary
79 v 82
SAINTS
Saints receivers vs Cardinals secondary
85 v 82
SAINTS
Cardinals line vs Saints front
80 v 85
SAINTS
Saints line vs Cardinals front
85 v 80
SAINTS
Cardinals backs vs Saints run defence
84 v 83
EVEN
Saints backs vs Cardinals run defence
78 v 78
EVEN
Cardinals passer vs Saints secondary
74 v 82
SAINTS
Saints passer vs Cardinals secondary
91 v 82
SAINTS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Cardinals 25.5 — Saints 35.5
favorite: Saints
spread ≈ 10.0
total ≈ 61.0
sim: 93.4% Saints
RECENT FORM
Cardinals
L
14–35 vs Seahawks
WK 9
L
14–27 vs Cowboys
WK 8
L
14–48 vs Broncos
WK 7
Saints
W
29–19 vs Browns
WK 9
L
28–42 vs Steelers
WK 7
L
14–33 vs Giants
WK 6
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
CARDINALS
—
0
SAINTS