WEEK 18 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
49ers
6-2
W
W
W
Cardinals
0-9
L
L
L
Scoring
Cardinals 13.0 · 49ers 49.0
49ers
Defence
Cardinals 42.0 · 49ers 36.0
49ers
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.
49ers
¥
Cardinals
dogmanrk
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
Pass-heavy
Pass 96% · Rush 4% · 49.8 scored, 36.8 allowed
11.6 yds/att
55.9% completions
8.6 yds/carry
482.2 yds/game
2.2 giveaways/game
3.3% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 63 · Aggressive
Balance 40
Ball security 37
Back usage 0%
QB runs 1.8/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Mike Evans takes 46% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 90
WR 89
TE 78
RB 84
OL 77
DL 87
LB 78
DB 81
Best: Mike Evans WR 96
Fastest: Tyler Harrell WR 95 SPD
9 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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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
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
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
¥
49ers · his last 8 games
Throws it
Gives it away
Runs the quarterback
One target
Pass / run96% / 4%
Points for / against49.8 — 36.8
Margin+13.0
Giveaways a game2.2
Sacks taken3.3% of dropbacks
Lead backDK Metcalf · 0.1/g
Top targetMike Evans · 46%
QB carries1.6 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
¥ against dogmanrk — the men, not the teams
¥ leads it 1-0.
¥ won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 49.0 — 14.0
biggest: 35 pts to ¥
S1 · week 3
¥ 49 — 14 dogmanrk
¥
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
49ers receivers vs Cardinals secondary
89 v 82
49ERS
Cardinals receivers vs 49ers secondary
79 v 81
EVEN
49ers line vs Cardinals front
77 v 80
CARDINALS
Cardinals line vs 49ers front
80 v 87
49ERS
49ers backs vs Cardinals run defence
84 v 78
49ERS
Cardinals backs vs 49ers run defence
84 v 84
EVEN
49ers passer vs Cardinals secondary
90 v 82
49ERS
Cardinals passer vs 49ers secondary
74 v 81
49ERS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
49ers 45.5 — Cardinals 24.5
favorite: 49ers
spread ≈ 21.0
total ≈ 70.0
sim: 1.2% Cardinals
RECENT FORM
49ers
W
52–42 vs Raiders
WK 9
W
62–35 vs Falcons
WK 7
W
40–21 vs Commanders
WK 6
Cardinals
L
14–35 vs Seahawks
WK 9
L
14–27 vs Cowboys
WK 8
L
14–48 vs Broncos
WK 7
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
1
49ERS
—
0
CARDINALS