WEEK 18 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Buccaneers
7-2
W
W
W
Saints
2-6
W
L
L
Defence
Saints 38.0 · Buccaneers 25.0
Buccaneers
Scoring
Saints 29.0 · Buccaneers 38.0
Buccaneers
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.
Buccaneers
nardwick
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
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
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
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.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Buccaneers receivers vs Saints secondary
85 v 82
BUCCANEERS
Saints receivers vs Buccaneers secondary
85 v 88
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers line vs Saints front
81 v 85
SAINTS
Saints line vs Buccaneers front
85 v 86
EVEN
Buccaneers backs vs Saints run defence
84 v 83
EVEN
Saints backs vs Buccaneers run defence
78 v 83
BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers passer vs Saints secondary
96 v 82
BUCCANEERS
Saints passer vs Buccaneers secondary
91 v 88
SAINTS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Buccaneers 38.0 — Saints 27.0
favorite: Buccaneers
spread ≈ 11.0
total ≈ 65.0
sim: 12.2% Saints
RECENT FORM
Buccaneers
W
49–31 vs Bears
WK 9
W
49–42 vs Falcons
WK 8
W
28–27 vs Panthers
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
BUCCANEERS
—
0
SAINTS