WEEK 4 · FINAL
THE READ
Browns edge Steelers by 3
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | -1.7 | -6.7 | +5.0 | +12 |
| Browns | -17.5 | -1.1 | -16.3 | -2 |
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.
Steelers —
AFC #6
· 6-2
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Kyler Murray
Steelers
17/31, 208 yards, 3 TD
Quinshon Judkins
Browns
11 carries, 99 yards, 2 TD
Johnny Wilson
Browns
4 catches, 103 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Browns 139, Steelers 91
Browns
Through the air
Steelers 208, Browns 172
Steelers
Total yards
Browns 311, Steelers 299
Browns
Giveaways
Browns 2, Steelers 0
Steelers
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
Balanced
Pass 53% · Rush 47% · 37.1 scored, 32.1 allowed
8.4 yds/att
58.5% completions
7.9 yds/carry
396.2 yds/game
1.6 giveaways/game
4.6% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 64 · Aggressive
Balance 97
Ball security 54
Back usage 40%
QB runs 3.1/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 79
WR 87
TE 80
RB 91
OL 75
DL 84
LB 78
DB 86
Best: Cam Heyward DT 99
Fastest: Jahmyr Gibbs HB 98 SPD
6 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Run-heavy
Pass 43% · Rush 57% · 16.2 scored, 32.6 allowed
5.5 yds/att
41.4% completions
5.1 yds/carry
249.1 yds/game
1.6 giveaways/game
12.1% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 18 · Turnover-prone
Balance 84
Ball security 56
Back usage 48%
QB runs 4.4/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 12.1% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 76
WR 78
TE 81
RB 83
OL 84
DL 77
LB 82
DB 88
Best: Trent Williams C 99
Fastest: Isaiah Bond WR 93 SPD
10 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
RENT DUE
Browns · his last 8 games
Runs it
One back
One target
Takes sacks
Pass / run44% / 56%
Points for / against15.6 — 30.5
Margin-14.9
Giveaways a game1.6
Sacks taken12.8% of dropbacks
Lead backQuinshon Judkins · 20.4/g
Top targetJohnny Wilson · 51%
QB carries4.0 a game
Backendwop
Steelers · his last 8 games
Runs it
One back
Pass / run53% / 47%
Points for / against37.1 — 32.1
Margin+5.0
Giveaways a game1.6
Sacks taken4.6% of dropbacks
Lead backJahmyr Gibbs · 17.9/g
Top targetRicky Pearsall · 27%
QB carries2.8 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
Backendwop against RENT DUE — the men, not the teams
All square at 1-1.
Backendwop won the last one.
2 meetings
avg 21.0 — 20.0
biggest: 5 pts to Backendwop
S1 · week 8
Backendwop 11 — 6 RENT DUE
BACKENDWOP
S1 · week 4
Backendwop 31 — 34 RENT DUE
RENT DUE
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
Steelers receivers vs Browns secondary
87 v 88
EVEN
Browns receivers vs Steelers secondary
78 v 86
STEELERS
Steelers line vs Browns front
75 v 77
EVEN
Browns line vs Steelers front
84 v 84
EVEN
Steelers backs vs Browns run defence
91 v 79
STEELERS
Browns backs vs Steelers run defence
83 v 82
EVEN
Steelers passer vs Browns secondary
79 v 88
BROWNS
Browns passer vs Steelers secondary
76 v 86
STEELERS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray QB | 17/31 | 208 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 107.9 |
BROWNS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylen Green QB | 9/16 | 172 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 93.7 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 17 | 80 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 0 |
| Kyler Murray QB | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
BROWNS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinshon Judkins HB | 11 | 99 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 71 | 0 |
| Taylen Green QB | 5 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 0 |
| Johnny Wilson WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnell Washington TE | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 37 |
| Justin Jefferson WR | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 22 |
| Malachi Fields WR | 3 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Michael Pittman WR | 1 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Ricky Pearsall WR | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| Quentin Johnston WR | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
BROWNS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Wilson WR | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 42 |
| KC Concepcion Jr WR | 1 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Quinshon Judkins HB | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 7 |
| Donald Parham Jr TE | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Spears-Jennings FS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Queen MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaquan Brisker SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Ramsey CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Holcomb WILL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Harrison MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian Joseph-Day DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elandon Roberts MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Lee III CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BROWNS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Simmons FS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Schwesinger MIKE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain II CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JL Skinner SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Farley SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denzel Ward CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Perkins Jr. LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel McNeil-Warren FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Jefferson MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Graham DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JuJu Brents CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Uche REDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Smith SAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Boswell K | 1/2 | 4/4 | 31 |
BROWNS
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Steelers
L
35–56 vs Bengals
WK 3
W
49–42 vs Patriots
WK 2
W
63–56 vs Falcons
WK 1
Browns
L
16–34 vs Panthers
WK 3
L
14–45 vs Buccaneers
WK 2
L
21–49 vs Jaguars
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Steelers | Browns | |
|---|---|---|
| 299 | TOTAL YARDS | 311 |
| 208 | PASSING YARDS | 172 |
| 91 | RUSHING YARDS | 139 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 0 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | 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
STEELERS
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1
BROWNS