WEEK 5 · FINAL
THE READ
Luca Santana
Analyst
Dolphins run away with it, 46-18
Miami dismantled Cincinnati 46-18, with Malik Willis throwing for 513 yards and 5 touchdowns while Jeff Caldwell caught 3 of them for 161 yards. The Dolphins' air attack was so dominant they attempted just 1 run all game and still won by 28; Cincinnati's defense allowed 520 total yards while the Bengals' own 6 turnovers turned what might have been competitive into a rout. Chase Brown's 194 rushing yards kept Cincinnati within shouting distance, but Willis and a Miami offense scoring at will proved too much, and the turnover differential of plus-10 in Miami's favor tells you everything about where this game was decided.
Luca Santana
Analyst
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | +1.6 | +4.0 | -2.4 | -3 |
| Dolphins | +17.2 | +4.0 | +13.2 | +10 |
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 MVP race
#2
Malik Willis
QB · Dolphins · 14.4% of the field
#9
Jeff Caldwell
WR · Dolphins · 1.0% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Jaylen Rivers
The insider
Cincinnati came in with Chase Brown running hot—194 yards, 4 straight weeks over 100—and left with 6 turnovers and 18 points, which tells you everything about how badly this got away from them. Miami's the one that's supposed to look dangerous right now: Willis hit 513 yards and 5 touchdowns on an afternoon where the Phins scored at will, and that's not a flash, that's a statement from a team sitting at the top of their division.
Jordan Hayes
The armchair coach
· replying
Miami's pass-happy approach—97% of the time—worked because Cincinnati couldn't stop them, but that 7 rushing yards also means the Phins never had to establish anything on the ground; they got away with a one-dimensional game plan because their defense was so dominant.
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.
Malik Willis
Dolphins
20/28, 513 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
Jeff Caldwell
Dolphins
4 catches, 161 yards, 3 TD
Chase Brown
Bengals
28 carries, 194 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Dolphins 513, Bengals 207
Dolphins
On the ground
Bengals 194, Dolphins 7
Bengals
Total yards
Dolphins 520, Bengals 401
Dolphins
Giveaways
Dolphins 1, Bengals 6
Dolphins
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 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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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 84% · Rush 16% · 38.4 scored, 25.1 allowed
12.5 yds/att
59.8% completions
5.4 yds/carry
438.9 yds/game
1.2 giveaways/game
5.4% sack rate
last 5: 5-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 70 · Efficient
Balance 61
Ball security 65
Back usage 8%
QB runs 2.9/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 91
WR 79
TE 95
RB 72
OL 78
DL 85
LB 74
DB 82
Best: Brock Bowers TE 95
Fastest: Jeff Caldwell WR 95 SPD
6 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
stuuumouuu
Dolphins · his last 8 games
Throws it
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run84% / 16%
Points for / against38.4 — 25.1
Margin+13.2
Giveaways a game1.2
Sacks taken5.4% of dropbacks
Lead backEli Heidenreich · 1.8/g
Top targetJeff Caldwell · 36%
QB carries2.1 a game
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
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
Emmitt1k300 against stuuumouuu — the men, not the teams
stuuumouuu leads it 1-0.
stuuumouuu won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 18.0 — 46.0
biggest: 28 pts to stuuumouuu
S1 · week 5
Emmitt1k300 18 — 46 stuuumouuu
STUUUMOUUU
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
Bengals receivers vs Dolphins secondary
88 v 82
BENGALS
Dolphins receivers vs Bengals secondary
79 v 82
BENGALS
Bengals line vs Dolphins front
78 v 85
DOLPHINS
Dolphins line vs Bengals front
78 v 88
BENGALS
Bengals backs vs Dolphins run defence
80 v 81
EVEN
Dolphins backs vs Bengals run defence
72 v 82
BENGALS
Bengals passer vs Dolphins secondary
99 v 82
BENGALS
Dolphins passer vs Bengals secondary
91 v 82
DOLPHINS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
BENGALS
DOLPHINS
BENGALS
DOLPHINS
BENGALS
DOLPHINS
BENGALS
DOLPHINS
BENGALS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford QB | 13/26 | 172 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 44.5 |
| Joe Flacco QB | 2/6 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 14.5 |
DOLPHINS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Willis QB | 20/28 | 513 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 138.3 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Brown HB | 28 | 194 | 6.9 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 65 | 0 |
| Tee Higgins WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DOLPHINS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Pitts Sr TE | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tee Higgins WR | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 25 |
| Andrei Iosivas WR | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| Ja'Marr Chase WR | 4 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| Chase Brown HB | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| Colbie Young WR | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
DOLPHINS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Caldwell WR | 4 | 161 | 40.2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 52 |
| Brock Bowers TE | 6 | 154 | 25.7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 45 |
| KJ Hamler WR | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 51 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr TE | 2 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 24 |
| Chris Bell WR | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Dugger SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Hampton WILL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Cook FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Battle SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dax Hill CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cashius Howell LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daijahn Anthony FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Turner II CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DOLPHINS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Green CB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miles Battle CB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uar Bernard DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Wisniewski FS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson Jr FS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Bosa REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Emmanwori SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kain Medrano LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalyn Armour-Davis CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Bonner CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Bengals
W
68–48 vs Jaguars
WK 4
W
56–35 vs Steelers
WK 3
L
24–38 vs Texans
WK 2
Dolphins
W
52–24 vs Vikings
WK 4
L
39–43 vs Chiefs
WK 3
L
35–56 vs 49ers
WK 2
TEAM STATS
| Bengals | Dolphins | |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | TOTAL YARDS | 520 |
| 207 | PASSING YARDS | 513 |
| 194 | RUSHING YARDS | 7 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 3 |
| 3 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 6 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | TAKEAWAYS | 5 |
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
0
BENGALS
—
1
DOLPHINS