WEEK 5 · FINAL
THE READ
Talia Morgan
Beat reporter
Steelers run away with it, 35-7
Steelers 35, Colts 7, and it was not that close. Jahmyr Gibbs did the work on the ground for Steelers — 19 carries, 182 yards, 3 TD. DK Metcalf was the target for Steelers — 2 catches, 64 yards, 1 TD. Jahmyr Gibbs has not had a better afternoon this season. Total yards: Steelers 290, Colts 101.
Talia Morgan
Beat reporter
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colts | -9.8 | +4.4 | -14.2 | -5 |
| Steelers | -1.7 | -6.7 | +5.0 | +12 |
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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IN THE BOOTH
Jaylen Rivers
The insider
Pittsburgh's ground game was a freight train that Indianapolis couldn't slow down—Gibbs with 182 yards and 3 rushing touchdowns is what happens when a defense has nothing left to give you.
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
· replying
Indianapolis is functionally out—they're 0-5 with a point differential that projects to 29% wins going forward, and they've handed the ball away 4 more times than they've forced it away all season. This was a clinic in being overmatched.
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.
Jahmyr Gibbs
Steelers
19 carries, 182 yards, 3 TD
Ricky Pearsall
Steelers
2 catches, 129 yards, 1 TD
Garrett Wilson
Colts
1 catches, 63 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Steelers 290, Colts 101
Steelers
On the ground
Steelers 178, Colts 63
Steelers
Through the air
Steelers 112, Colts 38
Steelers
Giveaways
Steelers 1, Colts 2
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 54% · Rush 46% · 23.0 scored, 37.2 allowed
6.8 yds/att
52.6% completions
5.8 yds/carry
343.8 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
3.7% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 35 · Turnover-prone
Balance 96
Ball security 51
Back usage 38%
QB runs 4.4/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 78
WR 85
TE 85
RB 86
OL 85
DL 85
LB 77
DB 84
Best: Quenton Nelson LG 98
Fastest: Deion Burks 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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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
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
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
Ant
Colts · his last 3 games
Ant has 3 games on the record so far — not enough to call it a tendency.
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
Colts receivers vs Steelers secondary
85 v 86
EVEN
Steelers receivers vs Colts secondary
87 v 84
STEELERS
Colts line vs Steelers front
85 v 84
EVEN
Steelers line vs Colts front
75 v 85
COLTS
Colts backs vs Steelers run defence
86 v 82
COLTS
Steelers backs vs Colts run defence
91 v 82
STEELERS
Colts passer vs Steelers secondary
78 v 86
STEELERS
Steelers passer vs Colts secondary
79 v 84
COLTS
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BOX SCORE
COLTS
STEELERS
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COLTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Richardson Sr QB | 7/15 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13.8 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray QB | 5/9 | 112 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 100.2 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 0 |
| Anthony Richardson Sr QB | 4 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| Tyler Warren TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 19 | 182 | 9.6 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 45 | 0 |
| Kyler Murray QB | 1 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Wilson WR | 1 | 63 | 63 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 63 |
| Tyler Warren TE | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12 |
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Pearsall WR | 2 | 129 | 64.5 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 80 |
| Justin Jefferson WR | 3 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 19 |
| Quentin Johnston WR | 1 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 35 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 8 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Haulcy SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Van Noy LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Allen MIKE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grover Stewart DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Taylor-Britt CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeForest Buckner DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Davis-Gaither WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Jones CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camryn Bynum FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charvarius Ward Sr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Queen MIKE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Spears-Jennings FS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaquan Brisker SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Ramsey CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
| Jacoby Windmon LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Colts
L
21–28 vs Commanders
WK 4
L
30–31 vs Texans
WK 3
L
22–36 vs Chiefs
WK 2
Steelers
L
31–34 vs Browns
WK 4
L
35–56 vs Bengals
WK 3
W
49–42 vs Patriots
WK 2
TEAM STATS
| Colts | Steelers | |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | TOTAL YARDS | 290 |
| 38 | PASSING YARDS | 112 |
| 63 | RUSHING YARDS | 178 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 0 |
| 0 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 2 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | TAKEAWAYS | 2 |
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
COLTS
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1
STEELERS