WEEK 7 · FINAL
THE READ
70 points between Steelers and Saints
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | -1.7 | -6.7 | +5.0 | +12 |
| Saints | -13.2 | -4.2 | -9.0 | -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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Jahmyr Gibbs
Steelers
20 carries, 358 yards, 5 TD
Tyler Shough
Saints
22/38, 446 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Bryce Lance
Saints
6 catches, 229 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Steelers 371, Saints 24
Steelers
Through the air
Saints 446, Steelers 141
Saints
Total yards
Steelers 512, Saints 470
Steelers
Pressure
Saints 1 sacks, Steelers 4
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
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
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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
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 Pluto — the men, not the teams
Backendwop leads it 1-0.
Backendwop won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 42.0 — 28.0
biggest: 14 pts to Backendwop
S1 · week 7
Backendwop 42 — 28 Pluto
BACKENDWOP
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 Saints secondary
87 v 82
STEELERS
Saints receivers vs Steelers secondary
85 v 86
EVEN
Steelers line vs Saints front
75 v 85
SAINTS
Saints line vs Steelers front
85 v 84
EVEN
Steelers backs vs Saints run defence
91 v 83
STEELERS
Saints backs vs Steelers run defence
78 v 82
STEELERS
Steelers passer vs Saints secondary
79 v 82
SAINTS
Saints passer vs Steelers secondary
91 v 86
SAINTS
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BOX SCORE
STEELERS
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray QB | 9/16 | 141 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 106.5 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough QB | 22/38 | 446 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 103.6 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 20 | 358 | 17.9 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 81 | 0 |
| Kyler Murray QB | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough QB | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Bhayshul Tuten HB | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Barion Brown WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Olave WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Pearsall WR | 3 | 148 | 49.3 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 65 |
| Darnell Washington TE | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 31 |
| Justin Jefferson WR | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| Malachi Fields WR | 2 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 29 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs HB | 2 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 23 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Lance WR | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 2 | 120 | 0 | 70 |
| Oscar Delp TE | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 31 |
| Brandon Aiyuk WR | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 17 |
| Bhayshul Tuten HB | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 10 |
| Chris Olave WR | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Spears-Jennings FS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Lee III CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian Joseph-Day DT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaquan Brisker SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Ramsey CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamin Davis WILL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian Castro FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeShon Elliott SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Harrison MIKE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Heyward DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAINTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kool-Aid McKinstry CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Reid FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Joseph SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ifeatu Melifonwu SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Woodaz MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Styles Jr. CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
STEELERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Boswell K | 1/1 | 3/5 | 39 |
SAINTS
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Steelers
W
31–28 vs Buccaneers
WK 6
W
35–7 vs Colts
WK 5
L
31–34 vs Browns
WK 4
Saints
L
14–33 vs Giants
WK 6
L
20–27 vs Vikings
WK 5
W
69–57 vs Falcons
WK 4
TEAM STATS
| Steelers | Saints | |
|---|---|---|
| 512 | TOTAL YARDS | 470 |
| 141 | PASSING YARDS | 446 |
| 371 | RUSHING YARDS | 24 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 4 |
| 4 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 2 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | 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
1
STEELERS
—
0
SAINTS