WEEK 9 · FINAL
THE READ
Luca Santana
Analyst
Bengals run away with it, 63-42
21 points separated these two, and Bengals had all of them. Ty Simpson threw for Falcons — 34/55, 608 yards, 6 TD, 4 INT — in a losing effort. Matthew Stafford did the damage for Bengals — 18/25, 447 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT. That is 3 straight games over 250 for Ty Simpson. Through the air: Falcons 608, Bengals 447.
Luca Santana
Analyst
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | +1.6 | +4.0 | -2.4 | -3 |
| Falcons | -11.4 | +2.2 | -13.6 | -14 |
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.
Bengals —
in the hunt
· 4-4
Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Marcus Reyes
The numbers guy
Both teams threw it all over the field and it worked—Simpson had 608 yards and 6 touchdowns, Stafford matched him with 6 of his own—but Atlanta's 4 interceptions and 5 turnovers total turned what looked like an offensive showcase into a 21-point rout. Cincinnati was cleaner with 1 pick and 2 giveaways, which against a team that loose was the difference between competitive and over.
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
· replying
Cincinnati's defense never had to show up. Atlanta threw it 55 times and turned it over 5 times—Stafford needed just 18 completions to match Simpson's 6 touchdowns because the Bengals weren't burning energy stopping the run or chasing ghosts downfield.
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.
Ty Simpson
Falcons
34/55, 608 yards, 6 TD, 4 INT
Matthew Stafford
Bengals
18/25, 447 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT
Bijan Robinson
Falcons
13 catches, 303 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Falcons 608, Bengals 447
Falcons
Total yards
Falcons 645, Bengals 511
Falcons
On the ground
Bengals 64, Falcons 37
Bengals
Giveaways
Falcons 5, Bengals 2
Bengals
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
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 72% · Rush 28% · 33.9 scored, 47.4 allowed
9.0 yds/att
57.0% completions
6.0 yds/carry
433.6 yds/game
2.1 giveaways/game
2.0% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 65 · Aggressive
Balance 78
Ball security 41
Back usage 23%
QB runs 2.7/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.1 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 87
WR 87
TE 98
RB 88
OL 86
DL 76
LB 76
DB 80
Best: Bijan Robinson HB 99
Fastest: Bijan Robinson HB 95 SPD
6 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
DopeIS1
Falcons · his last 8 games
Throws it
One back
Pass / run72% / 28%
Points for / against31.1 — 45.5
Margin-14.4
Giveaways a game1.8
Sacks taken2.2% of dropbacks
Lead backBijan Robinson · 11.1/g
Top targetCaleb Douglas · 31%
QB carries2.4 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 DopeIS1 — the men, not the teams
Emmitt1k300 leads it 1-0.
Emmitt1k300 won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 63.0 — 42.0
biggest: 21 pts to Emmitt1k300
S1 · week 9
Emmitt1k300 63 — 42 DopeIS1
EMMITT1K300
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 Falcons secondary
88 v 80
BENGALS
Falcons receivers vs Bengals secondary
87 v 82
FALCONS
Bengals line vs Falcons front
78 v 76
EVEN
Falcons line vs Bengals front
86 v 88
EVEN
Bengals backs vs Falcons run defence
80 v 76
BENGALS
Falcons backs vs Bengals run defence
88 v 82
FALCONS
Bengals passer vs Falcons secondary
99 v 80
BENGALS
Falcons passer vs Bengals secondary
87 v 82
FALCONS
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BOX SCORE
BENGALS
FALCONS
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FALCONS
BENGALS
FALCONS
BENGALS
FALCONS
BENGALS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford QB | 18/25 | 447 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 137 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Simpson QB | 34/55 | 608 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 105.7 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Brown HB | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 0 |
| Andrei Iosivas WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Stafford QB | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson HB | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 1 |
| Ty Simpson QB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Marr Chase WR | 8 | 184 | 23 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 45 |
| Luke Musgrave TE | 1 | 92 | 92 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 92 |
| Andrei Iosivas WR | 3 | 69 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 31 |
| Chase Brown HB | 3 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 22 |
| Tee Higgins WR | 1 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 25 |
| Colbie Young WR | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| Kendric Pryor WR | 1 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson HB | 13 | 303 | 23.3 | 2 | 148 | 0 | 62 |
| Caleb Douglas WR | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 18 |
| Drake London WR | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 43 |
| Denzel Boston WR | 3 | 78 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
| Travis Kelce TE | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Turner II CB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Dugger SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacario Davis CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Cook FS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dax Hill CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Hampton WILL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrius Knight Jr WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cashius Howell LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Battle SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daijahn Anthony FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FALCONS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendal Daniels WILL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Watts SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalon Walker LEDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamren Kinchens FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terell Smith CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Henderson CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Phillips III CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Bowman Jr CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azeez Ojulari LEDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Shawn Hand DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Channing Tindall MIKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Bengals
W
42–37 vs Titans
WK 8
L
7–16 vs Ravens
WK 7
L
18–46 vs Dolphins
WK 5
Falcons
L
42–49 vs Buccaneers
WK 8
L
35–62 vs 49ers
WK 7
L
10–28 vs Bears
WK 6
TEAM STATS
| Bengals | Falcons | |
|---|---|---|
| 511 | TOTAL YARDS | 645 |
| 447 | PASSING YARDS | 608 |
| 64 | RUSHING YARDS | 37 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 0 |
| 0 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 2 | GIVEAWAYS | 5 |
| 5 | 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
BENGALS
—
0
FALCONS