WEEK 9 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Bills
3-5
L
L
L
Vikings
4-4
W
W
W
Scoring
Vikings 37.0 · Bills 30.0
Vikings
Defence
Vikings 35.0 · Bills 29.0
Bills
Season form and scoring only — Madden exports no drive or situational data,
so nothing here is guesswork dressed up as inside knowledge.
THE ROOM
Nobody's put a time up yet.
Bills
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Vikings
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The two owners put their times up here.
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 57% · Rush 43% · 28.1 scored, 27.3 allowed
8.5 yds/att
62.3% completions
5.7 yds/carry
362.0 yds/game
1.1 giveaways/game
7.9% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 69 · Efficient
Balance 93
Ball security 68
Back usage 31%
QB runs 5.6/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 83
TE 82
RB 86
OL 79
DL 86
LB 77
DB 83
Best: Josh Allen QB 99
Fastest: Mecole Hardman WR 93 SPD
6 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 71% · Rush 29% · 37.0 scored, 33.4 allowed
10.9 yds/att
62.0% completions
5.8 yds/carry
393.9 yds/game
2.7 giveaways/game
4.6% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 68 · Aggressive
Balance 79
Ball security 24
Back usage 21%
QB runs 3.3/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.7 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 77
WR 82
TE 83
RB 80
OL 83
DL 80
LB 78
DB 85
Best: Christian Darrisaw LT 90
Fastest: Zachariah Branch WR 95 SPD
9 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
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Vikings · his last 7 games
Throws it
Gives it away
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run71% / 29%
Points for / against37.0 — 33.4
Margin+3.6
Giveaways a game2.7
Sacks taken4.6% of dropbacks
Lead backDemond Claiborne · 7.3/g
Top targetGermie Bernard · 31%
QB carries3.3 a game
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Bills · his last 7 games
Balanced
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run57% / 43%
Points for / against28.1 — 27.3
Margin+0.9
Giveaways a game1.1
Sacks taken7.9% of dropbacks
Lead backJames Cook III · 11.7/g
Top targetDJ Moore · 27%
QB carries5.3 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.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Bills receivers vs Vikings secondary
83 v 85
EVEN
Vikings receivers vs Bills secondary
82 v 83
EVEN
Bills line vs Vikings front
79 v 80
EVEN
Vikings line vs Bills front
83 v 86
BILLS
Bills backs vs Vikings run defence
86 v 80
BILLS
Vikings backs vs Bills run defence
80 v 82
EVEN
Bills passer vs Vikings secondary
99 v 85
BILLS
Vikings passer vs Bills secondary
77 v 83
BILLS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Bills 32.5 — Vikings 33.0
favorite: Vikings
spread ≈ 0.5
total ≈ 65.5
sim: 56.9% Vikings
RECENT FORM
Bills
L
20–29 vs Ravens
WK 8
L
18–23 vs Raiders
WK 6
L
31–37 vs Rams
WK 5
Vikings
W
42–38 vs Lions
WK 8
W
73–21 vs Colts
WK 7
W
27–20 vs Saints
WK 5
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
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BILLS
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VIKINGS