WEEK 11 · FINAL
THE READ
Elise Carter
The insider
60 points between Bengals and Cardinals
33-27, and neither defence wants to watch it back. Sam Darnold was steady for Cardinals — 33/57, 425 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. Joe Burrow threw for Bengals — 19/41, 334 yards, 3 TD — in a losing effort. Sam Darnold has now cleared 250 passing yards in 5 in a row. Total yards: Cardinals 544, Bengals 410.
Elise Carter
The insider
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | -2.2 | +1.7 | -3.9 | +2 |
| Cardinals | -1.0 | +1.2 | -2.2 | -9 |
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.
Cardinals —
in the hunt
· 8-6
Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Caleb Brooks
Beat reporter
Cincinnati had every chance to keep this one close — Burrow threw 3 touchdowns and the passing game kept pace — but Arizona's ground game (119 yards to 76) and Darnold's 425 yards were the difference in a 33-27 loss that drops the Bengals to 6-5 in a race they're still in.
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
· replying
Marvin Harrison Jr. did the actual winning. 141 yards and a touchdown on 8 catches—that's the one player who showed up when it mattered, and Cincinnati had no answer for him.
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.
Sam Darnold
Cardinals
33/57, 425 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Joe Burrow
Bengals
19/41, 334 yards, 3 TD
Marvin Harrison Jr
Cardinals
8 catches, 141 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Cardinals 544, Bengals 410
Cardinals
Through the air
Cardinals 425, Bengals 334
Cardinals
On the ground
Cardinals 119, Bengals 76
Cardinals
Giveaways
Cardinals 2, Bengals 1
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 61% · Rush 39% · 24.5 scored, 28.4 allowed
7.9 yds/att
60.1% completions
4.2 yds/carry
353.2 yds/game
1.4 giveaways/game
3.9% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 60 · Efficient
Balance 89
Ball security 60
Back usage 32%
QB runs 4.0/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 97
WR 88
TE 82
RB 80
OL 78
DL 84
LB 78
DB 82
Best: Ja'Marr Chase WR 99
Fastest: Ja'Marr Chase WR 96 SPD
4 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 64% · Rush 36% · 26.5 scored, 28.7 allowed
9.1 yds/att
56.0% completions
4.7 yds/carry
383.2 yds/game
2.1 giveaways/game
6.5% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 60 · Aggressive
Balance 86
Ball security 40
Back usage 31%
QB runs 2.5/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.1 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 90
WR 84
TE 99
RB 90
OL 84
DL 85
LB 77
DB 87
Best: Trey McBride TE 99
Fastest: Jeremiyah Love HB 94 SPD
4 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
impaid.w
Cardinals · his last 8 games
Throws it
Pass / run65% / 35%
Points for / against28.5 — 30.0
Margin-1.5
Giveaways a game1.6
Sacks taken6.1% of dropbacks
Lead backJeremiyah Love · 12.5/g
Top targetMarvin Harrison Jr · 29%
QB carries2.5 a game
KNOFLOCKINN$$
Bengals · his last 8 games
Balanced
Pass / run61% / 39%
Points for / against21.5 — 26.5
Margin-5.0
Giveaways a game1.0
Sacks taken3.1% of dropbacks
Lead backChase Brown · 14.8/g
Top targetJa'Marr Chase · 33%
QB carries2.6 a game
Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.
THE SERIES
KNOFLOCKINN$$ against impaid.w — the men, not the teams
impaid.w leads it 1-0.
impaid.w won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 27.0 — 33.0
biggest: 6 pts to impaid.w
S2 · week 11
KNOFLOCKINN$$ 27 — 33 impaid.w
IMPAID.W
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 Cardinals secondary
88 v 87
EVEN
Cardinals receivers vs Bengals secondary
84 v 82
EVEN
Bengals line vs Cardinals front
78 v 85
CARDINALS
Cardinals line vs Bengals front
84 v 84
EVEN
Bengals backs vs Cardinals run defence
80 v 82
EVEN
Cardinals backs vs Bengals run defence
90 v 82
CARDINALS
Bengals passer vs Cardinals secondary
97 v 87
BENGALS
Cardinals passer vs Bengals secondary
90 v 82
CARDINALS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow QB | 19/41 | 334 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 99 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold QB | 33/57 | 425 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 85.7 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Brown HB | 20 | 72 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| Tahj Brooks HB | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tee Higgins WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colbie Young WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiyah Love HB | 18 | 81 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier HB | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sam Darnold QB | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Michael Wilson WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquise Brown WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colbie Young WR | 3 | 117 | 39 | 1 | 76 | 0 | 84 |
| Ja'Marr Chase WR | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 30 |
| Tee Higgins WR | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 21 |
| Jamari Johnson TE | 2 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Chase Brown HB | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Tahj Brooks HB | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Erick All Jr TE | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison Jr WR | 8 | 141 | 17.6 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 60 |
| Michael Wilson WR | 11 | 133 | 12.1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 23 |
| Trey McBride TE | 6 | 84 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 24 |
| Jeremiyah Love HB | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 18 |
| Marquise Brown WR | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| Devin Duvernay WR | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Carter MIKE | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DJ Turner II CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dax Hill CB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cashius Howell LEDG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tacario Davis CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Demetrius Knight Jr WILL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins Jr DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Cook FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kyle Dugger SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shemar Stewart REDG | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Johnson REDG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Allen DT | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Newton CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamel Johnson SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boye Mafe REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobie Durant CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Will Johnson CB | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Walter Nolen III DT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dadrion Taylor-Demerson FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Budda Baker SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Maxwell Hairston CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Josh Sweat REDG | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Wingard FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Max Melton CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Robinson DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Williams CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaven Collins LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack Wilson Sr MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Proctor DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Simon WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evan McPherson K | 2/2 | 3/3 | 32 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Ryland K | 2/2 | 3/3 | 43 |
RECENT FORM
Bengals
W
31–29 vs Steelers
WK 10
W
30–27 vs Broncos
WK 9
W
26–24 vs Browns
WK 8
Cardinals
L
24–30 vs Bears
WK 10
L
36–51 vs Packers
WK 9
W
38–36 vs Rams
WK 8
TEAM STATS
| Bengals | Cardinals | |
|---|---|---|
| 410 | TOTAL YARDS | 544 |
| 334 | PASSING YARDS | 425 |
| 76 | RUSHING YARDS | 119 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | 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
0
BENGALS
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1
CARDINALS