WEEK 17 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Texans
8-6
L
W
L
Rams
8-6
W
L
W
Defence
Rams 31.0 · Texans 25.0
Texans
Scoring
Rams 28.0 · Texans 25.0
Rams
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.
Texans
Lor_mn
Rams
glk_taza18
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 58% · Rush 42% · 25.1 scored, 25.2 allowed
8.1 yds/att
53.6% completions
5.0 yds/carry
343.5 yds/game
2.1 giveaways/game
5.5% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 51 · Aggressive
Balance 92
Ball security 40
Back usage 36%
QB runs 3.0/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.1 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89
WR 88
TE 85
RB 82
OL 84
DL 86
LB 81
DB 91
Best: Derek Stingley Jr CB 99
Fastest: Jaylin Noel WR 93 SPD
4 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 53% · Rush 47% · 28.6 scored, 31.4 allowed
9.1 yds/att
61.4% completions
5.7 yds/carry
388.8 yds/game
1.9 giveaways/game
7.9% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 66 · Aggressive
Balance 97
Ball security 46
Back usage 36%
QB runs 5.7/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Puka Nacua takes 41% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 93
WR 87
TE 82
RB 90
OL 84
DL 92
LB 82
DB 89
Best: Myles Garrett LEDG 99
Fastest: Puka Nacua WR 95 SPD
7 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
glk_taza18
Rams · his last 8 games
Runs it
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run55% / 45%
Points for / against26.1 — 32.4
Margin-6.2
Giveaways a game1.9
Sacks taken4.8% of dropbacks
Lead backIsaac Brown · 11.4/g
Top targetPuka Nacua · 36%
QB carries5.0 a game
Lor_mn
Texans · his last 8 games
Balanced
Gives it away
One target
Pass / run58% / 42%
Points for / against20.6 — 23.4
Margin-2.8
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken5.5% of dropbacks
Lead backMark Fletcher Jr · 10.2/g
Top targetNico Collins · 38%
QB carries1.2 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
Texans receivers vs Rams secondary
88 v 89
EVEN
Rams receivers vs Texans secondary
87 v 91
TEXANS
Texans line vs Rams front
84 v 92
RAMS
Rams line vs Texans front
84 v 86
EVEN
Texans backs vs Rams run defence
82 v 89
RAMS
Rams backs vs Texans run defence
90 v 84
RAMS
Texans passer vs Rams secondary
89 v 89
EVEN
Rams passer vs Texans secondary
93 v 91
EVEN
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Texans 28.0 — Rams 26.5
favorite: Texans
spread ≈ 1.5
total ≈ 54.5
sim: 47.0% Rams
RECENT FORM
Texans
L
7–34 vs Saints
WK 15
W
27–9 vs Steelers
WK 14
L
7–28 vs Colts
WK 13
Rams
W
28–20 vs Bengals
WK 15
L
7–56 vs Seahawks
WK 14
W
20–15 vs 49ers
WK 13
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
TEXANS
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0
RAMS