WEEK 17 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Cardinals
8-6
W
L
W
Steelers
4-10
W
L
L
Scoring
Steelers 23.0 · Cardinals 26.0
Cardinals
Defence
Steelers 28.0 · Cardinals 28.0
Steelers
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.
Cardinals
impaid.w
Steelers
talabandrell
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
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
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 62% · Rush 38% · 23.1 scored, 28.1 allowed
7.9 yds/att
56.2% completions
4.4 yds/carry
352.4 yds/game
1.3 giveaways/game
7.6% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 54 · Efficient
Balance 88
Ball security 64
Back usage 31%
QB runs 3.4/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89
WR 87
TE 88
RB 86
OL 81
DL 88
LB 81
DB 86
Best: T.J. Watt LEDG 93
Fastest: KaVontae Turpin WR 97 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
talabandrell
Steelers · his last 8 games
Balanced
Pass / run57% / 43%
Points for / against21.1 — 25.9
Margin-4.8
Giveaways a game1.2
Sacks taken8.0% of dropbacks
Lead backTrey Benson · 13.1/g
Top targetGermie Bernard · 31%
QB carries3.1 a game
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
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
Cardinals receivers vs Steelers secondary
84 v 86
EVEN
Steelers receivers vs Cardinals secondary
87 v 87
EVEN
Cardinals line vs Steelers front
84 v 88
STEELERS
Steelers line vs Cardinals front
81 v 85
CARDINALS
Cardinals backs vs Steelers run defence
90 v 85
CARDINALS
Steelers backs vs Cardinals run defence
86 v 82
STEELERS
Cardinals passer vs Steelers secondary
90 v 86
CARDINALS
Steelers passer vs Cardinals secondary
89 v 87
EVEN
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Cardinals 27.0 — Steelers 25.5
favorite: Cardinals
spread ≈ 1.5
total ≈ 52.5
sim: 32.3% Steelers
RECENT FORM
Cardinals
W
24–13 vs 49ers
WK 15
L
17–38 vs Lions
WK 14
W
26–22 vs Browns
WK 13
Steelers
W
24–17 vs Chargers
WK 15
L
9–27 vs Texans
WK 14
L
14–36 vs Seahawks
WK 13
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
CARDINALS
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0
STEELERS