WEEK 4 · FINAL
THE READ
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
49ers edge Bengals by 2
Two teams, 2 points, and 49ers on the right side of it. Brock Purdy did the damage for 49ers — 24/33, 331 yards, 2 TD. Joe Burrow threw for Bengals — 24/35, 293 yards, 2 TD — in a losing effort. Ja'Marr Chase has not had a better afternoon this season. Total yards: 49ers 493, Bengals 338.
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49ers | -3.8 | +3.3 | -7.1 | +5 |
| Bengals | -2.2 | +1.7 | -3.9 | +2 |
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.
IN THE BOOTH
Jordan Hayes
The armchair coach
Cincinnati's ground game never showed up—45 yards on the ground against a team that's 4-7 is a luxury you can't afford when you're fighting for a playoff spot at 6-5, and it forced them to live in the passing game all afternoon.
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.
Brock Purdy
49ers
24/33, 331 yards, 2 TD
Joe Burrow
Bengals
24/35, 293 yards, 2 TD
Ja'Marr Chase
Bengals
7 catches, 153 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
49ers 493, Bengals 338
49ers
On the ground
49ers 162, Bengals 45
49ers
Through the air
49ers 331, Bengals 293
49ers
Pressure
Bengals 1 sacks, 49ers 3
49ers
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
Balanced
Pass 57% · Rush 43% · 20.9 scored, 28.0 allowed
7.1 yds/att
57.3% completions
4.6 yds/carry
336.9 yds/game
1.4 giveaways/game
9.7% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 43 · Conservative
Balance 93
Ball security 62
Back usage 37%
QB runs 3.1/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 9.7% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 92
WR 87
TE 76
RB 88
OL 79
DL 87
LB 89
DB 86
Best: Fred Warner MIKE 99
Fastest: De'Zhaun Stribling WR 95 SPD
5 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 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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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
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.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
49ers receivers vs Bengals secondary
87 v 82
49ERS
Bengals receivers vs 49ers secondary
88 v 86
EVEN
49ers line vs Bengals front
79 v 84
BENGALS
Bengals line vs 49ers front
78 v 87
49ERS
49ers backs vs Bengals run defence
88 v 82
49ERS
Bengals backs vs 49ers run defence
80 v 89
49ERS
49ers passer vs Bengals secondary
92 v 82
49ERS
Bengals passer vs 49ers secondary
97 v 86
BENGALS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Purdy QB | 24/33 | 331 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 124.6 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow QB | 24/35 | 293 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 113.1 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian McCaffrey HB | 19 | 109 | 5.7 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 28 | 0 |
| Kaelon Black HB | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Brock Purdy QB | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| De'Zhaun Stribling WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Brown HB | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Burrow QB | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Zhaun Stribling WR | 8 | 181 | 22.6 | 1 | 84 | 0 | 75 |
| Ricky Pearsall WR | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| Jake Tonges TE | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| Jeremiah Hasley TE | 2 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| Christian McCaffrey HB | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Kaelon Black HB | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Ryan Wingo WR | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Marr Chase WR | 7 | 153 | 21.9 | 2 | 88 | 0 | 71 |
| Mike Gesicki TE | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| Chase Brown HB | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Erick All Jr TE | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Tee Higgins WR | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Colbie Young WR | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bray Hubbard SS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Fred Warner MIKE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Deommodore Lenoir CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Miles Battle CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Malik Mustapha FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Osa Odighizuwa DT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Bosa LEDG | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre Greenlaw WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Patrick McMorris FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Romello Height LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mory Bamba CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gracen Halton DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Martin WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mykel Williams REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renardo Green CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demetrius Knight Jr WILL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Dax Hill CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kyle Dugger SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Barrett Carter MIKE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DJ Turner II CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bryan Cook FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cashius Howell LEDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacario Davis CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Shemar Stewart REDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Allen DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Johnson REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Roberts MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boye Mafe REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy Pineiro K | 2/2 | 1/1 | 40 |
BENGALS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evan McPherson K | 1/1 | 2/2 | 51 |
RECENT FORM
49ers
W
30–25 vs Packers
WK 3
L
28–38 vs Jaguars
WK 2
L
10–17 vs Lions
WK 1
Bengals
L
10–62 vs Seahawks
WK 3
L
16–18 vs Patriots
WK 2
W
31–25 vs Browns
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| 49ers | Bengals | |
|---|---|---|
| 493 | TOTAL YARDS | 338 |
| 331 | PASSING YARDS | 293 |
| 162 | RUSHING YARDS | 45 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 3 |
| 3 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | 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.