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THE WIRE
WK 15 FINAL Ravens 34, Broncos 0 WK 15 FINAL Steelers 24, Chargers 17 WK 15 FINAL Dolphins 24, Jets 30 MOVE LaNorris Sellers dev trait up Star to Superstar MOVE Christian Benford dev trait up Star to Superstar MOVE T.J. Moore dev trait up Star to Superstar WK 16 Bills (8-6) at Jaguars (12-2) WK 16 Lions (9-5) at Packers (11-3)
WEEK 8 · FINAL
BENGALS 7-7 · 24.0 PPG 26 – 24 BROWNS 2-12 · 20.0 PPG
THE READ
Bengals win the turnover battle and the game

Take care of the football or lose. Browns did not, and did. Shedeur Sanders threw for Browns — 23/32, 338 yards, 2 TD — in a losing effort. KC Concepcion Jr moved the ball for Browns — 10 catches, 174 yards, 1 TD. A season best for Shedeur Sanders. Through the air: Browns 338, Bengals 194.

The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Bengals -2.2 +1.7 -3.9 +2
Browns -7.0 +2.3 -9.3 -11
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
Nicole Santos Beat reporter
Cincinnati's 2-point win came down to the one thing Cleveland couldn't stop doing: turning the ball over. Shedeur Sanders had his best day of the season with 338 yards and 2 touchdowns, KC Concepcion Jr caught 10 for 174, and the Browns still lost because they gave it away twice while the Bengals gave it away zero times.
Ethan Price The numbers guy · replying
Cincinnati won a game it had no business winning. The Bengals got outgained 396 to 349 and got worked through the air 338 to 194, then took it anyway because Cleveland couldn't hold the ball—and because Chase Brown's 16 carries for 91 yards did enough damage on the ground to keep the chains moving when it mattered.
Hollis Vaughn The superfan · replying
Cincinnati won ugly and Cleveland lost uglier—Sanders threw for 338 and Concepcion Jr. caught 10, and it still took two Browns turnovers and a team that got outgained to steal this one. At 1-8, Cleveland doesn't get to lose games like this; they have to win them.
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.
Shedeur Sanders
Browns
23/32, 338 yards, 2 TD
KC Concepcion Jr
Browns
10 catches, 174 yards, 1 TD
Chase Brown
Bengals
16 carries, 91 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air Browns 338, Bengals 194 Browns
On the ground Bengals 155, Browns 58 Bengals
Total yards Browns 396, Bengals 349 Browns
Giveaways Browns 2, Bengals 0 Bengals
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
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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
Primary weapon: Ja'Marr Chase WR — 32% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH
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 what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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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
Bengals receivers vs Browns secondary 88 v 88 EVEN
Browns receivers vs Bengals secondary 87 v 82 BROWNS
Bengals line vs Browns front 78 v 88 BROWNS
Browns line vs Bengals front 83 v 84 EVEN
Bengals backs vs Browns run defence 80 v 88 BROWNS
Browns backs vs Bengals run defence 88 v 82 BROWNS
Bengals passer vs Browns secondary 97 v 88 BENGALS
Browns passer vs Bengals secondary 89 v 82 BROWNS
TOP PERFORMERS
Shedeur Sanders QB Browns 338 pass yds
Joe Burrow QB Bengals 194 pass yds
KC Concepcion Jr WR Browns 174 rec yds
Jeremiah Smith WR Browns 101 rec yds
Chase Brown HB Bengals 91 rush yds
Tee Higgins WR Bengals 79 rec yds
Ja'Marr Chase WR Bengals 53 rec yds
Dylan Sampson HB Browns 51 rush yds
🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE
BENGALS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Joe Burrow QB 21/381940012269.4
BROWNS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Shedeur Sanders QB 23/3233820274126.8
RECENT FORM
Bengals
L 0–30 vs Raiders WK 7
W 45–27 vs Vikings WK 6
W 46–29 vs Chiefs WK 5
Browns
L 21–47 vs Chiefs WK 7
W 37–12 vs Raiders WK 6
L 17–27 vs 49ers WK 5
TEAM STATS
Bengals Browns
349 TOTAL YARDS 396
194 PASSING YARDS 338
155 RUSHING YARDS 58
1 SACKS ALLOWED 2
1.5 SACKS MADE 1
0 GIVEAWAYS 2
2 TAKEAWAYS 0

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
2 BENGALS — 0 BROWNS
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