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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Pittsburgh Steelers
5-5 175.1
179.74
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
132 0-10
166.67

Pittsburgh Steelers hand New York Giants 10th straight loss, 175.1-132.0

Pittsburgh Steelers earned a 175.1-132.0 win to hand New York Giants their 10th straight loss to open the season. Pittsburgh Steelers never trailed in this one after nabbing a 12.7-point lead on Thursday behind Chris Boswell (12 points) and Curtis Samuel (5.9). Andrew Luck (285 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Isaiah Crowell (19 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 18 Rec Yds) carried the flag for New York Giants in the loss. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-5) will look to add to their success against Houston Texans, while New York Giants (0-10) will try to right the ship against Green Bay Packers.

Matchup Timeline

  Pittsburgh Steelers   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Penny ran for 108 yards and a touchdown as the Seahawks lost to the Rams 36-31. In doing so, he put up 16.8 points and more-than-quadrupled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Pittsburgh Steelers this week. In Week 11, Penny and the Seahawks will face the Packers.
Rashaad Penny

Top Player Comparison

Pittsburgh Steelers
Points
% of total points 175.1
1
Kenny Golladay
WR
20.8
11.55
11.9%
2
Rashaad Penny
RB
16.8
3.81
9.6%
3
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
13
7.78
7.4%
4
Doug Martin
RB
12.2
9.09
7%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 132
1
Andrew Luck
QB
28.2
23.95
21.4%
2
Isaiah Crowell
RB
11.7
10.11
8.9%
3
Jamie Collins Sr.
LB
10.5
9.17
8%
4
Derwin James
S
9
8.95
6.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Chris Boswell had a 50-yard field goal for Pittsburgh Steelers, helping to stake the team to a 17.9-5.2 lead.
Sunday Early
Andrew Luck had a 53-yard touchdown pass for New York Giants, who trailed 103.1-99.1 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  Pittsburgh Steelers   New York Giants

What If

Pittsburgh Steelers would have beaten only five other teams besides New York Giants this week.
New York Giants would have lost to 17 other teams besides Pittsburgh Steelers this week.
Pittsburgh Steelers would be 9-1 if they played New York Giants every week.
Last week, Pittsburgh Steelers would have been victorious over New York Giants 167.36-151.16.
Pittsburgh Steelers would be 4-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New York Giants.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants would be 0-9.
If Pittsburgh Steelers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 98-92.
If they played every team every week, New York Giants would be 20-170.

Next Week Preview

Pittsburgh Steelers
In a matchup featuring teams separated by just a game in the standings, Pittsburgh Steelers (5-5) face Houston Texans (6-4) in Week 11. Each team has players with byes next week, as Jerry Hughes, Micah Hyde, Joe Schobert, Cameron Wake, Xavien Howard, Sony Michel, and Patrick Chung are off for Pittsburgh Steelers, while Houston Texans will be missing Baker Mayfield, Devin McCourty, Trey Flowers, and Jerick McKinnon. Over the last three weeks, Pittsburgh Steelers have put up 181.44 points per game, while Houston Texans have averaged 204.16 per contest.
New York Giants
On the docket for Week 11, last-place New York Giants (0-10) will square off against fifth-place Green Bay Packers (7-3). Each side has players with byes next week, as Isaiah Crowell, Jamie Collins Sr., Quincy Enunwa, Jordan Leggett, Jonathan Jones, and Eric Tomlinson are off for New York Giants while Matt Breida, LeSean McCoy, Bobby McCain, Buster Skrine, the San Francisco 49ers defense, and Robby Anderson are out for Green Bay Packers.