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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Pitt Steelers(TS)
9-5-1 25
33.99
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
2 8-6-1
25.6

Pitt Steelers(TS) manage to beat New York Giants in 25-2 rout despite falling short of projections

Both teams fell short of their projected point totals, but Pitt Steelers(TS) did enough to get the best of New York Giants. Predicted to win 34-26, Pitt Steelers(TS) cruised to a 25-2 victory over New York Giants. Pitt Steelers(TS) got out to a 4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Dede Westbrook (6 points) and never looked back. The New York Giants defense (2 points) and Evan Engram (1) did everything they could for New York Giants in the loss. This marks the first time this season Pitt Steelers(TS) have beaten New York Giants, after falling 42-29 in their last matchup. Pitt Steelers(TS) will look to not lose that winning feeling in the semifinals next week, while New York Giants seek to rebound and lock up a top-6 finish.

Matchup Timeline

  Pitt Steelers(TS)   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 0.7 points, Westbrook crushed that amount by scoring 6 points as the Jaguars lost to the Redskins 16-13. He racked up 41 yards from scrimmage to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any WR in the league this season. Next week, Westbrook will go up against the Dolphins.
Dede Westbrook

Top Player Comparison

Pitt Steelers(TS)
Points
% of total points 25
1
Dede Westbrook
WR
6
0.7
24%
2
Chris Boswell
K
5
9.11
20%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
5
8.07
20%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
4
3.46
16%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 2
1
The New York Giants defense
DEF
2
5.18
100%
2
Evan Engram
TE
1
0.96
50%
3
%
4
%

Points By Position

  Pitt Steelers(TS)   New York Giants

Game Notes

Only three of the eight starters on Pitt Steelers(TS) exceeded their scoring projections.
New York Giants had only one of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Pitt Steelers(TS) had two starters score zero points, while New York Giants had five.
Pitt Steelers(TS) had five players score more points than the leading scorer for New York Giants.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 23-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Pitt Steelers(TS) get the win, but they also easily covered the 8.39-point predicted margin of victory.
Pitt Steelers(TS) moves to (6-4) in blowout games this season, while New York Giants falls to (2-2).

Coach Talk

Pitt Steelers(TS)
You know Pitt Steelers(TS), we're glass-half-full kind of coaches. While others may harp on the fact that our scoring's decreased a bit lately, we'll choose to spin this in a positive direction. Averaging 30.86 points through Week 14, our crew has obviously proven that it's even stronger than the 25 we needed to win this past week!
New York Giants
Wait, our quarterback threw an interception and not a single touchdown? It might be wise to go back and review the game tape. Was Eli Manning really that sloppy from the pocket, or were the Titans just that good against the pass? What do you think, New York Giants, do we continue to start him with confidence?