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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Pitt Steelers(TS)
8-5-1 27
35.37
 
VS
proj
Bal Ravens (ZS)
7 5-9
5.61

Bal Ravens (ZS) outperform expectations but lose to Pitt Steelers(TS) in 27-7 rout

Pitt Steelers(TS) fell short of projections while Bal Ravens (ZS) beat their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to swing the result as Pitt Steelers(TS) rolled to a 27-7 victory. Pitt Steelers(TS) got out to an early 4-point lead on Thursday. Bal Ravens (ZS) came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by the Baltimore Ravens defense (4 points) and John Brown (3). Unphased, Pitt Steelers(TS) rallied later that afternoon, as JuJu Smith-Schuster (8 points) and Ben Roethlisberger (7) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the second time this season Pitt Steelers(TS) have taken down Bal Ravens (ZS), after winning 54-18 in their last matchup. Pitt Steelers(TS) (8-5-1) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Bal Ravens (ZS) will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Pitt Steelers(TS)   Bal Ravens (ZS)

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown against the Titans, Westbrook registered 4 points this week. His scoring output crushed his 0.7-point projection and was much higher than his 1.22-point season scoring average. Westbrook ranks #92 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Redskins next week.
Dede Westbrook

Top Player Comparison

Pitt Steelers(TS)
Points
% of total points 27
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
8
2.88
29.6%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
7
8.34
25.9%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
5
5.78
18.5%
4
Dede Westbrook
WR
4
0.7
14.8%
Bal Ravens (ZS)
Points
% of total points 7
1
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
4
3.27
57.1%
2
John Brown
WR
3
0.89
42.9%
3
%
4
%

Points By Position

  Pitt Steelers(TS)   Bal Ravens (ZS)

What If

Pitt Steelers(TS) would have beaten seven other teams besides Bal Ravens (ZS) this week.
Bal Ravens (ZS) would have lost to 10 other teams besides Pitt Steelers(TS) this week.
Pitt Steelers(TS) would be 9-5 if they played Bal Ravens (ZS) every week.
Had they played each other last week, Pitt Steelers(TS) would have gotten the victory over Bal Ravens (ZS) 35-30.
Pitt Steelers(TS) would be 5-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bal Ravens (ZS).
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pitt Steelers(TS), Bal Ravens (ZS) would be 3-9.
If Pitt Steelers(TS) had played every team in the league each week, they would be 104-73-5.
If they played every team every week, Bal Ravens (ZS) would be 75-104-3.

Coach Talk

Pitt Steelers(TS)
Here's a list of scenarios where it's (borderline) excusable to go 0-for-2 in sports: A hitter's line in baseball, a pair of Dwight Howard free throws, and a double-fault in tennis. That's basically it. Going 0-for-2 on field goal attempts this past week? Sounds like Chris Boswell may have just kicked himself to the waiver wire after this effort.
Bal Ravens (ZS)
Hey, it's possible that Bal Ravens (ZS) might be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. Accumulating just nine total targets this past week, their three starting pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) apparently did a superb job blocking downfield and running decoy routes.