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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Pittsburgh Steelers
7-2 206.1
203.28
 
VS
proj
s99 GX NE Pats 20 25
168.5 5-4
175.61

Pittsburgh Steelers defeat s99 GX NE Pats 20 25 for sixth straight win, 206.1-168.5

Pittsburgh Steelers extended their win streak to six games with a hard-fought win over s99 GX NE Pats 20 25, emerging victorious with a 206.1-168.5 victory. Pittsburgh Steelers took an early 3.0-point lead on Thursday. s99 GX NE Pats 20 25 came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Tyreek Hill (26.5 points) and Josh Allen (19.6). Unphased, Pittsburgh Steelers made a run later that afternoon, as Mike Evans (37 points) and Kenny Golladay (23.2) put them back in the lead for good. Pittsburgh Steelers (7-2) will look to add to their success against Vacant Team, while s99 GX NE Pats 20 25 (5-4) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man.

Matchup Timeline

  Pittsburgh Steelers   s99 GX NE Pats 20 25

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Seahawks in Week 9, Evans caught 12 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 37 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Pittsburgh Steelers this week. Next week, Evans will face the Cardinals.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

Pittsburgh Steelers
Points
% of total points 206.1
1
Mike Evans
WR
37
17.65
18%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
27.3
23.7
13.2%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
23.2
16.31
11.3%
4
Courtland Sutton
WR
17.3
13.09
8.4%
s99 GX NE Pats 20 25
Points
% of total points 168.5
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
26.5
14.09
15.7%
2
Jacob Hollister
TE
20.7
4.36
12.3%
3
Josh Allen
QB
19.6
22.26
11.6%
4
Harrison Smith
S
19
8.56
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 40-yard touchdown catch and a 41-yard catch for s99 GX NE Pats 20 25, while Josh Allen had a 49-yard pass to contribute to a 116.7-90.9 lead for s99 GX NE Pats 20 25.
Sunday Late
Kenny Golladay had a 59-yard touchdown catch for Pittsburgh Steelers, while Courtland Sutton had a 21-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 188.6-168.5 lead for Pittsburgh Steelers.

Points By Position

  Pittsburgh Steelers   s99 GX NE Pats 20 25

Game Notes

Pittsburgh Steelers won despite the fact that only eight of their 23 starters scored higher than their point projections.
s99 GX NE Pats 20 25 had only nine of their 22 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Pittsburgh Steelers had three starters score zero points, while s99 GX NE Pats 20 25 had two.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Pittsburgh Steelers put up more points than their projected total, while s99 GX NE Pats 20 25 failed to reach their projection.
Not only did Pittsburgh Steelers earn the win, but they also covered the 27.67-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Tyreek Hill recorded 26.5 points, the fifth-highest score for a WR this week.

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