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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Steel City
6-7 144.63
137.68
 
VS
proj
Fair Warning
140.55 9-4
134.36

Steel City overcome starter's goose egg, come back to top Fair Warning in 144.63-140.55 battle

Both teams were hampered by starters who put up goose eggs, but Steel City were able to persevere and earn the win, staging an impressive comeback for a 144.63-140.55 victory over Fair Warning. Steel City trailed 131.55-102.46 heading into Monday night, but the squad came storming back behind Kirk Cousins (24.8 points) and Stefon Diggs (9.37). Lamar Jackson (24.35 points) and Allen Robinson II (19.73) led the charge for Fair Warning in the loss. Steel City ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-7. Fair Warning (9-4) will attempt to bounce back from this loss in the playoffs.

Matchup Timeline

  Steel City   Fair Warning

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Doyle overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 16.87 points against his 8.7-point projection. During a 31-17 loss to the Titans, he caught 6 passes for 73 yards and a touchdown. Doyle will face the Buccaneers next week.
Jack Doyle

Top Player Comparison

Steel City
Points
% of total points 144.63
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
24.8
24.16
17.1%
2
Jack Doyle
TE
16.87
8.7
11.7%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
16.83
17.58
11.6%
4
DJ Moore
WR
16.7
14.09
11.5%
Fair Warning
Points
% of total points 140.55
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
24.35
28.66
17.3%
2
Allen Robinson II
WR
19.73
13.42
14%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
18.5
18.55
13.2%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
16
6.81
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was Fair Warning who owned the lead, 118.32-100.86. Jack Doyle had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Steel City, while Deebo Samuel had a 33-yard touchdown catch. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for Fair Warning with a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Kirk Cousins had a 58-yard touchdown pass for Steel City on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Steel City   Fair Warning

StatSmack

You can't win if you don't play. Steel City has left fewer points on the bench this season (668.64) than Fair Warning (882.79).
Steel City see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Fair Warning (0).
Steel City have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Fair Warning (1 vs 0).
Steel City should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Fair Warning (8 vs 6).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Fair Warning - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Steel City (0) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Steel City have outscored Fair Warning at WR, DEF, and IDP this season.
The starters for Steel City had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Fair Warning (1).
Don't worry Fair Warning, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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