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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Pittsburgh Steelers
5-3 131.88
127.68
 
VS
proj
The Shockers v2.0
104.88 4-4
113.02

Unable to overcome starter's goose egg, The Shockers v2.0 fall to Pittsburgh Steelers in 131.88-104.88 rout

Hampered by a 0-point week from Brandin Cooks, The Shockers v2.0 were unable to overcome Pittsburgh Steelers, which rolled to a 131.88-104.88 victory. The Shockers v2.0 got out to a 7.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Pittsburgh Steelers after that. They were led by Christian McCaffrey (117 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 38 Rec Yds) and Kenny Golladay (6 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Jared Goff (22.88 points) and Chris Carson (15) were the leading performers for The Shockers v2.0 in the loss. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-3) will look to add to their success against Blunts and Forte's, while The Shockers v2.0 (4-4) meet JLEAGUER in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Pittsburgh Steelers   The Shockers v2.0

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Giants, Golladay put up 23.3 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.63-point projection and was much higher than his 10.98-point season scoring average. Golladay ranks #52 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Kenny Golladay

Top Player Comparison

Pittsburgh Steelers
Points
% of total points 131.88
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
23.5
16.42
17.8%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
23.3
10.63
17.7%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
15.68
23.28
11.9%
4
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
13.9
8.97
10.5%
The Shockers v2.0
Points
% of total points 104.88
1
Jared Goff
QB
22.88
19.92
21.8%
2
Chris Carson
RB
15
14.85
14.3%
3
Luke Kuechly
LB
12
5.13
11.4%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
10
9.71
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Pittsburgh Steelers owned a 99.38-76.68 lead. Kenny Golladay had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Pittsburgh Steelers, while Leonard Fournette had a 66-yard run. Jared Goff made the highlight reel for The Shockers v2.0 with a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 40-yard touchdown run for Pittsburgh Steelers, helping the team to a 125.88-104.88 lead.

Points By Position

  Pittsburgh Steelers   The Shockers v2.0

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. The Shockers v2.0 need some help then, averaging just 109.4 versus Pittsburgh Steelers's 132.81.
Even the machines think Pittsburgh Steelers have better players. Their projected average points is higher (135.35) than The Shockers v2.0 (120.49).
Once Pittsburgh Steelers put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Shockers v2.0 (4 vs 1).
Pittsburgh Steelers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than The Shockers v2.0 (4 vs 2).
By position, Pittsburgh Steelers have outscored The Shockers v2.0 at QB, RB, WR, TE, and K this season.
Pittsburgh Steelers has a higher average scoring margin (7) than The Shockers v2.0 this season (-10).
Pittsburgh Steelers came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (2) than The Shockers v2.0 (0).
Don't worry The Shockers v2.0, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Pittsburgh Steelers
Creating mismatches is a huge key to success in football. We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly outplaying The Shockers v2.0 at the wide receiver position (41.4 points to 11.6).
The Shockers v2.0
With only two receptions on four measly targets this past week, the starting RBs for The Shockers v2.0 should remind their quarterbacks to get them more involved (and dial up a screen play or two).