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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Pittsburgh Steelers
7-3 173.74
138.67
 
VS
proj
4X Champion
127.68 7-3
128.63

Pittsburgh Steelers knock off 4X Champion for third straight win in 173.74-127.68 rout

Pittsburgh Steelers extended their win streak to three games with an easy victory over 4X Champion, cruising to a 173.74-127.68 win. 4X Champion earned a 13.30-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Pittsburgh Steelers after that. They were led by Derrick Henry (31.1 points) and Patrick Mahomes (29.84). Dak Prescott (397 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Melvin Gordon III (108 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 25 Rec Yds) carried the flag for 4X Champion in the loss. Pittsburgh Steelers (7-3) will look to keep it rolling against 4th and Drunk, while 4X Champion (7-3) will try to get some positive momentum against The Shockers v2.0.

Matchup Timeline

  Pittsburgh Steelers   4X Champion

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the 49ers in Week 10, Clowney made 5 tackles and recorded a sack. In doing so, he put up 11 points to more-than-quadruple his 2.47-point projection, the highest percent increase of any DE in the league this season. Next week, Clowney will play the Eagles.
Jadeveon Clowney

Top Player Comparison

Pittsburgh Steelers
Points
% of total points 173.74
1
Derrick Henry
RB
31.1
11.16
17.9%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
29.84
24.56
17.2%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
20.7
11.65
11.9%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
20.1
21.68
11.6%
4X Champion
Points
% of total points 127.68
1
Dak Prescott
QB
26.88
19.37
21.1%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
19.3
10.58
15.1%
3
Jamal Adams
S
18
5.25
14.1%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
15.2
13.23
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Derrick Henry had a 68-yard touchdown run for Pittsburgh Steelers, while Patrick Mahomes had a 63-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 110.64-75.50 lead for Pittsburgh Steelers.
Sunday Night
Dak Prescott had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for 4X Champion, who trailed 160.74-115.68 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  Pittsburgh Steelers   4X Champion

Game Notes

More than half (8 of the 14) of the starters on Pittsburgh Steelers scored higher than their projected point totals.
4X Champion had only six of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
4X Champion can partially blame the loss on Cooper Kupp, who didn't score any points.
Pittsburgh Steelers put up more points than their season scoring average (140.27) while 4X Champion fell short of theirs (131.88).
Pittsburgh Steelers put up more points than their projected total, while 4X Champion fell shy of their projection.
4X Champion ranked 4th in the league in scoring this week, while Pittsburgh Steelers ranked 1st.
The 173.74 points scored by Pittsburgh Steelers are the most in the league this year.
The defeat concludes a three-game unbeaten streak for 4X Champion.
Not only did Pittsburgh Steelers win, but they also easily covered the 10.04-point projected margin of victory.
All three of the losses for 4X Champion have been blowout losses.
On the losing side, Dak Prescott scored 26.88 points, the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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