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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Buckeye Bulldogs
13-3 125.12
123.82
 
VS
proj
Steelers
65.36 9-7
93.12

Steelers come up short of projections, succumb to Buckeye Bulldogs in 125.12-65.36 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, Steelers underperformed, at least according to projections, as Buckeye Bulldogs rolled to a 125.12-65.36 win. Buckeye Bulldogs never trailed in this one after taking a 19.2-point lead on Saturday behind Robert Woods (16.3 points) and James White (4.9). Melvin Gordon III (19.7 points) and Russell Wilson (10.96) carried the flag for Steelers in the loss. This marks the second time this season Buckeye Bulldogs have beaten Steelers, after winning 163.14-117.38 in their last matchup. Buckeye Bulldogs finish the season with a record of 13-3, while Steelers end the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Buckeye Bulldogs   Steelers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Golladay scored 15.6 points against the Broncos in Week 16 to beat his 10.46-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 66 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Buckeye Bulldogs this week.
Kenny Golladay

Top Player Comparison

Buckeye Bulldogs
Points
% of total points 125.12
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
29.82
26.64
23.8%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24.8
22.89
19.8%
3
Robert Woods
WR
16.3
12.46
13%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
15.6
10.46
12.5%
Steelers
Points
% of total points 65.36
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
19.7
14.26
30.1%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
10.96
21.3
16.8%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
10.9
11.47
16.7%
4
Wil Lutz
K
9
8.52
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 39-yard touchdown pass for Buckeye Bulldogs, helping the team to a 109.52-26.20 lead.

Points By Position

  Buckeye Bulldogs   Steelers
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were eagerly awaiting our draft grades, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Buckeye Bulldogs
Buckeye Bulldogs ended the regular season in first place after averaging 129.09 points per game, highest in the league.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
1361 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 933 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Lamar Jackson
Best Drafted
3127 Pass Yds, 36 Pass TDs, 1206 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Robert Woods
Best Acquisition
106 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 1067 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Steelers
Steelers ended the regular season 3rd in the standings after averaging 110.08 points per game, 4th-most in the league.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
3877 Pass Yds, 29 Pass TDs, 313 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Dalvin Cook
Best Drafted
1135 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 519 Rec Yds
Jarvis Landry
Best Acquisition
81 Rec, 1092 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Buckeye Bulldogs exceeded their projected point totals.
Steelers had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Steelers can partially blame the loss on Dalvin Cook, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Buckeye Bulldogs put up more points than their projected total, while Steelers fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 59.76-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Buckeye Bulldogs get the win, but they also covered the 30.7-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Buckeye Bulldogs moves to (11-2), while Steelers falls to (3-3).