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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Pit Steelers (ZS)
6-2 37
31.2
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
33 3-5
35.82

Pit Steelers (ZS) jump into 1st place, 37-33

Pit Steelers (ZS) climbed atop the standings in Vintage Football League with a hard-fought victory over Seattle Seahawks, emerging victorious with a 37-33 win. Pit Steelers (ZS) took a 37-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (14 points) and Ben Roethlisberger (182 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and never looked back. Russell Wilson (261 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 23 Rush Yds) and DK Metcalf (12 Rec, 161 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) carried the flag for Seattle Seahawks in the loss. Pit Steelers (ZS) (6-2) have now won four straight games and will look to add to their success against Cincinnati Bengals. Seattle Seahawks (3-5) will match up against Cleveland Browns in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Pit Steelers (ZS)   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Ravens in Week 8, Ebron caught 4 passes for 48 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 3 points to more-than-triple his 0.84-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Pit Steelers (ZS) this week. Next week, Ebron will play the Cowboys.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

Pit Steelers (ZS)
Points
% of total points 37
1
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
14
3.97
37.8%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
7
6.01
18.9%
3
Justin Tucker
K
6
8.28
16.2%
4
James Conner
RB
6
4.64
16.2%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 33
1
Russell Wilson
QB
13
9.76
39.4%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
8
2.79
24.2%
3
Jason Myers
K
7
7.67
21.2%
4
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
5
4.67
15.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Tucker had a 51-yard field goal for Pit Steelers (ZS), helping the team to a 37-0 lead.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson connected with DK Metcalf for a 46-yard touchdown pass for Seattle Seahawks, who trailed 37-33 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Pit Steelers (ZS)   Seattle Seahawks

Game Notes

Four of the eight starters on Pit Steelers (ZS) scored higher than their projected point totals.
Seattle Seahawks had only three of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Pit Steelers (ZS) had two starters score zero points, while Seattle Seahawks had four.
Pit Steelers (ZS) put up fewer points than their season scoring average (39.88) while Seattle Seahawks scored above theirs (31.63).
Pit Steelers (ZS) put up more points than their projected total, while Seattle Seahawks fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 4-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In upset games this season, Pit Steelers (ZS) moves to (1-0), while Seattle Seahawks falls to (0-3).
Despite the loss, Russell Wilson registered 13 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

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