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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Pit Steelers (ZS)
7-3 43
38.19
 
VS
proj
Los Angeles Rams
12 2-8
17.22

Pit Steelers (ZS) climb into 1st place in 43-12 rout

Pit Steelers (ZS) ascended into first place in Vintage Football League with a convincing victory over Los Angeles Rams, rolling to a 43-12 win. Pit Steelers (ZS) never trailed in this one, coasting to victory behind Kyler Murray (245 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 61 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (10 Pts Allowed, 324 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers). The Los Angeles Rams defense (16 Pts Allowed, 333 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Tyler Higbee (3 Rec, 60 Rec Yds) were the top performers for Los Angeles Rams in the loss. Pit Steelers (ZS) (7-3) will look to rack up another win against Chicago Bears, while Los Angeles Rams (2-8) will face Dallas Cowboys in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Pit Steelers (ZS)   Los Angeles Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Claypool overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 6 points against his 2.53-point projection. During a 36-10 win over the Bengals, he caught 4 passes for 56 yards and 2 touchdowns. Claypool ranks #50 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Chase Claypool

Top Player Comparison

Pit Steelers (ZS)
Points
% of total points 43
1
Kyler Murray
QB
16
8.99
37.2%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
8
7.1
18.6%
3
Chase Claypool
WR
6
2.53
14%
4
Justin Tucker
K
5
8.67
11.6%
Los Angeles Rams
Points
% of total points 12
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
10
4.46
83.3%
2
Tyler Higbee
TE
1
0.78
8.3%
3
Jared Goff
QB
1
6.49
8.3%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 43-yard touchdown pass for Pit Steelers (ZS), while Diontae Johnson had a 46-yard catch to contribute to a 38-12 lead for Pit Steelers (ZS).

Points By Position

  Pit Steelers (ZS)   Los Angeles Rams

What If

Pit Steelers (ZS) would have beaten 11 other teams besides Los Angeles Rams this week.
Los Angeles Rams would have lost to nine other teams besides Pit Steelers (ZS) this week.
If they played Los Angeles Rams every week, Pit Steelers (ZS) would be 8-2 this season.
Pit Steelers (ZS) would have been victorious over Los Angeles Rams 30-0 had they played each other last week.
Pit Steelers (ZS) would be 7-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Los Angeles Rams.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pit Steelers (ZS), Los Angeles Rams would be 5-4.
If Pit Steelers (ZS) had played every team in the league each week, they would be 92-34-4.
If they played every team every week, Los Angeles Rams would be 34-94-2.

Next Week Preview

Pit Steelers (ZS)
In a battle of teams with identical 7-3 records, Pit Steelers (ZS) and Chicago Bears will go head-to-head next in Week 11. Pit Steelers (ZS) may need to rearrange their lineup some with Cole Beasley out on bye in Week 11. Chicago Bears won't have the Chicago Bears defense, Cairo Santos, Jerick McKinnon, Jimmy Graham, Allen Robinson II, David Montgomery, Darnell Mooney, Anthony Miller, or Nick Foles. Over the last three weeks, Pit Steelers (ZS) have scored 36.67 points per game, while Chicago Bears have averaged only 27.67 per contest.
Los Angeles Rams
Something will have to give in Week 11 as Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys are set to face off, with both teams now on five-game losing streaks. Los Angeles Rams might need to shuffle their lineup some with John Brown, Zack Moss, and Raheem Mostert out on bye next week. Dallas Cowboys will be without Stefon Diggs.