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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Pit Steelers (ZS)
5-2 36
30.69
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
20 2-5
31.27

Pit Steelers (ZS) beat New England Patriots for third straight win in 36-20 rout

Pit Steelers (ZS) extended their win streak to three games with a convincing win over New England Patriots, rolling to a 36-20 victory. It didn't take long to learn who would lead the way in this matchup, as Pit Steelers (ZS) leapt out to a 17-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive showings from Chris Boswell (9 points) and Calvin Ridley (6). Harrison Butker (3-3 FG, 40 long, 4-5 XP) and Ronald Jones II (34 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the way for New England Patriots in defeat. Pit Steelers (ZS) (5-2) will look to maintain their momentum against Denver Broncos, while New England Patriots (2-5) will attempt to get back on track against Seattle Seahawks.

Matchup Timeline

  Pit Steelers (ZS)   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray (360 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 67 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 17 points against the Seahawks in Week 7. His scoring output nearly doubled his 8.53-point projection and was higher than his 12.29-point season scoring average. Murray ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Pit Steelers (ZS)
Points
% of total points 36
1
Kyler Murray
QB
17
8.53
47.2%
2
Chris Boswell
K
9
7.07
25%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
6
2.58
16.7%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
2
4.42
5.6%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 20
1
Harrison Butker
K
13
9.02
65%
2
Ronald Jones II
RB
6
4.26
30%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
2
5.97
10%
4
Hayden Hurst
TE
1
0.95
5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Pit Steelers (ZS) to contribute to a 36-17 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Pit Steelers (ZS)   New England Patriots
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, meaning we ought catch up on the Standings.
Pit Steelers (ZS)
Pit Steelers (ZS) have lit up the scoreboard so far this season, averaging a whopping 40 points per game through seven weeks, best in the league. That offensive firepower has propelled the unit to the No. 2 spot in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Justin Tucker
MVP
13-14 FG, 55 long, 20-20 XP
Kyler Murray
Best Drafted
1847 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 437 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Ari Defense
Best Acquisition
20.9 Avg Pts Allowed, 368.7 Avg Yds Allowed, 10 Turnovers
New England Patriots
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on New England Patriots making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 29 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Harrison Butker
MVP
13-14 FG, 58 long, 16-21 XP
NE Defense
Best Drafted
23.8 Avg Pts Allowed, 355.0 Avg Yds Allowed, 12 Turnovers
Ryan Tannehill
Best Acquisition
1588 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs

What If

Pit Steelers (ZS) would have beaten nine other teams besides New England Patriots this week.
New England Patriots would have lost to 10 other teams besides Pit Steelers (ZS) this week.
If Pit Steelers (ZS) played New England Patriots every week this season, they'd be 6-1.
Had they played each other last week, Pit Steelers (ZS) would have beaten New England Patriots 58-35.
Pit Steelers (ZS) would be 4-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New England Patriots.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pit Steelers (ZS), New England Patriots would be 2-4.
If Pit Steelers (ZS) had played every team in the league each week, they would be 63-25-3.
If they played every team every week, New England Patriots would be 33-55-3.