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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Pittsburgh Steelers
3-4 177.3
179.06
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
87 1-6
141.96

New York Giants fall short of predictions, succumb to Pittsburgh Steelers, 177.3-87.0

There's no easy way to say it, New York Giants underperformed, at least based on projections, as Pittsburgh Steelers emerged victorious with a 177.3-87.0 victory. Pittsburgh Steelers never trailed in this one after taking a 28.3-point lead on Thursday behind Boston Scott (18.2 points) and Evan Engram (10.9). Patrick Mahomes (14 points) and Adrian Amos (12.5) led the charge for New York Giants in the loss. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-4) will look to get another win against Dallas Cowboys, while New York Giants (1-6) will meet GX s99 NE Pats 20 25 in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Pittsburgh Steelers   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 48 yards against the Saints, Samuel recorded 17.3 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.95-point projection and was much higher than his 8.7-point season scoring average. Samuel will face the Falcons next week.
Curtis Samuel

Top Player Comparison

Pittsburgh Steelers
Points
% of total points 177.3
1
Tee Higgins
WR
18.8
13.06
10.6%
2
Boston Scott
RB
18.2
13.2
10.3%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
17.4
16.7
9.8%
4
Curtis Samuel
WR
17.3
6.95
9.8%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 87
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
14
28.61
16.1%
2
Adrian Amos
S
12.5
6.99
14.4%
3
Malcolm Brown
RB
11.7
6.47
13.4%
4
Sheldon Richardson
DT
7.5
5.79
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Stephen Gostkowski had a 51-yard field goal for Pittsburgh Steelers, contributing to a 137.9-37.7 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Pittsburgh Steelers   New York Giants
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already midway through the season, and that means it's time to take a closer look at the Standings.
Pittsburgh Steelers
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Pittsburgh Steelers making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 182.9 points per game through seven weeks, 12th-best in the league.
Important Players
Stefon Diggs
MVP
48 Rec, 603 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Kirk Cousins
Best Drafted
1475 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
Tim Patrick
Best Acquisition
23 Rec, 354 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
New York Giants
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on New York Giants making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 153.9 points per game through seven weeks, 19th-best in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
1899 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 165 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Darius Slayton
Best Drafted
27 Rec, 429 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Micah Kiser
Best Acquisition
53 Tackles

Game Notes

Pittsburgh Steelers got the victory even though only 10 of their 23 starting players exceeded their projected point totals.
New York Giants had only four of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Pittsburgh Steelers had four starters score zero points, while New York Giants had seven.
Pittsburgh Steelers had four players score more points than the leading scorer for New York Giants.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The win puts an end to a two-game losing streak for Pittsburgh Steelers.
Not only did Pittsburgh Steelers get the win, but they also easily covered the 37.1-point forecasted margin of victory.