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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
VPittsburgh Steelers
6-7 200.8
163.31
 
VS
proj
Denver Broncos
175.8 6-7
178.42

VPittsburgh Steelers beat Denver Broncos for third straight win, 200.8-175.8

VPittsburgh Steelers extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Denver Broncos, securing a 200.8-175.8 victory. VPittsburgh Steelers never trailed in this one after taking a 37.9-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Joe Schobert (28.5 points) and Kirk Cousins (28.4). Aaron Rodgers (295 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Dan Arnold (2 Rec, 61 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) were the leaders for Denver Broncos in the loss. VPittsburgh Steelers ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-7. Denver Broncos will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 6-7.

Matchup Timeline

  VPittsburgh Steelers   Denver Broncos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Michel (35 Rush Yds, 23 Rec Yds) scored 6.8 points against the Chargers in Week 13. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 1.56-point projection and was much higher than his 2.65-point season scoring average. Michel will face the Rams next week.
Sony Michel

Top Player Comparison

VPittsburgh Steelers
Points
% of total points 200.8
1
Joe Schobert
LB
28.5
9.15
14.2%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
28.4
22.78
14.1%
3
Tim Patrick
WR
20.4
9.39
10.2%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
19.2
17.37
9.6%
Denver Broncos
Points
% of total points 175.8
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
29.5
26.02
16.8%
2
Dan Arnold
TE
20.1
4.63
11.4%
3
Adrian Peterson
RB
17.7
8.61
10.1%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
13.6
13.62
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for VPittsburgh Steelers, helping the team to a 92.4-54.5 lead.
Sunday Late
Aaron Rodgers had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Denver Broncos, while Dan Arnold had a 59-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 133.7-127.3 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  VPittsburgh Steelers   Denver Broncos

Game Notes

Only 11 of the 23 starters on VPittsburgh Steelers exceeded their scoring projections.
Denver Broncos had only 10 of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
With three starters registering zero points for VPittsburgh Steelers, the margin of victory could have been much higher.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
VPittsburgh Steelers put up more points than their projected total, while Denver Broncos failed to reach their projection.
This defeat ends a streak of two straight wins for Denver Broncos.
On the losing side, Aaron Rodgers put up 29.5 points, the third-best score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

VPittsburgh Steelers
Hey, it's good to be confident, VPittsburgh Steelers. It takes guts to deploy not one, not two, but THREE starters with zero points (Zay Jones, Donovan Wilson, and Jordan Thomas), while still earning the W! We just ask you to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Try it in the postseason and we'll be finished.
Denver Broncos
The problem in Week 13 isn't exactly rocket science, Denver Broncos. Choosing to start the Tennessee Titans defense in a tough fantasy matchup... let's use this as a learning experience and agree that it won't happen again?