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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Steelers Wheels
11-4 100.54
120.98
 
VS
proj
Ben Beast
88.18 2-13
84.32

Steelers Wheels knock off Ben Beast for fifth straight win, 100.54-88.18

Steelers Wheels extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought win over Ben Beast, securing a 100.54-88.18 victory. It was the seventh consecutive loss for Ben Beast. Ben Beast took the first lead in the matchup on Sunday afternoon, but Steelers Wheels held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Travis Kelce (10 Rec, 191 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Justin Herbert (236 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Brandin Cooks (25.7 points) and Joe Burrow (12.78) carried the flag for Ben Beast in the loss. This marks the second time this season Steelers Wheels have gotten the best of Ben Beast, after winning 102.6-93.24 in their last matchup. Steelers Wheels (11-4) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Ben Beast will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 2-13.

Matchup Timeline

  Steelers Wheels   Ben Beast

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 236 yards , running for 16 yards and scoring 3 touchdowns against the Chiefs, Herbert put up 24.04 points this week. He scored right around his 23.7-point projection and overachieved for the seventh time this season. Herbert ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
Justin Herbert

Top Player Comparison

Steelers Wheels
Points
% of total points 100.54
1
Travis Kelce
TE
36.1
14.74
35.9%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
24.04
23.7
23.9%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
10.9
14.16
10.8%
4
James Conner
RB
8
13.27
8%
Ben Beast
Points
% of total points 88.18
1
Brandin Cooks
WR
25.7
11.26
29.1%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
12.78
19.61
14.5%
3
Sony Michel
RB
12.5
6.9
14.2%
4
Cole Kmet
TE
10.1
6.07
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Brandin Cooks had a 43-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch for Ben Beast, who trailed 47.44-34.90 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Joe Burrow had a 56-yard touchdown pass for Ben Beast to contribute to a 47.68-47.44 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Steelers Wheels   Ben Beast

Game Notes

Just two of the nine starting players on Steelers Wheels scored higher than their projected point totals.
Ben Beast lost despite five of their nine starters exceeding their points projection.
Steelers Wheels won despite starting Jerry Jeudy, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Steelers Wheels got the W despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Ben Beast outscored their projection.
The matchup's 12.36-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Steelers Wheels managed to get the win, but did not cover the 36.66-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Brandin Cooks recorded 25.7 points, the third-best score for a wide receiver this week.

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