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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Long Island Steelers
8-6 90.02
103.24
 
VS
proj
Grand Sakhir
89.64 4-10
107.1

Offensively challenged Long Island Steelers come back to beat Grand Sakhir in 90.02-89.64 squeaker

With the 11th-ranked point total in the league for the week, Long Island Steelers were lucky to earn a win against a foe that had an even worse week, coming from behind to earn a 90.02-89.64 win over Grand Sakhir. Despite trailing 75.64-54.60 heading into Monday night, Long Island Steelers charged back behind Kyler Murray (19.42 points) and Matt Prater (16). Aaron Rodgers (29.64 points) and Matt Gay (14) led the charge for Grand Sakhir in defeat. This marks the first time this season Long Island Steelers have taken down Grand Sakhir, after falling 122.94-110.14 in their last matchup. Long Island Steelers (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Grand Sakhir will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 4-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Long Island Steelers   Grand Sakhir

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 3 of his FG attempts against the Rams, Prater tallied 16 points this week. His scoring output was 69.3% more than his 9.45-point projection and was much higher than his 8.22-point season scoring average. Prater ranks #7 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Lions next week.
Matt Prater

Top Player Comparison

Long Island Steelers
Points
% of total points 90.02
1
Davante Adams
WR
29.1
18.06
32.3%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
19.42
24.17
21.6%
3
Matt Prater
K
16
9.45
17.8%
4
D'Onta Foreman
RB
13.2
9.05
14.7%
Grand Sakhir
Points
% of total points 89.64
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
29.64
23.41
33.1%
2
Matt Gay
K
14
8.79
15.6%
3
DJ Moore
WR
11.4
11.79
12.7%
4
Michael Gallup
WR
8.5
9.84
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Both teams had players with standout moments on Sunday night, but it was Grand Sakhir who emerged with the lead, 75.64-54.60. For Long Island Steelers, Davante Adams had a 38-yard touchdown catch. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for Grand Sakhir with a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Both teams had players with standout plays on Monday night. Kyler Murray had a 47-yard pass and a 41-yard pass for Long Island Steelers, while Matt Prater had multiple 53-yard field goals. Matt Gay made the highlight reel for Grand Sakhir with an a 55-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Long Island Steelers   Grand Sakhir

Game Notes

Just three of the nine starters on Long Island Steelers scored higher than their projected point totals.
Grand Sakhir had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Long Island Steelers won despite starting Jermar Jefferson, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup featured the two lowest scores of the week.
The matchup's 0.38-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The victory concludes a streak of two straight losses for Long Island Steelers.
In close games this season, Long Island Steelers moves to (3-1), while Grand Sakhir falls to (1-3).
Despite the loss, Aaron Rodgers recorded 29.64 points, the third-highest score in the league this week.

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