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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Double E
4-12 158.75
149.42
 
VS
proj
Steel City Irish
133.45 7-9
139.18

Despite top scorer the Steelers defense, Steel City Irish fall to Double E in 158.75-133.45 runaway

Steel City Irish had the No. 1 scorer in the matchup with DEF the Pittsburgh Steelers defense posting 43.4 points, the second-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to topple Double E, who rolled to a 158.75-133.45 win. The matchup was decided almost as soon as it started, as Double E earned a 41.1-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 66.5 points from Tom Brady (410 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Devin Singletary (110 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs). The Pittsburgh Steelers defense (43.4 points) and Derek Carr (16.75) carried the flag for Steel City Irish in the loss. This marks the second time this season Double E have knocked off Steel City Irish, after falling 141.85-117.15 in their last matchup. Double E improve to 4-12 for the season, while Steel City Irish fall to 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Double E   Steel City Irish

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 110 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Falcons, Singletary recorded 25 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 13.22-point projection and was much higher than his 9.47-point season scoring average.
Devin Singletary

Top Player Comparison

Double E
Points
% of total points 158.75
1
Tom Brady
QB
41.5
34.28
26.1%
2
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
30.9
21.04
19.5%
3
Davante Adams
WR
25.8
20.14
16.3%
4
Devin Singletary
RB
25
13.22
15.7%
Steel City Irish
Points
% of total points 133.45
1
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
43.4
23.25
32.5%
2
Derek Carr
QB
16.75
26.14
12.6%
3
Chris Boswell
K
15
7.52
11.2%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
14.1
15.33
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Double E had a 102.05-60.95 lead. For Double E, Tom Brady had a 33-yard touchdown pass. Derek Carr made the highlight reel for Steel City Irish with a 42-yard pass.
Monday
Chris Boswell had a 50-yard field goal for Steel City Irish.

Points By Position

  Double E   Steel City Irish

What If

Double E would have beaten seven other teams besides Steel City Irish this week.
Steel City Irish would have lost to four other teams besides Double E this week.
If Double E played Steel City Irish every week this season, they'd be 5-11.
Double E would be 4-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Steel City Irish.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Double E, Steel City Irish would be 4-9.
If Double E had played every team in the league each week, they would be 55-89.
If they played every team every week, Steel City Irish would be 84-60.

Coach Talk

Double E
Football is all about exploiting the mismatches. Thanks to a stellar showing by Tom Brady, we doubled up Steel City Irish at the quarterback position this past week (41.5 points to 16.75). Brady went 34-for-50 for 410 yards, three TDs, and an INT in a four-point win over the Jets.
Steel City Irish
Three wide receivers, two running backs, one tight end, zero touchdowns: The six offensive position starters on Steel City Irish combined to record a healthy 397 total yards. Not one of those players could find his way to the end zone in Week 17.