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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
SteelTown Rockstar
6-9 79.34
96.54
 
VS
proj
The Tightest Ends
63.18 7-8
97.42

SteelTown Rockstar come up short of expectations, still manage to defeat The Tightest Ends, 79.34-63.18

Both teams fell short of expectations, but SteelTown Rockstar did enough to take down The Tightest Ends, securing a 79.34-63.18 victory. SteelTown Rockstar never trailed in this one after nabbing an 8.82-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Ben Roethlisberger (11.92 points) and Saquon Barkley (7.4). Justin Fields (16.9 points) and Joe Burrow (12.78) did their part for The Tightest Ends in the loss. This marks the first time this season SteelTown Rockstar have knocked off The Tightest Ends, after falling 80.1-65 in their last matchup. SteelTown Rockstar improve to 6-9 for the season, while The Tightest Ends fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  SteelTown Rockstar   The Tightest Ends

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bengals defense overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 9 points against their 5.97-point projection. During a 15-10 win over the Broncos, they allowed only 10 points, surrendered 292 yards, and forced a fumble. The Bengals defense will face the Ravens next week.
The Cincinnati Bengals defense

Top Player Comparison

SteelTown Rockstar
Points
% of total points 79.34
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
23.82
22.32
30%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
16.2
13.74
20.4%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
11.92
18.69
15%
4
Darnell Mooney
WR
9.1
9.54
11.5%
The Tightest Ends
Points
% of total points 63.18
1
Justin Fields
QB
16.9
19.03
26.7%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
12.78
19.61
20.2%
3
George Kittle
TE
12.3
14.96
19.5%
4
A.J. Green
WR
8.4
11.86
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Joe Burrow had a 56-yard touchdown pass for The Tightest Ends, who trailed 54.04-40.78 after the late action.

Points By Position

  SteelTown Rockstar   The Tightest Ends

Game Notes

Just three of the seven starters on SteelTown Rockstar exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Each of the seven starters for The Tightest Ends scored below their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.

Coach Talk

SteelTown Rockstar
Nice job, SteelTown Rockstar. Bravo on deploying a starting crew that won by over 16 points this past week.
The Tightest Ends
Talk about under-utilized. The starting backfield for The Tightest Ends collectively logged just a pair of targets this past week.