Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Pit Steelers (ZS)
2-4 25
29.4
 
VS
proj
Hou Texans (GA)
16 1-5
27.65

Pit Steelers (ZS) come back to hand Hou Texans (GA) fifth consecutive loss, 25-16

Pit Steelers (ZS) came back for a 25-16 win to hand Hou Texans (GA) their fifth straight loss. Despite trailing 16-0 heading into Sunday night, Pit Steelers (ZS) came storming back behind Chris Boswell, who made all 3 of his FG attempts for 11 points, and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, who allowed 20 points, surrendered 309 yards, and forced a fumble (7 points). Carson Wentz (223 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Adam Thielen (11 Rec, 126 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leading performers for Hou Texans (GA) in the loss. Pit Steelers (ZS) (2-4) will look to build on their success against Phi Eagles (TS), while Hou Texans (GA) (1-5) will attempt to right the ship against Cincinnati Bengals.

Matchup Timeline

  Pit Steelers (ZS)   Hou Texans (GA)

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Boswell scored 11 points in a 23-20 win over the Seahawks to beat his 8.49-point projection. He made all 3 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Pit Steelers (ZS) this week. Next week, Boswell will face the Browns.
Chris Boswell

Top Player Comparison

Pit Steelers (ZS)
Points
% of total points 25
1
Chris Boswell
K
11
8.49
44%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
7
6.77
28%
3
Najee Harris
RB
4
4.94
16%
4
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
3
6.56
12%
Hou Texans (GA)
Points
% of total points 16
1
Carson Wentz
QB
7
6.42
43.8%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
5
2.68
31.3%
3
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
3
5.64
18.8%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
1
1.86
6.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Carson Wentz had a 51-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass for Hou Texans (GA) to contribute to a 16-0 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Chris Boswell had a 52-yard field goal for Pit Steelers (ZS) to contribute to a 25-16 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Pit Steelers (ZS)   Hou Texans (GA)

StatSmack

Pit Steelers (ZS) must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (25) than their season average (23.17).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Hou Texans (GA). They've dropped their last five matchups.
Even the machines think Pit Steelers (ZS) have better players. They have a higher projected points average (31.23) than Hou Texans (GA) (24.49).
Hou Texans (GA) have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Pit Steelers (ZS) (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Pit Steelers (ZS) have outscored Hou Texans (GA) at RB, K, and DEF this season.
Pit Steelers (ZS) was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (4) than Hou Texans (GA) (2).
There's not much good to say about Hou Texans (GA) this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Pit Steelers (ZS)
Hey, we admire the confidence, Pit Steelers (ZS). It's a bold move to start not one, not two, but FOUR players with zero points while still getting a W. Try those shenanigans next week against Phi Eagles (TS) and we'll be toast!
Hou Texans (GA)
Talk about under-utilized: The starting RBs for Hou Texans (GA) collectively registered a couple of receptions on just three targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to draw up a couple of screen plays in Week 7!