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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Pit Steelers (ZS)
7-6 25
25.65
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
24 7-5-1
32.72

New York Giants lose to Pit Steelers (ZS) in 25-24 nailbiter

New York Giants underachieved compared to their projected point total, as Pit Steelers (ZS) narrowly earned a 25-24 victory. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Pit Steelers (ZS) led 25-18 heading into Sunday night. New York Giants made them sweat behind Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 184 yards and ran for 12 yards and a touchdown (6 points). Pit Steelers (ZS) were led by George Kittle (9 Rec, 181 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Diontae Johnson (8 Rec, 105 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Pit Steelers (ZS) (7-6) will look to earn another win against GB Packers (JP), while New York Giants (7-5-1) attempt to get back in the win column against New Orleans Saints.

Matchup Timeline

  Pit Steelers (ZS)   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kittle (9 Rec, 181 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 9 points in a 30-23 lost to the Seahawks in Week 13. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 2.46-point projection and was much higher than his 1.58-point season scoring average. Kittle ranks #3 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Bengals next week.
George Kittle

Top Player Comparison

Pit Steelers (ZS)
Points
% of total points 25
1
George Kittle
TE
9
2.46
36%
2
Diontae Johnson
WR
7
2.23
28%
3
Chris Boswell
K
6
7.73
24%
4
Matt Ryan
QB
1
4.49
4%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 24
1
Graham Gano
K
9
7.33
37.5%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
6
9.86
25%
3
James Conner
RB
4
6.03
16.7%
4
The New York Giants defense
DEF
3
4.57
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Graham Gano had a 51-yard field goal for New York Giants, while James Conner had a 23-yard touchdown catch, helping New York Giants to a 17-2 lead.
Sunday Late
George Kittle had a 48-yard touchdown catch and a 24-yard touchdown catch for Pit Steelers (ZS), while Chris Boswell had a 53-yard field goal, contributing to a 25-18 lead for Pit Steelers (ZS).

Points By Position

  Pit Steelers (ZS)   New York Giants

What If

Pit Steelers (ZS) would have beaten five other teams besides New York Giants this week.
New York Giants would have lost to seven other teams besides Pit Steelers (ZS) this week.
If they played New York Giants every week, Pit Steelers (ZS) would be 6-7 this season.
New York Giants would have beaten Pit Steelers (ZS) 18-11 had they played each other last week.
Pit Steelers (ZS) would be 6-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New York Giants.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pit Steelers (ZS), New York Giants would be 7-5.
If Pit Steelers (ZS) had played every team in the league each week, they would be 67-98-4.
If they played every team every week, New York Giants would be 83-81-5.

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