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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Pit Steelers (ZS)
3-4 18
27.51
 
VS
proj
New Orleans Saints
15 2-5
21

Pit Steelers (ZS) fall short of predictions, still manage to defeat New Orleans Saints, 18-15

Both teams failed to bring their A game, coming up short of their projected point totals, but Pit Steelers (ZS) did enough to take down New Orleans Saints, earning an 18-15 victory. Pit Steelers (ZS) earned an 11-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding performances from Matt Ryan (6 points) and Harrison Butker (3) and never looked back. The New Orleans Saints defense (10 Pts Allowed, 219 Yds Allowed) and Alvin Kamara (51 Rush Yds, 128 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for New Orleans Saints in the loss. Pit Steelers (ZS) (3-4) will look to get another W against Los Angeles Rams, while New Orleans Saints (2-5) will take on Phi Eagles (TS) in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Pit Steelers (ZS)   New Orleans Saints

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Pitts overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 2 points against his 1.2-point projection. In a 30-28 win over the Dolphins, he caught 7 passes for 163 yards . Pitts ranks #91 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Kyle Pitts

Top Player Comparison

Pit Steelers (ZS)
Points
% of total points 18
1
The Arizona Cardinals defense
DEF
7
7.37
38.9%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
6
6.38
33.3%
3
Harrison Butker
K
3
8.77
16.7%
4
Kyle Pitts
TE
2
1.2
11.1%
New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 15
1
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
7
6.46
46.7%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
5
5.85
33.3%
3
Jameis Winston
QB
4
6.5
26.7%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 49-yard touchdown pass for Pit Steelers (ZS), contributing to an 11-0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Pit Steelers (ZS)   New Orleans Saints

What If

Pit Steelers (ZS) would have beaten four other teams besides New Orleans Saints this week.
New Orleans Saints would have lost to eight other teams besides Pit Steelers (ZS) this week.
Pit Steelers (ZS) would be 5-2 if they played New Orleans Saints every week.
Had they played each other last week, Pit Steelers (ZS) would have defeated New Orleans Saints 25-0.
Pit Steelers (ZS) would be 1-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New Orleans Saints.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pit Steelers (ZS), New Orleans Saints would be 1-5.
If Pit Steelers (ZS) had played every team in the league each week, they would be 31-58-2.
If they played every team every week, New Orleans Saints would be 30-56-5.

Next Week Preview

Pit Steelers (ZS)
A pair of 3-4 teams will square off as Pit Steelers (ZS) face Los Angeles Rams next in Week 8. Seven weeks into the 2021 season, Pit Steelers (ZS) have tallied the 11th-most points in the league. Los Angeles Rams (37 PPG) are ranked first. Over the last three weeks, Pit Steelers (ZS) have put up 26.33 points per game, while Los Angeles Rams have averaged 39.67 per contest.
New Orleans Saints
Coming up next week, New Orleans Saints (2-5, 12th-place) are due to take on Phi Eagles (TS) (3-3-1, seventh-place). Seven weeks into the season, New Orleans Saints have posted the league's lowest point total while Phi Eagles (TS) (and their 28.43 points per game) are ranked seventh. Over the last three weeks, New Orleans Saints has put up 15.67 points per game, while Phi Eagles (TS) has averaged 26 per contest.