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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Steelers Fan
10-5 160.94
126.94
 
VS
proj
Giants Run The East
91.17 7-8
126.02

Steelers Fan defeat Giants Run The East in 160.94-91.17 beatdown

Steelers Fan brought their A game and outperformed expectations, rolling to a 160.94-91.17 victory over Giants Run The East, who fell short of projections. Steelers Fan grabbed an early 3.56-point lead on Thursday. Giants Run The East came back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by Jonathan Taylor (23 points). Not to be deterred, Steelers Fan pulled it together later that night, as Chris Godwin (6.13 points) put them back on top for good. This marks the first time this season Steelers Fan have taken down Giants Run The East, after falling 139.26-125.86 in their last matchup. Steelers Fan (10-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Giants Run The East (7-8) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Steelers Fan   Giants Run The East

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense allowed only 13 points, surrendered 318 yards, and forced 4 turnovers in a 19-13 win over the Titans. In doing so, they put up 6.8 points to more-than-triple their 1.78-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Steelers Fan this week. The Steelers will battle the Chiefs next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Steelers Fan
Points
% of total points 160.94
1
Travis Kelce
TE
35.88
13.63
22.3%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
22.9
29.18
14.2%
3
Chris Boswell
K
18
9.43
11.2%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
16.4
11.81
10.2%
Giants Run The East
Points
% of total points 91.17
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
23
18.92
25.2%
2
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
18.15
25.48
19.9%
3
Tae Crowder
LB
9.27
6.27
10.2%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
9.15
19.1
10%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jonathan Taylor had a 67-yard touchdown run for Giants Run The East, helping the team to a 19.44-0.88 lead.

Points By Position

  Steelers Fan   Giants Run The East

Game Notes

10 of the 13 starting players on Steelers Fan exceeded their projected point totals.
Giants Run The East had only four of their 13 starters score higher than their projected points.
Giants Run The East can partially blame the loss on Zack Moss, who didn't score any points.
Steelers Fan put up more points than their season scoring average (141.36) while Giants Run The East fell short of theirs (132).
Steelers Fan put up more points than their projected total, while Giants Run The East fell shy of their projection.
The defeat ends a streak of two consecutive wins for Giants Run The East.
Not only did Steelers Fan win, but they also covered the 0.92-point projected margin of victory.
Steelers Fan moves to (3-2) in blowout games this season, while Giants Run The East falls to (2-5).
A bright spot in the defeat, Jonathan Taylor (23 points) recorded the highest score for a RB this week.

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