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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
PIRATES
10-2 125.12
111.27
 
VS
proj
Steel City 4Life
77.46 4-8
101.64

PIRATES top Steel City 4Life for fourth straight win in 125.12-77.46 drubbing

PIRATES extended their win streak to four games with an easy victory over Steel City 4Life, rolling to a 125.12-77.46 win. It didn't take long to figure out who would have the advantage in this matchup, as PIRATES jumped out to a 48.62-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 44.62 points from Josh Allen (253 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 78 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Stefon Diggs (8 Rec, 77 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Tua Tagovailoa (299 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Kenneth Walker III (26 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 13 Rec Yds) led the way for Steel City 4Life in defeat. This marks the second time this season PIRATES have taken down Steel City 4Life, after winning 115.5-107.3 in their last matchup. PIRATES improve to 10-2 on the season, while Steel City 4Life fall to 4-8.

Matchup Timeline

  PIRATES   Steel City 4Life

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Pacheco (69 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 17 Rec Yds) scored 14.6 points in a 26-10 win over the Rams in Week 12. He scored 34.4% more than his 10.86-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Pacheco will face the Bengals next week.
Isiah Pacheco

Top Player Comparison

PIRATES
Points
% of total points 125.12
1
Josh Allen
QB
30.92
24.72
24.7%
2
Tee Higgins
WR
17.4
11.15
13.9%
3
Isiah Pacheco
RB
14.6
10.86
11.7%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
13.7
14.71
10.9%
Steel City 4Life
Points
% of total points 77.46
1
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
15.96
19.5
20.6%
2
Kenneth Walker III
RB
15.9
13.86
20.5%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
14.7
11.02
19%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
11.2
14.12
14.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Rhamondre Stevenson had a 40-yard catch for PIRATES, helping to give the team a 63.82-15.20 lead.
Sunday Early
Tee Higgins had a 27-yard touchdown catch for PIRATES, contributing to a 90.22-36.16 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was PIRATES who emerged with the lead, 116.52-77.46. For PIRATES, Travis Kelce had a 39-yard touchdown catch. DeAndre Hopkins made the highlight reel for Steel City 4Life with a 33-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  PIRATES   Steel City 4Life

Game Notes

PIRATES emerged victorious despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Steel City 4Life had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
PIRATES put up more points than their season scoring average (112.76) while Steel City 4Life fell short of theirs (96.44).
PIRATES recorded more points than their projected total, while Steel City 4Life failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 47.66-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did PIRATES win, but they also easily covered the 9.63-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, PIRATES moves to (4-0), while Steel City 4Life falls to (2-3).

Coach Talk

PIRATES
Props on assembling a starting crew that won by a whopping 47.66 points this past week. We consider that to be a job well done. Let's tip our cap to the GM of Steel City 4Life, take this win in stride, and continue on our way towards a fantasy championship.
Steel City 4Life
Chin up, Steel City 4Life! We'd suggest that use this defeat as a learning opportunity and try to improve in Week 13. Tune in to what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are saying, and deploy the most-potent lineup possible next week.