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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Steel Curtain 22
4-11 127.22
138.24
 
VS
proj
BucTowN
113.9 3-12
96.82

Steel Curtain 22 hand BucTowN eighth straight loss, 127.22-113.90

Steel Curtain 22 emerged victorious with a 127.22-113.90 victory to hand BucTowN their eighth straight loss. Steel Curtain 22 never trailed in this one after earning a 14.27-point lead on Thursday behind Geno Smith (14.32 points) and Robbie Gould (3). Dawson Knox (16.9 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (13.4) carried the flag for BucTowN in the loss. This marks the second time this season Steel Curtain 22 have taken down BucTowN, after winning 104.72-101.21 in their last matchup. Steel Curtain 22 improve to 4-11 for the season, while BucTowN fall to 3-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Steel Curtain 22   BucTowN

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Peoples-Jones overachieved for the ninth time this season, scoring 11.55 points against his 7.84-point projection. During a 13-3 win over the Ravens, he caught 4 passes for 31 yards and a touchdown. Peoples-Jones ranks #100 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Donovan Peoples-Jones

Top Player Comparison

Steel Curtain 22
Points
% of total points 127.22
1
Jerick McKinnon
RB
30.7
12.43
24.1%
2
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
16
10.6
12.6%
3
Geno Smith
QB
14.32
20.54
11.3%
4
Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR
11.55
7.84
9.1%
BucTowN
Points
% of total points 113.9
1
Dawson Knox
TE
16.9
6
14.8%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
13.4
11.6
11.8%
3
Bobby Okereke
LB
13
8.43
11.4%
4
Nick Folk
K
13
7.47
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Dawson Knox had a 45-yard catch for BucTowN, who trailed 54.07-38.55 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Early
Jerick McKinnon had a 26-yard touchdown run and a 20-yard touchdown catch for Steel Curtain 22 to contribute to a 121.07-87.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Nick Folk had a 54-yard field goal for BucTowN, who trailed 121.07-113.90 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Steel Curtain 22   BucTowN

StatSmack

Steel Curtain 22 are up in wins against BucTowN this season, with a record of 2-1.
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're BucTowN. They've lost eight in a row.
BucTowN are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than Steel Curtain 22 (6 vs 3).
Steel Curtain 22 are clutch masters, with more close wins than BucTowN (1 vs 0).
By position, Steel Curtain 22 have outscored BucTowN at QB, WR, DEF, and IDP this season.
Hey BucTowN, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Steel Curtain 22
Hey, the key to football is taking advantage of the mismatches, right? Case in point: we really emphasized that by nearly tripling BucTowN at running back this past week (34 points to 11.75).
BucTowN
Ugh, talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting backfield for BucTowN collectively recorded just two targets this past week.