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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Baltimore Ravens
2-0 373.16
267.59
 
VS
proj
Pittsburgh Steelers
242.74 1-1
250.71

Baltimore Ravens defy predictions, earn win over Pittsburgh Steelers in 373.16-242.74 runaway

Baltimore Ravens stepped up and beat their projected point total, rolling to a 373.16-242.74 win over Pittsburgh Steelers, who fell short of projections. There wasn't much drama in this matchup, as Baltimore Ravens nabbed a 125.16-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 108.26 points from Lamar Jackson (318 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 119 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Nelson Agholor (6 Rec, 110 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Kyler Murray (37.34 points) and Devin White (25) were the leading scorers for Pittsburgh Steelers in defeat. Baltimore Ravens (2-0) will look to rack up another W against Buffalo Bills, while Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) attempt to right the ship against Houston Texans.

Matchup Timeline

  Baltimore Ravens   Pittsburgh Steelers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Agholor (6 Rec, 110 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 34 points against the Steelers in Week 2. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 8.12-point projection. Agholor ranks #83 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Nelson Agholor

Top Player Comparison

Baltimore Ravens
Points
% of total points 373.16
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
74.26
29.93
19.9%
2
Nelson Agholor
WR
34
8.12
9.1%
3
Rashod Bateman
WR
32.8
13.13
8.8%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
31.2
15.28
8.4%
Pittsburgh Steelers
Points
% of total points 242.74
1
Kyler Murray
QB
37.34
31.87
15.4%
2
Devin White
LB
25
16.58
10.3%
3
Myles Jack
LB
18
13.24
7.4%
4
Irv Smith Jr.
TE
17.1
6.16
7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Baltimore Ravens who took the lead, 285.56-160.40. Lamar Jackson found Rashod Bateman for a 75-yard touchdown pass for Baltimore Ravens. Jackson also lit up the scoreboard with a 79-yard touchdown run. Chris Boswell made the highlight reel for Pittsburgh Steelers with a 52-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Baltimore Ravens   Pittsburgh Steelers

What If

Baltimore Ravens would have beaten 13 other teams besides Pittsburgh Steelers this week.
Pittsburgh Steelers would have lost to nine other teams besides Baltimore Ravens this week.
Baltimore Ravens would be 1-1 if they played Pittsburgh Steelers every week.
Had they played each other last week, Pittsburgh Steelers would have topped Baltimore Ravens 328.16-324.76.
If Baltimore Ravens had played every team in the league each week, they would be 27-3.
If they played every team every week, Pittsburgh Steelers would be 19-11.

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