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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Atlantabuckets
11-4 131.82
115.87
 
VS
proj
Steelers
86.64 9-6
115.89

Atlantabuckets beat Steelers for fourth straight win in 131.82-86.64 rout

Atlantabuckets extended their win streak to four games with an easy win over Steelers, cruising to a 131.82-86.64 victory. Atlantabuckets got out to a 23.10-point lead on Thursday behind Mark Ingram II and never let it go. Russell Wilson (19.34 points) and the Buffalo Bills defense (18) led the way for Steelers in defeat. This marks the second time this season Atlantabuckets have beaten Steelers, after winning 108.7-104.5 in their last matchup. Atlantabuckets will look to not lose that winning feeling in the Championship next week, while Steelers seek to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Atlantabuckets   Steelers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense allowed only 13 points, surrendered 315 yards, and forced 5 turnovers in a 34-13 win over the Bengals. In doing so, they put up 20 points to more-than-double their 9.07-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Atlantabuckets this week. Next week, the Patriots will go up against the Bills.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Atlantabuckets
Points
% of total points 131.82
1
Michael Thomas
WR
24.8
18.41
18.8%
2
Mark Ingram II
RB
23.1
11.92
17.5%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
9.07
15.2%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
14.9
17.43
11.3%
Steelers
Points
% of total points 86.64
1
Russell Wilson
QB
19.34
21.22
22.3%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
18
8.35
20.8%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
16
12.64
18.5%
4
Wil Lutz
K
10
9.25
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Atlantabuckets had a 78.42-38.64 lead. For Atlantabuckets, Aaron Rodgers had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard pass. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for Steelers with a 58-yard pass and a 44-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Atlantabuckets   Steelers

What If

Atlantabuckets would have beaten four other teams besides Steelers this week.
Steelers would have lost to six other teams besides Atlantabuckets this week.
If Atlantabuckets played Steelers every week this season, they'd be 8-7.
Atlantabuckets would be 8-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Steelers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Atlantabuckets, Steelers would be 9-3.
If Atlantabuckets had played every team in the league each week, they would be 88-45.
If they played every team every week, Steelers would be 80-53.

Coach Talk

Atlantabuckets
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? Not only did we double up Steelers at WR (54.1 points to 25.3), we also almost tripled them at RB (31 to 10.7).
Steelers
Unless Steelers wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing enough looks" is definitely not a valid excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) were targeted a respectable 29 times in Week 15. With just 17 total receptions, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.