QBs vs Pittsburgh Steelers
As of Week 4 · through 2 games · PPR
| Wk | Team | Player | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ATL | Cooper Rush | 12 | 22 | 143 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| 2 |  NE | Drake Maye | 14 | 22 | 208 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Average | 13.0 | 22.0 | 175.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 6.9 | ||
| Median | 13.0 | 22.0 | 175.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 6.9 | ||
| High | 14 | 22 | 208 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 8.0 | ||
| Low | 12 | 22 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
Prediction for Deshaun Watson
Nobody knows which slot Deshaun Watson will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Steelers.
I predict about 13.1 points for Deshaun Watson if playing as a QB1. Deshaun Watson has averaged 16.9 over 2 games, and the Steelers have given up 6.9 to QB1s (-59% vs the league average of 16.9).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Deshaun Watson scored: Wk 1 14.0, Wk 2 19.7. Average 16.9; weighted toward recent games it is 17.2.
2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Steelers allowed 6.9 points to their opponent's QB1. The league average for that slot is 16.9, so that is -59%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -24% adjustment (x0.76).
4. Result. 17.2 x 0.76 = 13.1. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.
It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.
Chance to score
Type a point total to see how likely Deshaun Watson is to reach it as a QB1.
Why this percentage?
The projection (13.1) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 7.9 points, leaning on Deshaun Watson's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical QB swings before that).
Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 13.
With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.
Insights
- QB1s have averaged 175.5 passing yards, 0.5 passing TDs and 8.5 rushing yards against the Steelers across 2 games.
- The Steelers allow 6.9 PPR points to QB1s, -59% versus the league average of 16.9 (ranked 32 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
- 0 of 2 games reached 15+ PPR points. Scores range from 5.7 to 8.0 (median 6.9).
- Every QB1 in the sample cleared 120 passing yards.
- QB1s scored a touchdown in 1 of 2 games (50%).
- Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.
What do these columns mean?
- Wk
- Week of the season
- Tgt
- Targets (passes thrown to the player)
- Rec
- Receptions
- ReYd
- Receiving yards
- ReTD
- Receiving touchdowns
- Car
- Carries (rushing attempts)
- RuYd
- Rushing yards
- RuTD
- Rushing touchdowns
- Cmp / Att
- Completions and pass attempts
- PaYd / PaTD
- Passing yards and touchdowns
- INT
- Interceptions thrown
- FGM / FGA
- Field goals made and attempted
- FPts
- Fantasy points in your scoring format
- Sck / TO
- Defense: sacks and takeaways
- PA
- Points allowed by a defense
- G
- Games in the sample
- vs Lg
- Percent above or below the league average
- Deshaun Watson averages 16.9 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 17.2) and has played as the team's QB1.
- The Steelers have allowed 6.9 points to QB1s over 2 games (-59% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -24% adjustment.
- Projection: 13.1 points.
- For reference, a typical weekly starter-level QB scores about 18.1 and a top-tier one about 24.5.
- A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Deshaun Watson's stats vs the Steelers
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Steelers, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Deshaun Watson has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Steelers opponents to line them up with: the best QB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Deshaun Watson will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Steelers avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Deshaun Watson's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Deshaun Watson usually produces.
Projected is Deshaun Watson's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Steelers were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAX | 16 | 22 | 205 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 14.0 |
| 2 | TB | 24 | 30 | 238 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 19.7 |
| Watson avg | 20.0 | 26.0 | 221.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 16.9 | |
| Steelers QB1 avg | 13.0 | 22.0 | 175.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 6.9 | |
| Difference | -7.0 | -4.0 | -46.0 | -1.0 | +1.0 | -4.5 | -21.5 | +0.0 | -10.0 | |
| Projected as QB1 | 15.3 | 19.8 | 168.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 22.9 | 0.0 | 13.1 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Watson averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.