WRs vs Pittsburgh Steelers
As of Week 5 · through 2 games · PPR
WR2 = the second-highest-scoring WR against Steelers in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ATL | Jahan Dotson | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 2 |  NE | Mack Hollins | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Average | 2.5 | 1.5 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 3.3 | ||
| Median | 2.5 | 1.5 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 3.3 | ||
| High | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3.8 | ||
| Low | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2.9 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
Prediction for Alec Pierce
Nobody knows which slot Alec Pierce 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 6.8 points for Alec Pierce if playing as a WR2. Alec Pierce has averaged 6.1 over 2 games, and the Steelers have given up 3.3 to WR2s (-60% vs the league average of 8.3).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Alec Pierce scored: Wk 1 10.1, Wk 2 2.1. Average 6.1; weighted toward recent games it is 8.9.
2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Steelers allowed 3.3 points to their opponent's WR2. The league average for that slot is 8.3, so that is -60%.
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. 8.9 x 0.76 = 6.8. 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 Alec Pierce is to reach it as a WR2.
Why this percentage?
The projection (6.8) 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 4.1 points, leaning on Alec Pierce's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical WR 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 7.
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
- WR2s have averaged 1.5 receptions, 18.5 receiving yards and 0.0 receiving TDs against the Steelers across 2 games.
- The Steelers allow 3.3 PPR points to WR2s, -60% versus the league average of 8.3 (ranked 32 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
- 0 of 2 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 2.9 to 3.8 (median 3.3).
- WR2s scored a touchdown in 0 of 2 games (0%).
- 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
- Alec Pierce averages 6.1 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 5.7) and has played as the team's WR2.
- The Steelers have allowed 3.3 points to WR2s over 2 games (-60% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -24% adjustment.
- Last season's average (12.2) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
- Injury report: Out. The projection assumes the player plays.
- Projection: 6.8 points.
- For reference, a typical weekly starter-level WR scores about 11.8 and a top-tier one about 20.8.
- A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Alec Pierce'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 Alec Pierce 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 WR they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Alec Pierce 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 Alec Pierce's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Alec Pierce usually produces.
Projected is Alec Pierce'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 | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAL | 6 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 10.1 |
| 2 | KC | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Pierce avg | 3.5 | 2.5 | 36.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | |
| Steelers WR2 avg | 2.5 | 1.5 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 3.3 | |
| Difference | -1.0 | -1.0 | -17.5 | +0.0 | -2.8 | |
| Projected as WR2 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 27.4 | 0.0 | 6.8 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Pierce averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.