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New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers - Week 15
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

SF
SD		 7
 34
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ARI
CAR		 12
 19
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PHI
NYG		 38
 31
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NO
BAL		 24
 30
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KC
STL		 27
 13
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JAC
IND		 24
 34
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HOU
TEN		 17
 31
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DET
TB		 23
 20
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CLE
CIN		 17
 19
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BUF
MIA		 17
 14
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WAS
DAL		 30
 33
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ATL
SEA		 34
 18
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DEN
OAK		 23
 39
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NYJ
PIT		 22
 17
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GB
NE		 27
 31
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CHI
MIN		 40
 14
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Steelers 20, Jets 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New York Jets
Rank  Player Projections
QB 16 Mark Sanchez Pass: 210, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 33 LaDainian Tomlinson Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 48 Shonn Greene Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 14 Santonio Holmes Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 56 Braylon Edwards Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 85 Jerricho Cotchery Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 12 Dustin Keller Rec: 3-40, 1 TD
K 29 Nick Folk FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 7 Defense / ST  
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Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 21 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17 Rashard Mendenhall Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 18 Mike Wallace Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 47 Hines Ward Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 93 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 25 Heath Miller Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 12 Shaun Suisham FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 3 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Jets Club has 10-4 road record (.714) under head coach REX RYAN... Club 11-2 (.846) when QB Mark Sanchez has 80+ rating... RB LaDainian Tomlinson (49) needs 1 catch to become 3rd RB in NFL history with 50+ in 9 seasons (LARRY CENTERS, 10; MARSHALL FAULK, 9). Has 4 rush TDs in 5 career games vs. Steelers. RB Shonn Greene averages 4.9 rush yards per carry in December (62 att., 306 yards)... WR Santonio Holmes was selected in 1st round (No. 25) by Steelers & spent 4 seasons in Pit. Was named SB XLIII MVP (9 rec., 131 yards, game-winning 6-yard TD). WR Braylon Edwards averages 18.5 yards per catch vs. Pit. (21 rec., 389 yards)...TE Dustin Keller (45) needs 4 catches to surpass career high of 48 in '08... Club had season-high 5 sacks last week vs. Mia... DE Jason Taylor has 2 sacks in 2 games at Steelers. S Brodney Pool registered 1st sack, FF & FR w/ NYJ last week... KR-WR Brad Smith ranks 2nd in AFC & 4th in NFL w/ 27.9 KR avg. in '10.

Steelers Club has 6-0 record against Jets at home... In 4 home games in '10, QB Ben Roethlisberger has passed for 9 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 104.6 rating, incl. 3 games with 3 TD passes. Leads NFL in 4th-quarter rating (121.1)... RB Rashard Mendenhall (9) needs rush TD to become 5th RB in Steelers history to have 10+ rush TDs in single season. Has 5 rush TDs in 6 games at Heinz Field in '10... In 3 home games vs. NYJ (incl. playoffs), WR Hines Ward has 22 catches for 267 & 1 TD. WR Mike Wallace leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL (min. 5 rec.) in avg. yards per catch (20.6)... Defense is allowing league-low 60.1 rush yards per game... LB James Harrison (48.5) needs 1.5 sacks to become 5th Steelers player since '82 w/ 50 career. LB LaMarr Woodley (8.5) needs 1.5 sacks to reach 10 for 3rd consecutive season (11.5 in '08; 13.5 in '09). LB James Farrior has sack in 3 of past 4. S Troy Polamalu had 45-yard INT-TD last week. Polamalu (6) needs INT to tie career-high of 7 in 2008. Incl. playoffs, Steelers are 24-3 (.889) when Polamalu has INT.


Results and Schedule
New York Jets
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-13 BAL H L 9-10 -1
2 2010-09-19 NE H W 28-14 +14
3 2010-09-26 MIA A W 31-23 +8
4 2010-10-03 BUF A W 38-14 +24
5 2010-10-11 MIN H W 29-20 +9
6 2010-10-17 DEN A W 24-20 +4
7   Bye      
8 2010-10-31 GB H L 0-9 -9
9 2010-11-07 DET A W 23-20 +3
10 2010-11-14 CLE A W 26-20 +6
11 2010-11-21 HOU H W 30-27 +3
12 2010-11-25 CIN H W 26-10 +16
13 2010-12-06 NE A L 3-45 -42
14 2010-12-12 MIA H L 6-10 -4
15 2010-12-19 PIT A W 22-17 +5
16 2010-12-26 CHI A    
17 2011-01-02 BUF H    
   
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 ATL H W 15-9 +6
2 2010-09-19 TEN A W 19-11 +8
3 2010-09-26 TB A W 38-13 +25
4 2010-10-03 BAL H L 14-17 -3
5   Bye      
6 2010-10-17 CLE H W 28-10 +18
7 2010-10-24 MIA A W 23-22 +1
8 2010-10-31 NO A L 10-20 -10
9 2010-11-08 CIN A W 27-21 +6
10 2010-11-14 NE H L 26-39 -13
11 2010-11-21 OAK H W 35-3 +32
12 2010-11-28 BUF A W 19-16 +3
13 2010-12-05 BAL A W 13-10 +3
14 2010-12-12 CIN H W 23-7 +16
15 2010-12-19 NYJ H L 17-22 -5
16 2010-12-23 CAR H    
17 2011-01-02 CLE A    

Injury Report
New York Jets
Out  DE Trevor Pryce (Hip)
 FS Eric Smith (Concussion)
 OT Damien Woody (Knee)
Questionable  FS James Ihedigbo (Ankle)
Probable  OC Nick Mangold (Shoulder)
 NT Sione Pouha (Finger)
 CB Darrelle Revis (Hamstring)
 WR Brad Smith (Hand)
IR  NT Kris Jenkins (Knee ACL)
 SS Jim Leonhard (Broken Leg)
 DE Ropati Pitoitua (Left Achilles)
Holdout  QB Erik Ainge
   
Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  DE Aaron Smith (Triceps)
Doubtful  SS Troy Polamalu (Ankle)
Questionable  TE Heath Miller (Concussion)
Probable  OT Flozell Adams (Ankle)
 CB Bryant McFadden (Hamstring)
IR  OT Willie Colon (Achilles)
 QB Dennis Dixon (Knee)
 OT Max Starks (Neck)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NYJ
 Offense 		 PIT
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 20.3 23.8 22.6 PIT
Rushing yards 133.8 120.5 116.6 NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt 3.87 4.19 4.28 PIT
Completion % 53.5% 61.4% 60.9% PIT
Passing yards 231.0 238.5 225.1 PIT
Passing yards per completion 11.46 11.60 10.98 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 6.14 7.12 6.69 PIT
Interceptions 1.0 0.5 1.0 PIT
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.5 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 2.0 3.5 2.2 NYJ
3rd down conversions 36.8% 43.2% 38.7% PIT
4th down conversions 42.9% 100.0% 51.2% PIT
Time of possession 32:49 33:25 30:13 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NYJ
 Defense 		 PIT
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 19.3 13.5 22.6 PIT
Rushing yards 94.3 58.0 116.6 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 3.38 3.39 4.28 NYJ
Completion % 53.2% 56.9% 60.9% NYJ
Passing yards 196.8 213.8 225.1 NYJ
Passing yards per completion 11.21 10.05 10.98 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 5.96 5.72 6.69 PIT
INT return 0.0 1.0 1.0 PIT
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.8 0.6 NYJ
Sacks 2.8 3.3 2.2 PIT
3rd down conversions 30.4% 27.1% 38.7% PIT
4th down conversions 100.0% 50.0% 51.2% PIT
Time of possession 27:57 27:02 30:13 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NYJ   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.3 7.7 9.3 NYJ
Yards per kick return 23.6 21.7 22.1 NYJ
Yards allowed per punt return 6.0 7.1 9.3 NYJ
Yards allowed per kick return 19.7 19.6 22.1 PIT
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NYJ   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.8 8.8 5.9 NYJ
Penalty yards 60.0 82.5 48.8 NYJ

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New York Jets vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 6 2000-10-08 PIT NYJ 20-3 PIT
2001 13 2001-12-09 NYJ PIT 7-18 PIT
2003 15 2003-12-14 PIT NYJ 0-6 NYJ
2004 14 2004-12-12 NYJ PIT 6-17 PIT
2004 DP 2005-01-15 NYJ PIT 17-20 PIT
2007 11 2007-11-18 PIT NYJ 16-19 NYJ

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. DP = Divisional Playoff




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