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Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers - Week 8
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

TB
MIN		 36
 17
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ATL
PHI		 30
 17
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SEA
DET		 24
 28
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SD
CLE		 6
 7
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WAS
PIT		 12
 27
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NE
STL		 45
 7
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MIA
NYJ		 30
 9
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JAC
GB		 15
 24
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IND
TEN		 19
 13
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CAR
CHI		 22
 23
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OAK
KC		 26
 16
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NYG
DAL		 29
 24
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NO
DEN		 14
 34
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SF
ARI		 24
 3
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Steelers 26, Redskins 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Washington Redskins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 4 Robert Griffin III Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 50, 1
RB 22 Alfred Morris Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 54 Evan Royster Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 44 Santana Moss Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 46 Leonard Hankerson Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 69 Josh Morgan Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
 TE 20 Logan Paulsen Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 17 Kai Forbath FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 21 Defense / ST  
View all Week 8 Rankings or Projections
  
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 8 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 23 Jonathan Dwyer Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 34 Isaac Redman Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 3 Mike Wallace Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 19 Antonio Brown Rec: 7-80, 0 TD
WR 68 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 6 Heath Miller Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 3 Shaun Suisham FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2
DEF 7 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Redskins QB Robert Griffin III leads NFL with 70.4 comp. pct. & ranks 3rd with 101.8 rating, best mark among rookies. Is 1st among NFL QBs with 468 rush yards & 6 TDs. His 6 rush TDs are 2nd most by any player... Rookie RB Alfred Morris leads NFC & ranks 2nd in NFL with 658 rush yards. Had career-high 120 rush yards last week, 3rd 100+ yard rush game of past 4. Is 2nd in NFC with 5 rush TDs. Redskins are only team with 2 players (Griffin, Morris) with 5+ rush TDs each... WR Santana Moss had season-high 2 TD catches last week & has 4 TDs in past 5 overall. WR Pierre Garcon avg. 19.1 yards per catch. TE Logan Paulsen had career highs in catches (4) & rec. yards (76) vs. NYG... LB Ryan Kerrigan has sack in 3 of past 4 on road. Had 2 sacks & 2 FF in last road game vs. AFC. LB London Fletcher aims for 3rd meeting in row with 8+ tackles. LB Rob Jackson had INT & half-sack last week. Is 1 of 3 NFL LBs with 2+ INTs (2) & INT-TD in 2012.

Steelers Club is 15-6 (.714) vs. NFC under MIKE TOMLIN... Steelers aim for 9th straight win at home vs. NFC... Pit. has won past 3 at home vs. Redskins... Have NFL-best 53.8 pct. 3rd-down conversion rate... For career, QB Ben Roethlisberger is 2-0 vs. Redskins. Roethlisberger is 14-1 (.933) at home vs. NFC... For career, RB Rashard Mendenhall averages 5.1 yards per carry vs. NFC. RB Jonathan Dwyer had career-high 122 rush yards on 17 att. (7.2 avg.) last week... WR Mike Wallace has 9 TD rec. in 13 career games vs. NFC. WR Antonio Brown had season-high 96 rec. yards in Week 7... TE Heath Miller has 5 TD rec. in '12, tied for most among NFL TEs... LB LaMarr Woodley posted 1st INT of season last week. Had 2 sacks in only career game vs. Was. (11/3/08). LB James Harrison (59) needs 1.5 sacks to surpass KEITH WILLIS (59) & JOEY PORTER (60) for 2nd-most sacks in Pit. history... S Ryan Clark spent 2 seasons (2004-05) w/ Redskins.


Results and Schedule
Washington Redskins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 NO A W 40-32 +8
2 2012-09-16 STL A L 28-31 -3
3 2012-09-23 CIN H L 31-38 -7
4 2012-09-30 TB A W 24-22 +2
5 2012-10-07 ATL H L 17-24 -7
6 2012-10-14 MIN H W 38-26 +12
7 2012-10-21 NYG A L 23-27 -4
8 2012-10-28 PIT A L 12-27 -15
9 2012-11-04 CAR H    
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 PHI H    
12 2012-11-22 DAL A    
13 2012-12-03 NYG H    
14 2012-12-09 BAL H    
15 2012-12-16 CLE A    
16 2012-12-23 PHI A    
17 2012-12-30 DAL H    
   
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 DEN A L 19-31 -12
2 2012-09-16 NYJ H W 27-10 +17
3 2012-09-23 OAK A L 31-34 -3
4   Bye      
5 2012-10-07 PHI H W 16-14 +2
6 2012-10-11 TEN A L 23-26 -3
7 2012-10-21 CIN A W 24-17 +7
8 2012-10-28 WAS H W 27-12 +15
9 2012-11-04 NYG A    
10 2012-11-12 KC H    
11 2012-11-18 BAL H    
12 2012-11-25 CLE A    
13 2012-12-02 BAL A    
14 2012-12-09 SD H    
15 2012-12-16 DAL A    
16 2012-12-23 CIN H    
17 2012-12-30 CLE H    

Injury Report
Washington Redskins
Out  WR Pierre Garcon (foot)
 SS Brandon Meriweather (knee)
Questionable  ILB London Fletcher (hamstring)
Probable  CB Cedric Griffin (hamstring)
 CB Josh Wilson (shoulder)
IR  FS Jordan Bernstine (knee, 9/10)
 DE Adam Carriker (quadriceps, 9/18)
 TE Fred Davis (achilles-tendon, 10/22)
 RB Roy Helu (foot, 9/26)
 NT Chris Neild (knee, 8/31)
 OLB Brian Orakpo (pectoral, 9/18)
   
Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  ILB Brandon Johnson (hamstring)
 RB Rashard Mendenhall (achilles-tendon)
 SS Troy Polamalu (calf)
Questionable  RB Isaac Redman (knee)
 K Shaun Suisham (ankle)
Probable  SS Will Allen (ankle)
 OLB Chris Carter (hamstring)
 RB Jonathan Dwyer (other-excused)
 OLB Jason Worilds (other-illness)
IR  ILB Sean Spence (knee, 8/31)

Offense Stats Comparison
  WAS
 Offense 		 PIT
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 26.5 24.7 22.8 WAS
Rushing yards 183.0 81.7 116.0 WAS
Rushing yards per attempt 6.03 3.61 4.27 WAS
Completion % 69.2% 67.9% 61.8% WAS
Passing yards 198.5 295.0 239.9 PIT
Passing yards per completion 10.72 11.16 10.96 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 7.42 7.57 6.78 PIT
Interceptions 0.8 0.3 1.0 PIT
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.7 -
Sacks allowed 2.3 1.7 2.3 PIT
3rd down conversions 31.4% 52.7% 38.9% PIT
4th down conversions 100.0% 66.7% 57.1% WAS
Time of possession 30:39 35:36 30:17 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison
  WAS
 Defense 		 PIT
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 27.0 19.0 22.8 PIT
Rushing yards 87.5 88.0 116.0 WAS
Rushing yards per attempt 3.92 4.23 4.27 WAS
Completion % 67.1% 57.1% 61.8% PIT
Passing yards 323.8 166.3 239.9 PIT
Passing yards per completion 11.96 9.34 10.96 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 8.02 5.33 6.78 PIT
INT return 1.3 0.7 1.0 WAS
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.3 0.7 WAS
Sacks 1.5 2.0 2.3 PIT
3rd down conversions 48.1% 46.0% 38.9% PIT
4th down conversions 50.0% 100.0% 57.1% WAS
Time of possession 29:21 24:24 30:17 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   WAS   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 4.5 6.6 8.8 PIT
Yards per kick return 23.2 28.1 25.0 PIT
Yards allowed per punt return 5.9 5.4 8.8 PIT
Yards allowed per kick return 22.8 27.8 25.0 WAS
  Misc Stats Comparison
   WAS   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 8.0 6.5 WAS
Penalty yards 63.5 79.0 56.3 WAS

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2012 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 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Washington Redskins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 16 2000-12-16 WAS PIT 3-24 PIT
2004 12 2004-11-28 WAS PIT 7-16 PIT
2008 9 2008-11-03 PIT WAS 23-6 PIT

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.