The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 18 Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens Sunday afternoon game.
| Pittsburgh | Rank | @ | Baltimore | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | Spread | -4.5 | ||
| 18.8 | Implied Total | 23.3 | ||
| 20.4 | 21 | Points/Gm | 23.4 | 16 |
| 24.1 | 22 | Points All./Gm | 23.5 | 20 |
| 64.9 | 9 | Plays/Gm | 69.6 | 1 |
| 65.3 | 27 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 59.9 | 1 |
| 4.9 | 28 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.4 | 18 |
| 5.5 | 19 | Def. Yards/Play | 6.1 | 32 |
| 36.71% | 30 | Rush% | 43.18% | 12 |
| 63.29% | 3 | Pass% | 56.82% | 21 |
| 44.21% | 24 | Opp. Rush % | 36.33% | 4 |
| 55.79% | 9 | Opp. Pass % | 63.67% | 29 |
Motivation or Rest Alert
Both of these teams still barely cling to hope of making the postseason.
The Steelers can make it in with a win here paired with a Colts loss.
Baltimore needs a lot more to happed as they can make it in with a win paired with losses by the Colts, Chargers, and Dolphins.
Quarterback
Ben Roethlisberger: Although the fans and Ben had a nice moment on Monday, the fantasy results were disgusting. Roethlisberger threw for 123 yards on 46 pass attempts, the fewest yards by any passer with 45 or more passes in league history. With just 2.7 yards per pass attempt, Roethlisberger has thrown for more than 7.8 yards per attempt just once this season.
The good news is he will close the regular season against a Baltimore defense that is allowing a league-high 18.5 passing points per game, including a QB9 (19.3 points) to Roethlisberger in Week 13. Big Ben takes a step of faith to stream in 1QB leagues, but this is as good of a matchup appeal you can hope for if using him.
