AFC North · 2017

Pittsburgh Steelers

13-3 (6-0 AFC North · 10-2 AFC)1st in the AFC North · No. 2 seed

Last: L 42-45 vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Rating: +3.86
Adj Off: 25.34
Adj Def: 21.415
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	38.6%18	37.8%22
Early-down pass rate	53.9%8	50.1%17
Plays per game	67.69	60.832
Time of possession	32:044	28:0129
Yards per pass attempt	7.24	5.810
Yards per rush	4.123	4.526
Starting field position	Own 298	Own 263

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.0765	-0.03913
Adj. EPA per play	+0.0472	-0.00921
Success rate	46.0%2	41.1%12
Passing EPA per play	+0.1784	-0.0239
Rushing EPA per play	-0.08711	-0.06625
CPOE	3.66	-2.211
Explosive play rate	9.3%7	9.0%23

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	25.48	19.37
Points per drive	2.335	1.755
Red zone TD rate	55.3%22	68.0%30
3rd down conversion	44.3%2	36.2%7
Turnovers per game	1.1910	1.4412
Sack rate	3.6%3	9.3%1
Penalties per game	6.312	6.910

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 10Wk 1	@32Cleveland BrownsDIV	W21-18	+0.01	-0.05	5.8 / 3.8	5-13 / 3-12	1 / 1
Sep 17Wk 2	5Minnesota Vikings	W26-9	+0.07	-0.24	5.0 / 4.0	3-13 / 5-15	0 / 1
Sep 24Wk 3	@24Chicago Bears	L17-23OT	-0.03	-0.11	4.8 / 4.9	4-11 / 4-12	1 / 3
Oct 1Wk 4	@11Baltimore RavensDIV	W26-9	+0.06	-0.28	5.2 / 4.3	7-15 / 5-13	1 / 3
Oct 8Wk 5	7Jacksonville Jaguars	L9-30	-0.28	+0.10	4.9 / 5.9	7-15 / 6-12	5 / 1
Oct 15Wk 6	@8Kansas City Chiefs	W19-13	+0.19	-0.16	7.2 / 4.8	4-11 / 3-11	1 / 0
Oct 22Wk 7	22Cincinnati BengalsDIV	W29-14	+0.08	-0.20	6.5 / 3.6	2-11 / 3-11	0 / 2
Oct 29Wk 8	@15Detroit Lions	W20-15	+0.05	-0.09	6.9 / 7.0	7-14 / 2-12	2 / 1
Nov 12Wk 10	@31Indianapolis Colts	W20-17	+0.01	-0.11	5.0 / 4.9	5-13 / 6-15	1 / 1
Nov 16Wk 11	21Tennessee Titans	W40-17	+0.15	-0.13	5.5 / 5.6	5-13 / 5-13	0 / 4
Nov 26Wk 12	19Green Bay Packers	W31-28	+0.13	+0.21	6.5 / 5.7	8-13 / 6-13	3 / 0
Dec 4Wk 13	@22Cincinnati BengalsDIV	W23-20	+0.17	+0.09	5.9 / 5.9	4-12 / 7-14	1 / 0
Dec 10Wk 14	11Baltimore RavensDIV	W39-38	+0.25	+0.37	6.5 / 6.8	12-18 / 4-10	0 / 1
Dec 17Wk 15	1New England Patriots	L24-27	+0.14	+0.27	6.6 / 6.6	10-16 / 3-9	1 / 1
Dec 25Wk 16	@29Houston Texans	W34-6	+0.27	-0.30	6.0 / 4.3	7-12 / 3-12	0 / 2
Dec 31Wk 17	32Cleveland BrownsDIV	W28-24	-0.06	+0.00	6.2 / 5.9	3-10 / 7-15	2 / 2
Jan 14Div	7Jacksonville Jaguars	L42-45	+0.14	+0.32	7.0 / 6.3	7-16 / 8-14	2 / 0

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
7Ben RoethlisbergerYr 14	95%	361/562	64.2%	4259	7.6	28	14	+0.13
3Landry JonesYr 5	5%	23/28	82.1%	239	8.5	1	1	-0.29

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
26Le'Veon BellYr 5	73%	321	1291	4.0	9	86	-0.01
30James ConnerR	7%	32	144	4.5	0	0	-0.02
38Stevan RidleyYr 7	6%	26	108	4.2	1	0	-0.07

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
84Antonio BrownWR Yr 8	17%	101	1533	15.2	9	+0.26
19JuJu Smith-SchusterWR R	10%	58	917	15.8	7	+0.67
10Martavis BryantWR Yr 4	8%	50	603	12.1	3	+0.20
81Jesse JamesTE Yr 3	7%	43	372	8.7	3	+0.19
17Eli RogersWR Yr 3	3%	18	149	8.3	1	-0.31

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
97Cameron HeywardDE Yr 7	30	14	12.0	22	2
94Tyson AlualuDE Yr 8	25	4	4.0	6	0
79Javon HargraveNT Yr 2	21	3	2.0	4	1
91Stephon TuittDE Yr 4	19	7	3.0	12	1
96L.T. WaltonDE Yr 3	9	2	2.0	3	0
55Arthur MoatsDE Yr 8	6	0	0.0	0	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
98Vince WilliamsILB Yr 5	69	11	8.0	1	1
50Ryan ShazierLB Yr 4	68	3	0.0	11	3
90T.J. WattOLB R	40	10	7.0	7	1
48Bud DupreeOLB Yr 3	31	12	6.0	1	0
44Tyler MatakevichILB Yr 2	18	0	0.0	1	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
28Sean DavisFS Yr 2	71	8	3	1
31Mike HiltonCB Yr 2	47	6	2	1
25Artie BurnsCB Yr 2	47	13	1	0
23Mike MitchellS Yr 9	35	2	0	0
24Coty SensabaughCB Yr 6	19	3	1	0
21Joe HadenCB Yr 8	18	7	1	0
22William GayFS Yr 11	16	3	1	2

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
9Chris BoswellYr 4	35/38	92%	53	37/39	142

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
4Jordan BerryYr 3	64	43.2	62	26	2