AFC North · 2021

Pittsburgh Steelers

9-7-1 (4-2 AFC North · 7-5 AFC)2nd in the AFC North · No. 7 seed

Last: L 21-42 at Kansas City Chiefs

Rating: -1.522
Adj Off: 21.819
Adj Def: 23.319
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	34.6%26	40.6%10
Early-down pass rate	51.1%17	51.5%17
Plays per game	67.99	68.15
Time of possession	29:4722	31:299
Yards per pass attempt	5.428	5.98
Yards per rush	4.029	5.132
Starting field position	Own 2914	Own 3127

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.05223	+0.00414
Adj. EPA per play	-0.03423	-0.00414
Success rate	40.2%31	43.5%12
Passing EPA per play	-0.03826	+0.02211
Rushing EPA per play	-0.07817	-0.02227
CPOE	-2.827	-1.67
Explosive play rate	7.1%27	9.2%21

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	20.221	23.420
Points per drive	1.9524	2.1513
Red zone TD rate	56.9%24	55.3%7
3rd down conversion	38.9%18	37.1%7
Turnovers per game	1.129	1.3513
Sack rate	5.0%11	8.0%2
Penalties per game	6.220	7.21

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 12Wk 1	@1Buffalo Bills	W23-16	+0.01	-0.13	4.9 / 4.7	4-12 / 8-18	0 / 1
Sep 19Wk 2	24Las Vegas Raiders	L17-26	+0.00	+0.18	5.9 / 6.6	5-12 / 5-13	1 / 0
Sep 26Wk 3	14Cincinnati BengalsDIV	L10-24	-0.16	+0.08	4.4 / 7.0	9-19 / 3-9	2 / 1
Oct 3Wk 4	@7Green Bay Packers	L17-27	-0.11	+0.04	4.9 / 5.3	4-11 / 9-15	2 / 1
Oct 10Wk 5	21Denver Broncos	W27-19	+0.14	+0.11	6.5 / 6.3	7-12 / 2-12	1 / 1
Oct 17Wk 6	12Seattle Seahawks	W23-20OT	-0.04	-0.07	4.9 / 5.0	5-14 / 3-12	1 / 1
Oct 31Wk 8	@20Cleveland BrownsDIV	W15-10	+0.03	-0.08	5.3 / 5.3	4-13 / 3-10	0 / 1
Nov 8Wk 9	23Chicago Bears	W29-27	+0.09	+0.05	4.4 / 7.1	6-17 / 4-12	0 / 3
Nov 14Wk 10	28Detroit Lions	T16-16OT	-0.13	-0.10	4.8 / 4.5	7-17 / 4-18	3 / 0
Nov 21Wk 11	@17Los Angeles Chargers	L37-41	+0.06	+0.25	4.6 / 8.1	8-15 / 7-12	0 / 1
Nov 28Wk 12	@14Cincinnati BengalsDIV	L10-41	-0.31	+0.17	5.1 / 5.7	7-13 / 5-11	3 / 1
Dec 5Wk 13	15Baltimore RavensDIV	W20-19	+0.13	+0.09	5.7 / 4.7	5-12 / 8-16	0 / 1
Dec 9Wk 14	@18Minnesota Vikings	L28-36	-0.04	-0.01	5.4 / 6.8	4-13 / 5-14	1 / 2
Dec 19Wk 15	10Tennessee Titans	W19-13	-0.16	-0.23	3.8 / 4.1	2-11 / 8-18	0 / 4
Dec 26Wk 16	@3Kansas City Chiefs	L10-36	-0.21	+0.21	4.4 / 5.7	5-13 / 4-11	3 / 0
Jan 3Wk 17	20Cleveland BrownsDIV	W26-14	-0.07	-0.19	3.9 / 3.5	5-18 / 5-17	1 / 2
Jan 9Wk 18	@15Baltimore RavensDIV	W16-13OT	-0.08	-0.22	4.4 / 5.4	6-17 / 3-14	1 / 3
Jan 16WC	@3Kansas City Chiefs	L21-42	-0.10	+0.21	4.0 / 7.3	7-16 / 8-12	1 / 2

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 18	91%	390/605	64.5%	3740	6.2	22	10	-0.07
2Mason RudolphYr 4	9%	35/58	60.3%	277	4.8	1	1	-0.09

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
22Najee HarrisR	75%	307	1200	3.9	7	74	-0.06
24Benny SnellYr 3	9%	36	98	2.7	0	2	-0.34

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
18Diontae JohnsonWR Yr 3	16%	107	1161	10.9	8	+0.15
88Pat FreiermuthTE R	9%	60	497	8.3	7	+0.33
11Chase ClaypoolWR Yr 2	9%	59	860	14.6	2	+0.11
14Ray-Ray McCloudWR Yr 4	6%	39	277	7.1	0	-0.21
13James WashingtonWR Yr 4	4%	24	285	11.9	2	-0.14

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
97Cameron HeywardDE Yr 11	53	14	10.0	17	1
95Chris WormleyNT Yr 5	29	6	7.0	10	1
92Isaiahh LoudermilkDE R	16	0	1.0	0	0
98Taco CharltonDE Yr 5	7	0	0.5	2	0
57Montravius AdamsDT Yr 5	7	2	0.0	3	0
99Henry MondeauxDT Yr 4	6	2	2.0	2	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
93Joe SchobertMLB Yr 6	70	1	0.0	6	1
90T.J. WattOLB Yr 5	48	20	22.5	7	0
56Alex HighsmithLB Yr 2	46	14	6.0	0	0
55Devin BushLB Yr 3	41	2	2.0	4	0
41Robert SpillaneLB Yr 4	29	2	0.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
39Minkah FitzpatrickFS Yr 4	84	7	2	1
34Terrell EdmundsS Yr 4	63	6	2	0
20Cameron SuttonCB Yr 5	44	6	2	1
35Arthur MauletCB Yr 5	38	1	0	1
42James PierreCB Yr 2	37	4	1	3
21Tre NorwoodCB R	32	4	1	0
23Joe HadenCB Yr 12	26	6	0	1

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
9Chris BoswellYr 8	36/40	90%	56	27/29	135

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
6Pressley Harvin IIIR	70	42.6	64	25	3
10Corliss WaitmanYr 2	7	52.1	63	1	1