AFC North · 2023

Pittsburgh Steelers

10-7 (5-1 AFC North · 7-5 AFC)3rd in the AFC North · No. 7 seed

Last: L 17-31 at Buffalo Bills

Rating: -0.416
Adj Off: 19.826
Adj Def: 20.26
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	42.7%3	38.1%18
Early-down pass rate	44.3%32	55.3%11
Plays per game	61.527	65.514
Time of possession	29:3120	30:1816
Yards per pass attempt	5.821	6.322
Yards per rush	4.413	4.417
Starting field position	Own 2822	Own 2920

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.06523	-0.0568
Adj. EPA per play	-0.04421	-0.03910
Success rate	42.3%17	41.3%7
Passing EPA per play	-0.06024	-0.02210
Rushing EPA per play	-0.07112	-0.11112
CPOE	-0.221	-3.45
Explosive play rate	8.8%14	9.2%24

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	17.928	19.16
Points per drive	1.6228	1.797
Red zone TD rate	56.9%17	50.0%3
3rd down conversion	36.6%22	39.1%21
Turnovers per game	0.881	1.654
Sack rate	6.0%16	6.8%11
Penalties per game	5.16	5.328

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	2San Francisco 49ers	L7-30	-0.29	+0.13	4.0 / 6.3	5-15 / 6-13	2 / 1
Sep 18Wk 2	17Cleveland BrownsDIV	W26-22	-0.39	-0.22	5.1 / 5.0	4-14 / 5-16	2 / 4
Sep 24Wk 3	@13Las Vegas Raiders	W23-18	+0.04	-0.11	5.7 / 5.3	6-15 / 4-13	0 / 3
Oct 1Wk 4	@19Houston Texans	L6-30	-0.25	+0.15	4.0 / 6.7	6-14 / 6-12	1 / 0
Oct 8Wk 5	1Baltimore RavensDIV	W17-10	-0.03	-0.23	4.9 / 5.0	6-15 / 5-14	0 / 4
Oct 22Wk 7	@12Los Angeles Rams	W24-17	+0.03	-0.04	5.9 / 5.7	4-12 / 9-16	0 / 1
Oct 29Wk 8	14Jacksonville Jaguars	L10-20	-0.19	-0.07	4.1 / 5.7	3-12 / 6-13	2 / 3
Nov 2Wk 9	25Tennessee Titans	W20-16	+0.17	+0.04	5.5 / 5.1	6-12 / 3-13	0 / 1
Nov 12Wk 10	7Green Bay Packers	W23-19	+0.06	+0.06	5.4 / 6.2	4-13 / 8-16	0 / 2
Nov 19Wk 11	@17Cleveland BrownsDIV	L10-13	-0.12	-0.15	4.5 / 3.6	3-14 / 4-17	0 / 1
Nov 26Wk 12	@10Cincinnati BengalsDIV	W16-10	+0.06	-0.21	6.5 / 5.6	8-17 / 2-10	1 / 1
Dec 3Wk 13	29Arizona Cardinals	L10-24	-0.09	+0.08	5.6 / 4.8	4-11 / 10-17	1 / 0
Dec 7Wk 14	27New England Patriots	L18-21	-0.24	-0.10	4.0 / 5.5	3-14 / 4-13	1 / 1
Dec 16Wk 15	@23Indianapolis Colts	L13-30	-0.36	+0.11	4.0 / 5.8	4-12 / 6-15	3 / 0
Dec 23Wk 16	10Cincinnati BengalsDIV	W34-11	+0.21	-0.19	6.8 / 6.0	7-14 / 6-13	0 / 3
Dec 31Wk 17	@20Seattle Seahawks	W30-23	+0.27	+0.12	6.7 / 7.5	6-13 / 3-9	0 / 1
Jan 6Wk 18	@1Baltimore RavensDIV	W17-10	-0.07	-0.29	4.8 / 4.0	6-15 / 4-13	2 / 2
Jan 15WC	@4Buffalo Bills	L17-31	-0.11	+0.19	5.2 / 5.7	5-11 / 5-12	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
8Kenny PickettYr 2	64%	201/324	62.0%	2070	6.4	6	4	-0.12
10Mitchell TrubiskyYr 7	21%	67/107	62.6%	632	5.9	4	5	-0.15
2Mason RudolphYr 6	15%	55/74	74.3%	719	9.7	3	0	+0.12

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
22Najee HarrisYr 3	52%	255	1035	4.1	8	29	-0.09
30Jaylen WarrenYr 2	31%	149	784	5.3	4	61	-0.08

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
14George PickensWR Yr 2	12%	63	1140	18.1	5	+0.27
18Diontae JohnsonWR Yr 5	10%	51	717	14.1	5	+0.30
11Allen RobinsonWR Yr 10	7%	34	280	8.2	0	-0.09
88Pat FreiermuthTE Yr 3	6%	32	308	9.6	2	+0.20
19Calvin Austin IIIWR Yr 2	3%	17	180	10.6	1	+0.00

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
97Cameron HeywardDE Yr 13	25	3	2.0	3	0
99Larry OgunjobiDT Yr 7	21	3	3.0	8	1
95Keeanu BentonDT R	16	1	1.0	8	2
57Montravius AdamsDT Yr 7	11	2	0.0	0	1
98DeMarvin LealDE Yr 2	10	1	1.0	2	0
92Isaiahh LoudermilkDE Yr 3	8	0	0.0	1	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
50Elandon RobertsOLB Yr 8	68	9	2.5	2	0
90T.J. WattOLB Yr 7	47	19	19.0	8	1
56Alex HighsmithLB Yr 4	34	7	7.0	3	2
54Kwon AlexanderMLB Yr 9	32	5	1.0	1	1
55Cole HolcombLB Yr 5	31	2	0.0	2	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
23Damontae KazeeS Yr 7	46	3	2	0
39Minkah FitzpatrickFS Yr 6	43	3	0	0
20Patrick PetersonCB Yr 13	34	11	2	0
31Keanu NealS Yr 8	33	2	1	0
24Joey Porter Jr.CB R	32	10	1	0
29Levi WallaceDB Yr 6	32	11	2	0
25Eric RoweCB Yr 9	22	2	1	1

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
9Chris BoswellYr 10	29/31	94%	57	27/28	114

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
6Pressley Harvin IIIYr 3	78	43.8	63	30	6
3Brad WingYr 11	11	45.0	52	3	2