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AFC North · 2025

Pittsburgh Steelers

10-7 (4-2 AFC North · 8-4 AFC)1st in the AFC North · No. 4 seed

Last: L 6-30 vs Houston Texans

Rating
-0.118
Adj Off
22.618
Adj Def
22.614
Playoffs
100%

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate38.3%2236.7%25
Early-down pass rate53.1%1550.9%25
Plays per game59.82867.61
Time of possession28:232931:354
Yards per pass attempt5.9206.319
Yards per rush4.5174.414
Starting field positionOwn 319Own 292

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.02818+0.02319
Adj. EPA per play-0.00421+0.01518
Success rate44.1%1743.7%13
Passing EPA per play+0.04619+0.05916
Rushing EPA per play-0.0017-0.03922
CPOE0.617-0.313
Explosive play rate8.3%178.2%15

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Points per game23.41522.817
Points per drive2.22202.3922
Red zone TD rate63.1%1457.8%9
3rd down conversion40.0%1541.5%25
Turnovers per game0.8851.594
Sack rate4.9%106.6%11
Penalties per game5.996.317

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

DateOpponentResultOff EPADef EPA
Sep 7Wk 1@32New York JetsW34-32+0.20+0.21
Sep 14Wk 21Seattle SeahawksL17-31-0.17+0.06
Sep 21Wk 3@5New England PatriotsW21-14+0.05-0.11
Sep 28Wk 4N13Minnesota VikingsW24-21+0.20+0.04
Oct 12Wk 629Cleveland BrownsDIVW23-9+0.11-0.12
Oct 16Wk 7@20Cincinnati BengalsDIVL31-33+0.31+0.32
Oct 26Wk 812Green Bay PackersL25-35-0.12+0.33
Nov 2Wk 916Indianapolis ColtsW27-20-0.10-0.11
Nov 9Wk 10@17Los Angeles ChargersL10-25-0.37-0.11
Nov 16Wk 1120Cincinnati BengalsDIVW34-12+0.18-0.18
Nov 23Wk 12@15Chicago BearsL28-31+0.05+0.01
Nov 30Wk 133Buffalo BillsL7-26-0.42+0.10
Dec 7Wk 14@9Baltimore RavensDIVW27-22+0.24+0.02
Dec 15Wk 1526Miami DolphinsW28-15+0.21-0.04
Dec 21Wk 16@6Detroit LionsW29-24+0.15+0.05
Dec 28Wk 17@29Cleveland BrownsDIVL6-13-0.22-0.21
Jan 4Wk 189Baltimore RavensDIVW26-24+0.05+0.14
Jan 12WC4Houston TexansL6-30-0.52+0.06

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
PlayerShareC/ACmp%YdsY/ATDINT
8Aaron RodgersYr 2191%327/49865.7%33226.7247
2Mason RudolphYr 89%38/5273.1%3106.022

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
30Jaylen WarrenYr 452%2119584.5640
14Kenny GainwellYr 528%1145374.7573
20Kaleb JohnsonR7%28692.501
83Connor HeywardYr 44%15432.923

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
4DK MetcalfWR Yr 711%5985014.46
88Pat FreiermuthTE Yr 57%4148611.94
81Jonnu SmithTE Yr 97%382225.82
19Calvin Austin IIIWR Yr 46%3137212.03
80Darnell WashingtonTE Yr 36%3136411.71
16Adam ThielenWR Yr 133%191869.80

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckQBHFF
97Cameron HeywardDE Yr 153893.591
95Keeanu BentonDT Yr 32565.5121
99Derrick HarmonDT R1113.050
94Yahya BlackDE R1000.012
93Esezi OtomewoDT Yr 4511.010
96Daniel EkualeDT Yr 8400.010

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
41Payton WilsonLB Yr 27462.021
6Patrick QueenLB Yr 65681.040
56Alex HighsmithLB Yr 636159.530
90T.J. WattOLB Yr 923107.082
50Malik HarrisonLB Yr 62520.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTFF
5Jalen RamseyCB Yr 1053810
24Joey Porter Jr.CB Yr 3351410
26Brandin EcholsCB Yr 534621
21Chuck ClarkSAF Yr 931301
29Kyle DuggerSAF Yr 629520
Darius SlayCB 28300
Juan ThornhillSAF 23100

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
9Chris BoswellYr 1227/3284%6042/43123

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
3Corliss WaitmanYr 66245.567263