AFC Central · 2001
Pittsburgh Steelers
Record
13-3
Seed
#1
Net EPA
+0.194est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.060
- Success rate42.5%
- EPA / dropback+0.159
- EPA / rush-0.039
- Explosive rate11.5%
- Third-down rate45.8%
- Red-zone TD rate45.4%
- Points / drive1.58
- Turnover rate1.9%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.148
- Success rate allowed38.6%
- EPA / dropback allowed-0.114
- EPA / rush allowed-0.213
- Explosive rate allowed7.7%
- Pressure rate (proxy)16.5%
- Sack rate8.7%
- Points / drive allowed0.80
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.060 · 95th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.148 · 2th %ile
Form
The shape of the season
Rolling four-week EPA per play. The aggregate hides collapses and surges; this shows them.
4-week rolling EPA/play — up is good for both lines.
- Offense
- Defense (prevented)
Betting profile
Against the number
Settled against closing lines. Descriptive, not predictive.
ATS
11-4-1
+6.2 vs line
Home
6-2
Away
5-2-1
As favorite
7-3-1
As dog
4-1
O/U
7-9
+0.0 vs total
Roster
59 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Tommy Maddox | QB | 31 | 6'4" 220 | — | — | ACT |
| 10 | Kordell Stewart | QB | 30 | 6'1" 217 | — | — | ACT |
| 17 | Tee Martin | QB | 23 | 6'1" 225 | — | — | ACT |
Backs & receivers17
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Amos Zereoue | RB | 26 | 5'8" 210 | — | — | ACT |
| 33 | R.J. Bowers | RB | 27 | 6'1" 238 | — | — | ACT |
| 35 | Dan Kreider | RB | 24 | 5'11" 247 | — | — | ACT |
| 36 | Jerome Bettis | RB | 29 | 5'11" 255 | — | — | ACT |
| 38 | Jon Witman | RB | 29 | 6'2" 244 | — | — | ACT |
| 45 | Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | RB | 24 | 6'0" 255 | — | — | ACT |
| 48 | Matt Cushing | TE | 26 | 6'3" 260 | — | — | ACT |
| 80 | Plaxico Burress | WR | 24 | 6'5" 228 | — | — | ACT |
| 81 | Troy Edwards | WR | 24 | 5'9" 196 | — | — | ACT |
| 82 | Bobby Shaw | WR | 28 | 6'0" 183 | — | — | ACT |
| 83 | Lenzie Jackson | WR | 24 | 6'0" 184 | — | — | ACT |
| 84 | Jerame Tuman | TE | 25 | 6'4" 252 | — | — | ACT |
| 85 | Cory Geason | TE | 26 | 6'4" 265 | — | — | ACT |
| 86 | Hines Ward | WR | 25 | 6'0" 200 | — | — | ACT |
| 87 | Mark Bruener | TE | 30 | 6'4" 262 | — | — | RES |
| 88 | Tim Baker | WR | 25 | 6'4" 208 | — | — | CUT |
| 89 | Will Blackwell | WR | 26 | 6'1" 196 | — | — | RES |
Offensive line11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Chukky Okobi | OL | 24 | 6'1" 300 | — | — | ACT |
| 62 | Roger Duffy | OL | 34 | 6'2" 298 | — | — | ACT |
| 64 | Jeff Hartings | OL | 30 | 6'3" 294 | — | — | ACT |
| 65 | Rich Tylski | OL | 30 | 6'4" 306 | — | — | ACT |
| 66 | Alan Faneca | OL | 26 | 6'5" 300 | — | — | ACT |
| 68 | David Bobo | OL | 25 | 6'4" 290 | — | — | CUT |
| 68 | Keydrick Vincent | OL | 23 | 6'4" 330 | — | — | ACT |
| 72 | Wayne Gandy | OL | 30 | 6'5" 308 | — | — | ACT |
| 77 | Marvel Smith | OL | 23 | 6'5" 315 | — | — | ACT |
| 78 | Mathias Nkwenti | OL | 23 | 6'3" 295 | — | — | ACT |
| 79 | Oliver Ross | OL | 28 | 6'5" 314 | — | — | ACT |
Defensive front15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Earl Holmes | LB | 28 | 6'2" 245 | — | — | ACT |
| 51 | Mike A. Jones | LB | 32 | 6'1" 245 | — | — | ACT |
| 53 | Clark Haggans | LB | 24 | 6'3" 247 | — | — | ACT |
| 55 | Joey Porter | LB | 24 | 6'3" 249 | — | — | ACT |
| 57 | John Fiala | LB | 29 | 6'2" 239 | — | — | ACT |
| 67 | Kimo von Oelhoffen | DL | 30 | 6'3" 297 | — | — | ACT |
| 73 | Chris Combs | DL | 26 | 6'5" 291 | — | — | ACT |
| 76 | Chris Hoke | DL | 25 | 6'2" 290 | — | — | CUT |
| 90 | Justin Kurpeikis | LB | 24 | 6'3" 248 | — | — | ACT |
| 91 | Aaron Smith | DL | 25 | 6'5" 293 | — | — | ACT |
| 92 | Jason Gildon | LB | 29 | 6'4" 252 | — | — | ACT |
| 94 | Rodney Bailey | DL | 23 | 6'3" 292 | — | — | ACT |
| 96 | Kendrick Clancy | DL | 23 | 6'1" 289 | — | — | ACT |
| 97 | Kendrell Bell | LB | 21 | 6'1" 240 | — | — | ACT |
| 98 | Casey Hampton | DL | 25 | 6'1" 315 | — | — | ACT |
Secondary11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Dewayne Washington | DB | 30 | 6'0" 193 | — | — | ACT |
| 22 | Hank Poteat | DB | 24 | 5'10" 198 | — | — | ACT |
| 23 | Jason Simmons | DB | 25 | 5'9" 198 | — | — | ACT |
| 26 | Deshea Townsend | DB | 27 | 5'10" 191 | — | — | ACT |
| 27 | Brent Alexander | DB | 30 | 5'11" 200 | — | — | ACT |
| 30 | Chad Scott | DB | 28 | 6'1" 201 | — | — | ACT |
| 31 | Mike Logan | DB | 28 | 6'1" 209 | — | — | ACT |
| 40 | Myron Bell | DB | 31 | 5'11" 212 | — | — | ACT |
| 41 | Lee Flowers | DB | 28 | 6'0" 217 | — | — | ACT |
| 43 | Timothy Strickland | DB | 24 | 5'9" 183 | — | — | RES |
| 54 | Mike Schneck | DB | 24 | 6'1" 246 | — | — | ACT |
Schedule
18 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Jaguars | L 3-21 | +3 | -0.256 |
| 3 | @ Bills | W 20-3 | -3 | -0.010 |
| 4 | vs Bengals | W 16-7 | -5 | -0.071 |
| 5 | @ Chiefs | W 20-17 | +2.5 | +0.043 |
| 6 | @ Buccaneers | W 17-10 | +5 | +0.175 |
| 7 | vs Titans | W 34-7 | -3 | +0.234 |
| 8 | vs Ravens | L 10-13 | -2 | -0.019 |
| 9 | @ Browns | W 15-12 | -3 | +0.028 |
| 10 | vs Jaguars | W 20-7 | -5.5 | +0.027 |
| 11 | @ Titans | W 34-24 | +2 | +0.222 |
| 12 | vs Vikings | W 21-16 | -7 | +0.046 |
| 13 | vs Jets | W 18-7 | -3.5 | +0.090 |
| 14 | @ Ravens | W 26-21 | +3 | +0.293 |
| 15 | vs Lions | W 47-14 | -10 | +0.261 |
| 16 | @ Bengals | L 23-26 | -8 | -0.184 |
| 17 | vs Browns | W 28-7 | -7 | +0.055 |
| DIV | vs Ravens | W 27-10 | -5.5 | -0.072 |
| CON | vs Patriots | L 17-24 | -10 | -0.113 |