AFC North · 2006
Pittsburgh Steelers
Record
8-8
Net EPA
+0.069est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.004
- Success rate43.1%
- EPA / dropback+0.069
- EPA / rush-0.085
- Explosive rate9.2%
- CPOE+1.04
- Third-down rate43.2%
- Red-zone TD rate48.8%
- Points / drive1.68
- Turnover rate3.3%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.080
- Success rate allowed39.2%
- EPA / dropback allowed-0.039
- EPA / rush allowed-0.145
- Explosive rate allowed7.0%
- Pressure rate (proxy)15.9%
- Sack rate6.5%
- Points / drive allowed1.41
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.004 · 74th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.080 · 22th %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
7-8-1
-0.6 vs line
Home
5-3
Away
2-5-1
As favorite
6-6-1
As dog
1-2
O/U
9-6-1
+3.1 vs total
Roster
55 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Brian St. Pierre | QB | 28 | 6'3" 230 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 7 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | 24 | 6'5" 241 | 2 | Miami, O. | ACT |
| 16 | Charlie Batch | QB | 33 | 6'2" 216 | 8 | — | ACT |
Backs & receivers12
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Santonio Holmes | WR | 22 | 5'11" 189 | R | — | ACT |
| 35 | Dan Kreider | FB | 29 | 5'11" 255 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 39 | Willie Parker | RB | 27 | 5'10" 209 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 42 | John Kuhn | FB | 25 | 6'0" 255 | 1 | Shippensburg | ACT |
| 44 | Najeh Davenport | RB | 27 | 6'1" 247 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 80 | Cedrick Wilson | WR | 29 | 5'10" 183 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 81 | Sean Morey | WR | 30 | 5'11" 200 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 83 | Heath Miller | TE | 25 | 6'5" 256 | 1 | Virginia | ACT |
| 84 | Jerame Tuman | TE | 30 | 6'4" 253 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 85 | Nate Washington | WR | 23 | 6'1" 185 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 86 | Hines Ward | WR | 30 | 6'0" 205 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 89 | Lee Mays | WR | 29 | 6'2" 193 | 4 | — | ACT |
Offensive line10
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Chukky Okobi | C | 29 | 6'1" 318 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 62 | Marvin Philip | C | 24 | 6'1" 307 | R | — | ACT |
| 64 | Jeff Hartings | C | 35 | 6'3" 299 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 66 | Alan Faneca | G | 31 | 6'5" 307 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 68 | Chris Kemoeatu | G | 23 | 6'3" 344 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 73 | Kendall Simmons | G | 27 | 6'3" 319 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 74 | Willie Colon | T | 23 | 6'3" 315 | R | Hofstra | ACT |
| 77 | Marvel Smith | T | 28 | 6'5" 321 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 78 | Max Starks | T | 24 | 6'7" 337 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 79 | Trai Essex | T | 25 | 6'4" 324 | 1 | — | ACT |
Defensive front14
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Larry Foote | ILB | 26 | 6'1" 239 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 51 | James Farrior | ILB | 31 | 6'2" 243 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 53 | Clark Haggans | OLB | 29 | 6'4" 243 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 54 | Rian Wallace | ILB | 24 | 6'2" 243 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 55 | Joey Porter | OLB | 29 | 6'3" 250 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 57 | Clint Kriewaldt | ILB | 30 | 6'1" 248 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 76 | Chris Hoke | NT | 30 | 6'3" 305 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 90 | Travis Kirschke | DE | 33 | 6'3" 298 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 91 | Aaron Smith | DE | 30 | 6'5" 298 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 92 | James Harrison | OLB | 28 | 6'0" 242 | 4 | Kent State | ACT |
| 93 | Rodney Bailey | DE | 28 | 6'3" 305 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 95 | Richard Seigler | ILB | 27 | 6'2" 238 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 98 | Casey Hampton | NT | 30 | 6'1" 325 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 99 | Brett Keisel | DE | 29 | 6'5" 285 | 4 | — | ACT |
Secondary13
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Bryant McFadden | CB | 26 | 6'0" 190 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 23 | Tyrone Carter | FS | 30 | 5'8" 190 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 24 | Ivan Taylor | CB | 26 | 6'1" 191 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 25 | Ryan Clark | FS | 28 | 5'11" 205 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 26 | Deshea Townsend | CB | 32 | 5'10" 190 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 27 | Anthony Smith | FS | 24 | 5'11" 192 | R | — | ACT |
| 28 | Jovon Johnson | DB | 24 | 5'9" 177 | R | — | ACT |
| 31 | Mike Logan | SS | 33 | 6'1" 211 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 37 | Anthony Madison | CB | 26 | 5'9" 180 | R | — | ACT |
| 41 | Andre Lott | FS | 27 | 5'10" 196 | 4 | — | TRD |
| 41 | Andre Lott | FS | 27 | 5'10" 196 | 4 | — | TRC |
| 41 | Andre Lott | FS | 27 | 5'10" 196 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 43 | Troy Polamalu | SS | 25 | 5'10" 212 | 3 | — | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jeff Reed | K | 27 | 5'11" 225 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 17 | Chris Gardocki | P | 36 | 6'1" 192 | 15 | — | ACT |
| 60 | Greg Warren | LS | 26 | 6'3" 252 | 1 | North Carolina | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Dolphins | W 28-17 | -1.5 | +0.149 |
| 2 | @ Jaguars | L 0-9 | -2.5 | -0.420 |
| 3 | vs Bengals | L 20-28 | -2 | -0.039 |
| 5 | @ Chargers | L 13-23 | +3.5 | -0.141 |
| 6 | vs Chiefs | W 45-7 | -6.5 | +0.303 |
| 7 | @ Falcons | L 38-41 | -2.5 | +0.294 |
| 8 | @ Raiders | L 13-20 | -9 | -0.367 |
| 9 | vs Broncos | L 20-31 | -3 | +0.053 |
| 10 | vs Saints | W 38-31 | -6.5 | +0.383 |
| 11 | @ Browns | W 24-20 | -4 | -0.034 |
| 12 | @ Ravens | L 0-27 | +3 | -0.408 |
| 13 | vs Buccaneers | W 20-3 | -9 | -0.130 |
| 14 | vs Browns | W 27-7 | -7 | +0.285 |
| 15 | @ Panthers | W 37-3 | -3 | +0.193 |
| 16 | vs Ravens | L 7-31 | -4 | -0.332 |
| 17 | @ Bengals | W 23-17 | +6 | +0.186 |