AFC North · 2008
Pittsburgh Steelers
Record
12-4
Seed
#2
Net EPA
+0.130est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.031
- Success rate42.9%
- EPA / dropback+0.022
- EPA / rush-0.103
- Explosive rate7.8%
- CPOE+0.13
- Third-down rate41.3%
- Red-zone TD rate54.8%
- Points / drive1.61
- Turnover rate2.3%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.190
- Success rate allowed36.8%
- EPA / dropback allowed-0.196
- EPA / rush allowed-0.182
- Explosive rate allowed4.9%
- Pressure rate (proxy)19.7%
- Sack rate8.2%
- Points / drive allowed1.02
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.031 · 40th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.190 · 5th %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
9-7
+4.4 vs line
Home
4-4
Away
5-3
As favorite
5-6
As dog
4-1
O/U
8-8
-2.5 vs total
Roster
54 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dennis Dixon | QB | 23 | 6'3" 195 | R | — | ACT |
| 4 | Byron Leftwich | QB | 28 | 6'5" 250 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 7 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | 26 | 6'5" 241 | 4 | Miami, O. | ACT |
Backs & receivers11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Santonio Holmes | WR | 24 | 5'11" 192 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 14 | Limas Sweed | WR | 25 | 6'4" 220 | R | — | ACT |
| 21 | Mewelde Moore | RB | 26 | 5'11" 209 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 33 | Gary Russell | RB | 23 | 5'11" 215 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 38 | Carey Davis | FB | 27 | 5'10" 225 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 39 | Willie Parker | RB | 29 | 5'10" 209 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 49 | Sean McHugh | TE | 26 | 6'5" 265 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 83 | Heath Miller | TE | 27 | 6'5" 256 | 3 | Virginia | ACT |
| 85 | Nate Washington | WR | 25 | 6'1" 185 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 86 | Hines Ward | WR | 32 | 6'0" 205 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 89 | Matt Spaeth | TE | 26 | 6'7" 270 | 1 | Minnesota | ACT |
Offensive line10
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Justin Hartwig | C | 31 | 6'4" 312 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 65 | Jeremy Parquet | T | 26 | 6'6" 321 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 66 | Tony Hills | T | 25 | 6'5" 304 | R | Texas | ACT |
| 68 | Chris Kemoeatu | G | 25 | 6'3" 344 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 69 | Jason Capizzi | T | 25 | 6'9" 315 | 1 | — | TRC |
| 69 | Jason Capizzi | T | 25 | 6'9" 315 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 72 | Darnell Stapleton | G | 24 | 6'3" 305 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 74 | Willie Colon | T | 25 | 6'3" 315 | 2 | Hofstra | ACT |
| 78 | Max Starks | T | 26 | 6'8" 345 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 79 | Trai Essex | T | 27 | 6'4" 324 | 3 | — | ACT |
Defensive front17
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Larry Foote | ILB | 28 | 6'1" 239 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 51 | James Farrior | ILB | 33 | 6'2" 243 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 53 | Bruce Davis | OLB | 24 | 6'3" 252 | R | — | ACT |
| 54 | Andre Frazier | OLB | 26 | 6'5" 245 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 55 | Patrick Bailey | LB | 24 | 6'4" 235 | R | — | ACT |
| 56 | LaMarr Woodley | OLB | 25 | 6'2" 265 | 1 | Michigan | ACT |
| 57 | Keyaron Fox | ILB | 26 | 6'3" 235 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 71 | Scott Paxson | DT | 25 | 6'4" 292 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 76 | Chris Hoke | NT | 32 | 6'2" 305 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 90 | Travis Kirschke | DE | 35 | 6'3" 298 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 91 | Aaron Smith | DE | 32 | 6'5" 298 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 92 | James Harrison | OLB | 30 | 6'0" 242 | 6 | Kent State | ACT |
| 93 | Nick Eason | DE | 28 | 6'3" 305 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 94 | Lawrence Timmons | ILB | 22 | 6'1" 234 | 1 | Florida State | ACT |
| 96 | Orpheus Roye | DE | 35 | 6'4" 330 | 12 | — | ACT |
| 98 | Casey Hampton | NT | 32 | 6'1" 325 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 99 | Brett Keisel | DE | 31 | 6'5" 285 | 6 | — | ACT |
Secondary10
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Bryant McFadden | CB | 28 | 6'0" 190 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 22 | William Gay | CB | 23 | 5'10" 190 | 1 | Louisville | ACT |
| 23 | Tyrone Carter | SS | 32 | 5'9" 195 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 24 | Ivan Taylor | CB | 28 | 6'2" 195 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 25 | Ryan Clark | FS | 30 | 5'11" 205 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 26 | Deshea Townsend | CB | 34 | 5'10" 190 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 27 | Anthony Smith | FS | 26 | 6'1" 200 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 31 | Fernando Bryant | CB | 31 | 5'11" 184 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 37 | Anthony Madison | CB | 28 | 5'9" 180 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 43 | Troy Polamalu | SS | 27 | 5'10" 207 | 5 | — | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jeff Reed | K | 29 | 5'11" 225 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 17 | Mitch Berger | P | 36 | 6'4" 228 | 14 | — | ACT |
| 61 | Jared Retkofsky | LS | 25 | 6'5" 260 | 1 | — | ACT |
Schedule
19 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Texans | W 38-17 | -6.5 | +0.119 |
| 2 | @ Browns | W 10-6 | -6.5 | -0.017 |
| 3 | @ Eagles | L 6-15 | +3.5 | -0.352 |
| 4 | vs Ravens | W 23-20 | -6 | -0.188 |
| 5 | @ Jaguars | W 26-21 | +5.5 | +0.160 |
| 7 | @ Bengals | W 38-10 | -9 | +0.370 |
| 8 | vs Giants | L 14-21 | -3 | -0.262 |
| 9 | @ Commanders | W 23-6 | +1 | -0.032 |
| 10 | vs Colts | L 20-24 | -3.5 | -0.028 |
| 11 | vs Chargers | W 11-10 | -4.5 | +0.007 |
| 12 | vs Bengals | W 27-10 | -11.5 | +0.103 |
| 13 | @ Patriots | W 33-10 | +1 | +0.038 |
| 14 | vs Cowboys | W 20-13 | -4 | -0.303 |
| 15 | @ Ravens | W 13-9 | +3 | -0.077 |
| 16 | @ Titans | L 14-31 | -2.5 | -0.197 |
| 17 | vs Browns | W 31-0 | -11 | +0.139 |
| DIV | vs Chargers | W 35-24 | -6.5 | +0.103 |
| CON | vs Ravens | W 23-14 | -6 | -0.234 |
| SB | @ Cardinals | W 27-23 | -6.5 | +0.076 |