AFC North · 2013
Pittsburgh Steelers
Record
8-8
Net EPA
+0.052est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.001
- Success rate42.4%
- EPA / dropback+0.096
- EPA / rush-0.173
- Explosive rate8.3%
- CPOE+3.30
- Third-down rate37.6%
- Red-zone TD rate61.8%
- Points / drive1.82
- Turnover rate2.3%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.002
- Success rate allowed40.8%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.021
- EPA / rush allowed-0.039
- Explosive rate allowed7.5%
- Pressure rate (proxy)16.4%
- Sack rate5.3%
- Points / drive allowed1.75
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.001 · 47th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.002 · 43th %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
+0.2 vs line
Home
5-3
Away
4-4
As favorite
5-4
As dog
4-3
O/U
8-8
+5.0 vs total
Roster
56 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Landry Jones | QB | 24 | 6'3" 221 | R | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 5 | Bruce Gradkowski | QB | 30 | 6'1" 220 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 7 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | 31 | 6'5" 241 | 9 | Miami, O. | ACT |
Backs & receivers13
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Markus Wheaton | WR | 22 | 5'11" 182 | R | Oregon State | ACT |
| 14 | Derek Moye | WR | 25 | 6'5" 210 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 23 | Felix Jones | RB | 26 | 5'10" 215 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 26 | Le'Veon Bell | RB | 21 | 6'1" 244 | R | Michigan State | ACT |
| 27 | Jonathan Dwyer | RB | 24 | 5'11" 229 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 46 | Will Johnson | FB | 26 | 6'2" 238 | 1 | West Virginia | ACT |
| 81 | David Paulson | TE | 24 | 6'4" 246 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 82 | Michael Palmer | TE | 25 | 6'5" 252 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 83 | Heath Miller | TE | 32 | 6'5" 256 | 8 | Virginia | ACT |
| 84 | Antonio Brown | WR | 25 | 5'10" 186 | 3 | Central Michigan | ACT |
| 87 | Matt Spaeth | TE | 31 | 6'7" 260 | 6 | Minnesota | ACT |
| 88 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR | 26 | 5'11" 180 | 3 | Southern Methodist | ACT |
| 89 | Jerricho Cotchery | WR | 31 | 6'1" 200 | 9 | North Carolina State | ACT |
Offensive line10
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Eric Olsen | G | 25 | 6'3" 305 | 3 | — | TRC |
| 62 | Eric Olsen | G | 25 | 6'3" 305 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 66 | David DeCastro | G | 23 | 6'5" 316 | 1 | Stanford | ACT |
| 68 | Kelvin Beachum | T | 24 | 6'3" 303 | 1 | Southern Methodist | ACT |
| 71 | David Snow | C | 25 | 6'4" 303 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 72 | Cody Wallace | C | 30 | 6'4" 300 | 5 | Texas A&M | ACT |
| 73 | Ramon Foster | G | 27 | 6'6" 325 | 4 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 76 | Mike Adams | T | 23 | 6'7" 323 | 1 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 77 | Marcus Gilbert | T | 25 | 6'6" 330 | 2 | Florida | ACT |
| 78 | Guy Whimper | G | 30 | 6'5" 315 | 7 | — | ACT |
Defensive front16
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Jamaal Westerman | OLB | 28 | 6'3" 255 | 4 | — | TRD |
| 44 | Jamaal Westerman | OLB | 28 | 6'3" 255 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 54 | Chris Carter | OLB | 24 | 6'1" 248 | 2 | Fresno State | ACT |
| 55 | Stevenson Sylvester | ILB | 25 | 6'2" 231 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 57 | Terence Garvin | ILB | 22 | 6'3" 221 | R | West Virginia | ACT |
| 65 | Al Woods | DE | 26 | 6'4" 307 | 3 | Louisiana State | ACT |
| 69 | Brian Arnfelt | DE | 25 | 6'4" 298 | R | — | ACT |
| 90 | Steve McLendon | NT | 27 | 6'4" 320 | 4 | Troy | ACT |
| 92 | Hebron Fangupo | NT | 28 | 6'0" 324 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 93 | Jason Worilds | OLB | 25 | 6'2" 262 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 94 | Lawrence Timmons | ILB | 27 | 6'1" 234 | 6 | Florida State | ACT |
| 95 | Jarvis Jones | OLB | 25 | 6'2" 245 | R | Georgia | ACT |
| 96 | Evander Hood | DE | 26 | 6'3" 300 | 4 | Missouri | ACT |
| 97 | Cameron Heyward | DE | 24 | 6'5" 288 | 2 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 98 | Vince Williams | ILB | 25 | 6'1" 250 | R | Florida State | ACT |
| 99 | Brett Keisel | DE | 36 | 6'5" 285 | 11 | — | ACT |
Secondary11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Will Allen | SS | 31 | 6'1" 203 | 9 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 20 | Will Allen | SS | 31 | 6'1" 203 | 9 | Ohio State | TRC |
| 21 | Robert Golden | FS | 24 | 5'11" 202 | 1 | Arizona | ACT |
| 22 | William Gay | CB | 28 | 5'10" 190 | 6 | Louisville | ACT |
| 24 | Ivan Taylor | CB | 33 | 6'2" 195 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 25 | Ryan Clark | FS | 35 | 5'11" 205 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 28 | Cortez Allen | CB | 26 | 6'1" 196 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 29 | Shamarko Thomas | SS | 22 | 5'9" 217 | R | Syracuse | ACT |
| 39 | Isaiah Green | DB | 24 | 5'10" 180 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 41 | Antwon Blake | CB | 23 | 5'9" 198 | 1 | Texas-El Paso | ACT |
| 43 | Troy Polamalu | SS | 32 | 5'10" 207 | 10 | — | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shaun Suisham | K | 33 | 6'0" 200 | 8 | Bowling Green State | ACT |
| 10 | Mat McBriar | P | 34 | 6'0" 227 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 60 | Greg Warren | LS | 33 | 6'3" 252 | 8 | North Carolina | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Titans | L 9-16 | -6 | -0.217 |
| 2 | @ Bengals | L 10-20 | +7 | -0.202 |
| 3 | vs Bears | L 23-40 | +2.5 | -0.318 |
| 4 | @ Vikings | L 27-34 | -3 | +0.200 |
| 6 | @ Jets | W 19-6 | -1 | +0.066 |
| 7 | vs Ravens | W 19-16 | -2.5 | +0.099 |
| 8 | @ Raiders | L 18-21 | -2.5 | -0.100 |
| 9 | @ Patriots | L 31-55 | +5.5 | +0.076 |
| 10 | vs Bills | W 23-10 | -3 | -0.128 |
| 11 | vs Lions | W 37-27 | +3 | +0.176 |
| 12 | @ Browns | W 27-11 | +2.5 | -0.006 |
| 13 | @ Ravens | L 20-22 | +3 | +0.197 |
| 14 | vs Dolphins | L 28-34 | -3 | -0.028 |
| 15 | vs Bengals | W 30-20 | +2 | +0.045 |
| 16 | @ Packers | W 38-31 | -1 | +0.071 |
| 17 | vs Browns | W 20-7 | -9.5 | -0.056 |