AFC North · 2014
Pittsburgh Steelers
Record
11-5
Seed
#3
Net EPA
+0.114est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.118
- Success rate48.4%
- EPA / dropback+0.239
- EPA / rush-0.084
- Explosive rate9.0%
- CPOE+5.59
- Third-down rate45.6%
- Red-zone TD rate57.4%
- Points / drive2.26
- Turnover rate1.8%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.039
- Success rate allowed43.5%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.117
- EPA / rush allowed-0.104
- Explosive rate allowed10.0%
- Pressure rate (proxy)18.0%
- Sack rate5.2%
- Points / drive allowed1.90
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.118 · 95th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.039 · 78th %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
+2.3 vs line
Home
5-3
Away
4-4
As favorite
6-5
As dog
3-2
O/U
9-7
+3.2 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 | 25 | 6'3" 221 | 1 | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 5 | Bruce Gradkowski | QB | 31 | 6'1" 220 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 7 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | 32 | 6'5" 241 | 10 | Miami, O. | ACT |
Backs & receivers15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Martavis Bryant | WR | 24 | 6'4" 211 | R | Clemson | ACT |
| 11 | Markus Wheaton | WR | 23 | 5'11" 182 | 1 | Oregon State | ACT |
| 13 | Dri Archer | RB | 23 | 5'8" 173 | R | — | ACT |
| 16 | Lance Moore | WR | 31 | 5'9" 190 | 9 | Toledo | ACT |
| 26 | Le'Veon Bell | RB | 22 | 6'1" 244 | 1 | Michigan State | ACT |
| 34 | Ben Tate | RB | 26 | 5'10" 220 | 4 | — | TRC |
| 34 | Ben Tate | RB | 26 | 5'10" 220 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 34 | Ben Tate | RB | 26 | 5'10" 220 | 4 | — | TRT |
| 40 | Josh Harris | RB | 23 | 5'11" 210 | R | Wake Forest | ACT |
| 46 | Will Johnson | FB | 27 | 6'2" 238 | 2 | West Virginia | ACT |
| 82 | Michael Palmer | TE | 26 | 6'5" 252 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 83 | Heath Miller | TE | 33 | 6'5" 256 | 9 | Virginia | ACT |
| 84 | Antonio Brown | WR | 26 | 5'10" 186 | 4 | Central Michigan | ACT |
| 85 | Darrius Heyward-Bey | WR | 27 | 6'2" 219 | 5 | Maryland | ACT |
| 89 | Matt Spaeth | TE | 32 | 6'7" 260 | 7 | Minnesota | ACT |
Offensive line8
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Maurkice Pouncey | C | 25 | 6'4" 304 | 4 | Florida | ACT |
| 66 | David DeCastro | G | 24 | 6'5" 316 | 2 | Stanford | ACT |
| 68 | Kelvin Beachum | T | 25 | 6'3" 303 | 2 | Southern Methodist | ACT |
| 72 | Cody Wallace | C | 31 | 6'4" 300 | 6 | Texas A&M | ACT |
| 73 | Ramon Foster | G | 28 | 6'6" 325 | 5 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 74 | Christopher Hubbard | G | 23 | 6'4" 286 | 1 | Alabama-Birmingham | ACT |
| 76 | Mike Adams | T | 24 | 6'7" 323 | 2 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 77 | Marcus Gilbert | T | 26 | 6'6" 330 | 3 | Florida | ACT |
Defensive front16
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Ryan Shazier | ILB | 23 | 6'1" 237 | R | Ohio State | ACT |
| 51 | Sean Spence | ILB | 24 | 5'11" 231 | 2 | Miami (Fla.) | ACT |
| 55 | Arthur Moats | ILB | 26 | 6'2" 250 | 4 | James Madison | ACT |
| 57 | Terence Garvin | ILB | 23 | 6'3" 221 | 1 | West Virginia | ACT |
| 62 | Daniel McCullers | NT | 22 | 6'7" 352 | R | Tennessee | ACT |
| 71 | Clifton Geathers | DE | 28 | 6'8" 325 | 4 | South Carolina | ACT |
| 71 | Clifton Geathers | DE | 28 | 6'8" 325 | 4 | South Carolina | TRC |
| 90 | Steve McLendon | NT | 28 | 6'4" 320 | 5 | Troy | ACT |
| 91 | Stephon Tuitt | DE | 21 | 6'5" 303 | R | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 92 | James Harrison | OLB | 36 | 6'0" 275 | 12 | Kent State | ACT |
| 93 | Jason Worilds | OLB | 26 | 6'2" 262 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 94 | Lawrence Timmons | ILB | 28 | 6'1" 234 | 7 | Florida State | ACT |
| 95 | Jarvis Jones | OLB | 26 | 6'2" 245 | 1 | Georgia | ACT |
| 96 | Cam Thomas | DE | 29 | 6'4" 330 | 4 | North Carolina | ACT |
| 97 | Cameron Heyward | DE | 25 | 6'5" 288 | 3 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 98 | Vince Williams | ILB | 26 | 6'1" 250 | 1 | Florida State | ACT |
Secondary11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Will Allen | FS | 32 | 6'1" 200 | 10 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 21 | Robert Golden | FS | 25 | 5'11" 202 | 2 | Arizona | ACT |
| 22 | William Gay | CB | 29 | 5'10" 190 | 7 | Louisville | ACT |
| 23 | Michael Mitchell | FS | 27 | 6'0" 210 | 5 | Ohio U. | ACT |
| 24 | Ivan Taylor | CB | 34 | 6'2" 195 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 25 | Brice McCain | CB | 29 | 5'9" 187 | 5 | Utah | ACT |
| 29 | Shamarko Thomas | SS | 23 | 5'9" 217 | 1 | Syracuse | ACT |
| 35 | Ross Ventrone | S | 29 | 5'8" 195 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 39 | B.W. Webb | CB | 24 | 5'11" 190 | 1 | William & Mary | ACT |
| 41 | Antwon Blake | CB | 24 | 5'9" 198 | 2 | Texas-El Paso | ACT |
| 43 | Troy Polamalu | SS | 33 | 5'10" 207 | 11 | — | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shaun Suisham | K | 34 | 6'0" 200 | 9 | Bowling Green State | ACT |
| 9 | Brad Wing | P | 23 | 6'3" 205 | 1 | LSU | ACT |
| 60 | Greg Warren | LS | 34 | 6'3" 252 | 9 | North Carolina | ACT |
Schedule
17 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Browns | W 30-27 | -5.5 | +0.125 |
| 2 | @ Ravens | L 6-26 | +2.5 | -0.189 |
| 3 | @ Panthers | W 37-19 | +3 | +0.302 |
| 4 | vs Buccaneers | L 24-27 | -7.5 | +0.137 |
| 5 | @ Jaguars | W 17-9 | -6 | +0.043 |
| 6 | @ Browns | L 10-31 | +2.5 | -0.124 |
| 7 | vs Texans | W 30-23 | -3 | +0.062 |
| 8 | vs Colts | W 51-34 | +5 | +0.343 |
| 9 | vs Ravens | W 43-23 | -2.5 | +0.223 |
| 10 | @ Jets | L 13-20 | -4.5 | -0.119 |
| 11 | @ Titans | W 27-24 | -7 | +0.167 |
| 13 | vs Saints | L 32-35 | -3.5 | +0.117 |
| 14 | @ Bengals | W 42-21 | +3 | +0.308 |
| 15 | @ Falcons | W 27-20 | -3 | +0.265 |
| 16 | vs Chiefs | W 20-12 | -2.5 | +0.230 |
| 17 | vs Bengals | W 27-17 | -3 | -0.068 |
| WC | vs Ravens | L 17-30 | -3 | -0.118 |