AFC North · 2015
Pittsburgh Steelers
Record
10-6
Seed
#6
Net EPA
+0.141est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.077
- Success rate45.8%
- EPA / dropback+0.136
- EPA / rush-0.034
- Explosive rate9.9%
- CPOE+4.85
- Third-down rate39.0%
- Red-zone TD rate64.2%
- Points / drive2.08
- Turnover rate2.5%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.045
- Success rate allowed42.7%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.029
- EPA / rush allowed-0.191
- Explosive rate allowed8.3%
- Pressure rate (proxy)19.1%
- Sack rate6.6%
- Points / drive allowed1.59
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.077 · 84th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.045 · 36th %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
9-6-1
+4.5 vs line
Home
4-3-1
Away
5-3
As favorite
4-4
As dog
5-2-1
O/U
6-10
-0.3 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 | Michael Vick | QB | 35 | 6'0" 210 | 14 | Virginia Tech | ACT |
| 3 | Landry Jones | QB | 26 | 6'3" 225 | 2 | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 7 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | 33 | 6'5" 240 | 11 | Miami, O. | ACT |
Backs & receivers12
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Martavis Bryant | WR | 25 | 6'4" 211 | 1 | Clemson | ACT |
| 11 | Markus Wheaton | WR | 24 | 5'11" 189 | 2 | Oregon State | ACT |
| 14 | Sammie Coates | WR | 22 | 6'1" 212 | R | Auburn | ACT |
| 30 | Jordan Todman | RB | 25 | 5'9" 203 | 4 | Connecticut | ACT |
| 33 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | RB | 25 | 5'10" 211 | 1 | Michigan | ACT |
| 34 | DeAngelo Williams | RB | 32 | 5'9" 207 | 9 | Memphis | ACT |
| 46 | Will Johnson | FB | 28 | 6'2" 240 | 3 | West Virginia | ACT |
| 81 | Jesse James | TE | 21 | 6'7" 261 | R | Penn State | ACT |
| 83 | Heath Miller | TE | 34 | 6'5" 256 | 10 | Virginia | ACT |
| 84 | Antonio Brown | WR | 27 | 5'10" 181 | 5 | Central Michigan | ACT |
| 88 | Darrius Heyward-Bey | WR | 28 | 6'2" 210 | 6 | Maryland | ACT |
| 89 | Matt Spaeth | TE | 33 | 6'7" 262 | 8 | Minnesota | ACT |
Offensive line8
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Doug Legursky | C | 29 | 6'1" 323 | 7 | Marshall | ACT |
| 66 | David DeCastro | G | 25 | 6'5" 316 | 3 | Stanford | ACT |
| 72 | Cody Wallace | C | 32 | 6'4" 296 | 7 | Texas A&M | ACT |
| 73 | Ramon Foster | G | 29 | 6'5" 328 | 6 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 74 | Christopher Hubbard | G | 24 | 6'4" 295 | 2 | Alabama-Birmingham | ACT |
| 77 | Marcus Gilbert | T | 27 | 6'6" 330 | 4 | Florida | ACT |
| 78 | Alejandro Villanueva | T | 28 | 6'9" 320 | 1 | Army | ACT |
| 79 | Byron Stingily | T | 28 | 6'5" 318 | 4 | — | ACT |
Defensive front17
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Bud Dupree | OLB | 22 | 6'4" 269 | R | Kentucky | ACT |
| 50 | Ryan Shazier | ILB | 24 | 6'1" 230 | 1 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 51 | Sean Spence | ILB | 25 | 5'11" 231 | 3 | Miami (Fla.) | ACT |
| 54 | L.J. Fort | MLB | 25 | 6'0" 230 | 3 | Northern Iowa | ACT |
| 55 | Arthur Moats | OLB | 27 | 6'0" 246 | 5 | James Madison | ACT |
| 56 | Anthony Chickillo | OLB | 24 | 6'3" 267 | R | Miami | ACT |
| 57 | Terence Garvin | ILB | 24 | 6'2" 222 | 2 | West Virginia | ACT |
| 62 | Daniel McCullers | NT | 23 | 6'7" 352 | 1 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 90 | Steve McLendon | NT | 29 | 6'3" 310 | 6 | Troy | ACT |
| 91 | Stephon Tuitt | DE | 22 | 6'6" 303 | 1 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 92 | James Harrison | OLB | 37 | 6'0" 242 | 13 | Kent State | ACT |
| 93 | Cam Thomas | DE | 30 | 6'4" 335 | 5 | North Carolina | ACT |
| 94 | Lawrence Timmons | ILB | 29 | 6'1" 234 | 8 | Florida State | ACT |
| 95 | Jarvis Jones | OLB | 27 | 6'3" 248 | 2 | Georgia | ACT |
| 96 | Leterrius Walton | DE | 23 | 6'5" 305 | R | Central Michigan | ACT |
| 97 | Cameron Heyward | DE | 26 | 6'5" 295 | 4 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 98 | Vince Williams | ILB | 27 | 6'1" 253 | 2 | Florida State | ACT |
Secondary11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Will Allen | SS | 33 | 6'1" 202 | 11 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 21 | Robert Golden | FS | 26 | 5'11" 202 | 3 | Arizona | ACT |
| 22 | William Gay | CB | 30 | 5'10" 187 | 8 | Louisville | ACT |
| 23 | Michael Mitchell | FS | 28 | 6'1" 221 | 6 | Ohio U. | ACT |
| 24 | Doran Grant | CB | 24 | 5'10" 200 | R | Ohio State | ACT |
| 25 | Brandon Boykin | CB | 25 | 5'10" 182 | 3 | Georgia | ACT |
| 29 | Shamarko Thomas | SS | 24 | 5'9" 205 | 2 | Syracuse | ACT |
| 31 | Ross Cockrell | CB | 24 | 6'0" 191 | 1 | Duke | ACT |
| 35 | Ross Ventrone | SS | 30 | 5'8" 198 | 5 | — | TRD |
| 35 | Ross Ventrone | SS | 30 | 5'8" 198 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 41 | Antwon Blake | CB | 25 | 5'9" 198 | 3 | Texas-El Paso | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jordan Berry | P | 24 | 6'5" 195 | R | Eastern Kentucky | ACT |
| 9 | Chris Boswell | K | 24 | 6'2" 185 | 1 | Rice | ACT |
| 60 | Greg Warren | LS | 35 | 6'3" 252 | 10 | North Carolina | ACT |
Schedule
18 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Patriots | L 21-28 | +7.5 | +0.238 |
| 2 | vs 49ers | W 43-18 | -6 | +0.539 |
| 3 | @ Rams | W 12-6 | +1.5 | -0.039 |
| 4 | vs Ravens | L 20-23 | +3 | -0.234 |
| 5 | @ Chargers | W 24-20 | +4 | +0.027 |
| 6 | vs Cardinals | W 25-13 | +5.5 | +0.051 |
| 7 | @ Chiefs | L 13-23 | +4 | -0.055 |
| 8 | vs Bengals | L 10-16 | -1 | -0.159 |
| 9 | vs Raiders | W 38-35 | -6 | +0.144 |
| 10 | vs Browns | W 30-9 | -7 | +0.230 |
| 12 | @ Seahawks | L 30-39 | +3 | +0.123 |
| 13 | vs Colts | W 45-10 | -10 | +0.256 |
| 14 | @ Bengals | W 33-20 | +1 | +0.158 |
| 15 | vs Broncos | W 34-27 | -7.5 | +0.002 |
| 16 | @ Ravens | L 17-20 | -11 | +0.014 |
| 17 | @ Browns | W 28-12 | -13 | -0.046 |
| WC | @ Bengals | W 18-16 | -2 | -0.120 |
| DIV | @ Broncos | L 16-23 | +7 | -0.106 |