AFC North · 2018
Pittsburgh Steelers
Record
9-6-1
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+0.102
- Success rate47.5%
- EPA / dropback+0.194
- EPA / rush-0.112
- Explosive rate9.0%
- CPOE+1.39
- Third-down rate43.9%
- Red-zone TD rate73.7%
- Points / drive2.23
- Turnover rate2.4%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.027
- Success rate allowed42.6%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.089
- EPA / rush allowed-0.090
- Explosive rate allowed8.7%
- Pressure rate (proxy)24.1%
- Sack rate7.7%
- Points / drive allowed1.78
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.102 · 85th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.027 · 60th %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
8-7-1
+1.2 vs line
Home
4-4
Away
4-3-1
As favorite
3-7-1
As dog
5-0
O/U
8-8
-1.0 vs total
Roster
95 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mason Rudolph | QB | 23 | 6'5" 230 | R | Oklahoma State | ACT |
| 5 | Joshua Dobbs | QB | 23 | 6'3" 216 | 1 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 7 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | 36 | 6'5" 240 | 14 | Miami, O. | ACT |
Backs & receivers28
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ryan Switzer | WR | 25 | 5'8" 181 | 1 | North Carolina | ACT |
| 11 | Justin Hunter | WR | 27 | 6'4" 203 | 5 | Tennessee | RES |
| 13 | James Washington | WR | 22 | 5'11" 205 | R | Oklahoma State | ACT |
| 14 | Tevin Jones | WR | 27 | 6'2" 225 | 2 | Memphis | DEV |
| 15 | Trey Griffey | WR | 24 | 6'3" 192 | 1 | Arizona | DEV |
| 16 | Marcus Tucker | WR | — | 5'10" 190 | 2 | Northern Michigan | CUT |
| 17 | Eli Rogers | WR | 27 | 5'10" 187 | 3 | Louisville | ACT |
| 18 | Justin Thomas | WR | — | 5'11" 185 | 1 | Georgia Tech | CUT |
| 19 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | 23 | 6'1" 215 | 1 | Southern California | ACT |
| 22 | Stevan Ridley | RB | 29 | 5'11" 220 | 7 | LSU | ACT |
| 22 | Ralph Webb | RB | 25 | 5'10" 200 | R | Vanderbilt | DEV |
| 26 | Le'Veon Bell | RB | 26 | 6'1" 225 | 5 | Michigan State | NWT |
| 30 | James Conner | RB | 23 | 6'1" 233 | 1 | Pittsburgh | ACT |
| 33 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | RB | — | 5'9" 204 | 4 | Michigan | CUT |
| 33 | Trey Edmunds | RB | 25 | 6'2" 223 | 1 | Maryland | ACT |
| 38 | Jaylen Samuels | RB | 22 | 6'0" 228 | R | North Carolina State | ACT |
| 39 | James Summers | RB | — | 6'3" 210 | 1 | East Carolina | CUT |
| 40 | Jarvion Franklin | RB | — | 6'0" 239 | R | Western Michigan | CUT |
| 45 | Roosevelt Nix | RB | 26 | 5'11" 248 | 4 | Kent State | ACT |
| 49 | Christian Scotland-Williamson | TE | 25 | 6'9" 274 | 3 | No College | DEV |
| 80 | Jake McGee | TE | 28 | 6'5" 250 | 2 | Florida | RES |
| 81 | Jesse James | TE | 24 | 6'7" 261 | 3 | Penn State | ACT |
| 82 | Ryan Malleck | TE | 25 | 6'4" 219 | 2 | Virginia Tech | CUT |
| 82 | Bucky Hodges | TE | 23 | 6'6" 257 | 1 | Virginia Military Inst. | DEV |
| 84 | Antonio Brown | WR | 30 | 5'10" 181 | 8 | Central Michigan | ACT |
| 85 | Xavier Grimble | TE | 27 | 6'4" 261 | 4 | Southern California | ACT |
| 88 | Darrius Heyward-Bey | WR | 31 | 6'2" 210 | 9 | Maryland | ACT |
| 89 | Vance McDonald | TE | 28 | 6'4" 267 | 5 | Rice | ACT |
Offensive line18
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Maurkice Pouncey | OL | 29 | 6'4" 304 | 8 | Florida | ACT |
| 60 | Parker Collins | OL | — | 6'3" 295 | 1 | Appalachian State | CUT |
| 61 | Larson Graham | OL | — | 6'5" 292 | 1 | Duquesne | CUT |
| 62 | Patrick Morris | OL | 23 | 6'3" 300 | R | Texas Christian | DEV |
| 64 | R.J. Prince | OL | 23 | 6'6" 311 | R | North Carolina | DEV |
| 65 | Jerald Hawkins | OL | 26 | 6'6" 305 | 2 | Louisiana State | RES |
| 66 | David DeCastro | OL | 28 | 6'5" 316 | 6 | Stanford | ACT |
| 67 | B.J. Finney | OL | 28 | 6'4" 318 | 3 | Kansas State | ACT |
| 69 | Bryce Harris | OL | — | 6'6" 300 | 6 | Fresno State | CUT |
| 69 | Kyle Meadows | OL | — | 6'5" 301 | R | Kentucky | CUT |
| 71 | Matt Feiler | OL | 26 | 6'6" 330 | 4 | Bloomsburg | ACT |
| 72 | Joseph Cheek | OL | 27 | 6'7" 311 | 2 | Texas A&M | RES |
| 72 | Zach Banner | OL | 26 | 6'8" 358 | 1 | Southern California | ACT |
| 73 | Ramon Foster | OL | 32 | 6'5" 328 | 9 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 74 | Chris Schleuger | OL | — | 6'4" 305 | R | Alabama-Birmingham | CUT |
| 76 | Chukwuma Okorafor | OL | 21 | 6'6" 330 | R | Western Michigan | ACT |
| 77 | Marcus Gilbert | OL | 30 | 6'6" 330 | 7 | Florida | RES |
| 78 | Alejandro Villanueva | OL | 31 | 6'9" 320 | 4 | Army | ACT |
Defensive front24
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Matt Galambos | LB | — | 6'1" 239 | 1 | Pittsburgh | CUT |
| 44 | Tyler Matakevich | LB | 27 | 6'1" 235 | 2 | Temple | ACT |
| 46 | Matthew Thomas | LB | 23 | 6'3" 232 | R | Florida State | DEV |
| 48 | Bud Dupree | LB | 25 | 6'4" 269 | 3 | Kentucky | ACT |
| 49 | Darnell Leslie | DL | — | 6'2" 235 | 1 | Monmouth (N.J.) | CUT |
| 50 | Ryan Shazier | LB | 27 | 6'1" 230 | 4 | Ohio State | PUP |
| 51 | Jon Bostic | LB | 27 | 6'1" 245 | 5 | Florida | ACT |
| 54 | L.J. Fort | LB | 28 | 6'0" 232 | 6 | Northern Iowa | ACT |
| 55 | Keith Kelsey | LB | 23 | 6'0" 233 | 1 | Louisville | RES |
| 56 | Anthony Chickillo | LB | 27 | 6'3" 255 | 3 | Miami | ACT |
| 61 | Parker Cothren | DL | — | 6'4" 304 | R | Penn State | CUT |
| 62 | Greg Gilmore | DL | — | 6'4" 308 | R | LSU | CUT |
| 74 | Casey Sayles | DL | — | 6'3" 289 | 1 | Ohio U. | CUT |
| 79 | Javon Hargrave | DL | 25 | 6'2" 305 | 2 | South Carolina State | ACT |
| 90 | T.J. Watt | LB | 25 | 6'4" 252 | 1 | Wisconsin | ACT |
| 91 | Stephon Tuitt | DL | 25 | 6'6" 303 | 4 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 92 | Ola Adeniyi | LB | 22 | 6'1" 255 | R | Toledo | ACT |
| 93 | Dan McCullers | DL | 26 | 6'7" 352 | 4 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 94 | Tyson Alualu | DL | 31 | 6'3" 304 | 8 | California | ACT |
| 95 | Lavon Hooks | DL | 26 | 6'3" 312 | 3 | Mississippi | DEV |
| 96 | L.T. Walton | DL | 26 | 6'5" 305 | 3 | Central Michigan | ACT |
| 97 | Cameron Heyward | DL | 29 | 6'5" 295 | 7 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 98 | Vince Williams | LB | 30 | 6'1" 233 | 5 | Florida State | ACT |
| 99 | Keion Adams | LB | 23 | 6'2" 245 | 1 | Western Michigan | DEV |
Secondary18
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Cameron Sutton | DB | 23 | 5'11" 188 | 1 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 21 | Sean Davis | DB | 26 | 6'1" 202 | 2 | Maryland | ACT |
| 23 | Joe Haden | DB | 29 | 5'11" 195 | 8 | Florida | ACT |
| 24 | Coty Sensabaugh | DB | 31 | 5'11" 187 | 6 | Clemson | ACT |
| 25 | Artie Burns | DB | 23 | 6'0" 197 | 2 | Miami | ACT |
| 26 | Herb Waters | DB | 27 | 6'0" 188 | 2 | Miami (Fla.) | DEV |
| 27 | Marcus Allen | DB | 22 | 6'2" 202 | R | Penn State | ACT |
| 28 | Mike Hilton | DB | 24 | 5'9" 184 | 2 | Mississippi | ACT |
| 29 | Brian Allen | DB | 26 | 6'3" 215 | 1 | Utah | ACT |
| 30 | Jamar Summers | DB | — | 6'0" 190 | R | Connecticut | CUT |
| 31 | Nat Berhe | DB | 27 | 5'11" 195 | 4 | San Diego State | RES |
| 34 | Terrell Edmunds | DB | 21 | 6'1" 220 | R | Virginia Tech | ACT |
| 35 | Dashaun Phillips | DB | — | 5'11" 186 | 4 | Tarleton State | CUT |
| 37 | Jordan Dangerfield | DB | 29 | 5'11" 200 | 5 | Towson | ACT |
| 38 | Trey Johnson | DB | 25 | 5'11" 170 | R | Villanova | RES |
| 38 | Malik Reaves | DB | — | 6'0" 200 | R | Villanova | CUT |
| 39 | Malik Golden | DB | 25 | 6'0" 205 | 1 | Penn State | RES |
| 42 | Morgan Burnett | DB | 29 | 6'1" 209 | 8 | Georgia Tech | ACT |
Specialists4
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Matt McCrane | K | 25 | 5'10" 165 | R | Kansas State | ACT |
| 4 | Jordan Berry | P | 27 | 6'5" 195 | 3 | Eastern Kentucky | ACT |
| 9 | Chris Boswell | K | 27 | 6'2" 185 | 4 | Rice | RES |
| 57 | Kameron Canaday | LS | 26 | 6'4" 245 | 2 | Portland State | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Browns | T 21-21 | -3.5 | -0.162 |
| 2 | vs Chiefs | L 37-42 | -4.5 | +0.229 |
| 3 | @ Buccaneers | W 30-27 | +1 | +0.140 |
| 4 | vs Ravens | L 14-26 | -3 | -0.234 |
| 5 | vs Falcons | W 41-17 | -3.5 | +0.334 |
| 6 | @ Bengals | W 28-21 | +1 | +0.278 |
| 8 | vs Browns | W 33-18 | -8.5 | +0.089 |
| 9 | @ Ravens | W 23-16 | +1.5 | +0.199 |
| 10 | vs Panthers | W 52-21 | -3.5 | +0.457 |
| 11 | @ Jaguars | W 20-16 | -4 | -0.083 |
| 12 | @ Broncos | L 17-24 | -3 | +0.025 |
| 13 | vs Chargers | L 30-33 | -3.5 | +0.152 |
| 14 | @ Raiders | L 21-24 | -10.5 | +0.122 |
| 15 | vs Patriots | W 17-10 | +2.5 | +0.153 |
| 16 | @ Saints | L 28-31 | +6.5 | +0.104 |
| 17 | vs Bengals | W 16-13 | -14 | -0.112 |