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Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC North

Team

Off EXP

-12.43

#25

Def EXP

-39.71

#12

Net EXP

-52.14

Record

9-7-1

Pythag 7.0 (+2.5)

Power Rating

99.7

#19

SRS

−2.12

#21

SoS Rank

pts: +1.1 (#3)

Pts / Game

20.2

Home 20.8 · Road 19.5

#21

Net Pts / G

−3.2

#22

Pts Allowed / G

23.4

Home 19.8 · Road 27.5

#20

Yds / Play

4.80

#29

Yds/Play Allowed

5.50

#19

3rd Down %

38.9%

#19

3rd Down % Allowed

37.1%

Scoring & Efficiency

Percentile rank per metric. Outward = better than league. Inner circle = median (rank 16/32).


Points	343	390.69	-47.69	#21
Total Yards	5361	5,840.53	-479.53	#23
Yds / Play	4.80	5.42	-0.62	#29
1st Downs	323	345.50	-22.50	#24
Turnovers	20	22.06	-2.06	#10
Fumbles Lost	9	8.31	+0.69	#18
EXP Pts	-12.43	64.59	-77.02	#25

Scoring & Efficiency Defense

Percentile rank per metric (defense). Outward = better than league. Inner circle = median.


Points	398	390.69	+7.31	#20
Total Yards	6139	5,840.53	+298.47	#24
Yds / Play	5.50	5.42	+0.08	#19
1st Downs	354	345.50	+8.50	#22
Turnovers	22	22.06	-0.06	#15
Fumbles Lost	9	8.31	+0.69	#10
EXP Pts	-39.71	-64.59	+24.88	#12

Scoring Composition

Where Pittsburgh Steelers's points come from. Total = 343 points scored.

Offense

Drive Averages

Percentile rank per metric. Long bars = better than league. Median = 50.

Rushing

Rushing: Y/A × Attempts × Rush TDs (dot size). All axes 0-100 percentile; outward + larger = better.

Passing

Passing efficiency: Y/A × Cmp% × Pass TDs (dot size). All axes 0-100 percentile; outward + larger = better.


Pass Att	664	584.75	+79.25	#4
Pass Cmp	425	378.78	+46.22	#6
Cmp %	64	64.70	-0.70	#22
Pass Yds	3778	3,881.34	-103.34	#15
Yds / Att	5.70	6.64	-0.94	#30
Yds / Cmp	8.90	10.23	-1.33	#32
Adj Y/A	5.60	6.46	-0.86	#27
Adj NY/A	5.30	6.08	-0.78	#26
Pass TD	23	26.25	-3.25	#18
TD %	3.50	4.48	-0.98	#25
Pass Int	11	13.75	-2.75	#7
Int %	1.70	2.36	-0.66	#6
Sack %	5.40	6.31	-0.91	#11
Pass Rating	83.80	88.73	-4.93	#22
EXP Pts Pass	18.11	71.31	-53.20	#25

Team Conversions

Percentile rank per metric. Long bars = better than league. Median = 50.

Defense

Drive Averages Defense

Percentile rank per metric (defense). Long bars = better than league. Median = 50.

Rushing Defense

Rush defense: Y/A allowed × Attempts faced × Rush TDs allowed (dot size). 0-100 percentile; outward + larger = better.

Passing Defense

Pass defense: Y/A × Cmp% × Pass TDs allowed (dot size). All axes 0-100 percentile; outward + larger = better.


Pass Att	563	584.75	-21.75	#21
Pass Cmp	355	378.78	-23.78	#6
Cmp %	63.10	64.75	-1.65	#9
Pass Yds	3656	3,881.34	-225.34	#9
Yds / Att	7.10	7.10	+0.00	#17
Yds / Cmp	11.20	10.98	+0.22	#18
Adj Y/A	6.90	6.94	-0.04	#15
Adj NY/A	5.70	6.08	-0.38	#10
Pass TD	24	26.25	-2.25	#9
TD %	4.30	4.51	-0.21	#12
Pass Int	13	13.75	-0.75	#19
Int %	2.30	2.35	-0.05	#18
Sack %	8.90	6.24	+2.66	#2
Pass Rating	88.70	90.88	-2.18	#11
EXP Pts Pass	-20.84	-71.31	+50.47	#6

Team Conversions Defense

Percentile rank per metric (defense). Long bars = better than league. Median = 50.

Special Teams

Kicking, returns, and punting summary for PIT 2021. Click Details for full breakdown.

FG%

90.0%

#7 of 32

PAT%

93.0%

#19 of 32

GW FG (made/att)

2 / 2

#5 of 32

Return Yards

1,219

#3 of 32

Field Goals

Made

Attempts

Missed

Blocked

Long

56 yd

FG %

90.0%

By distance

Range (yd)	Made	Missed	%
0-19	0	0	—
20-29	9	0	100.0%
30-39	8	1	88.9%
40-49	11	2	84.6%
50-59	8	1	88.9%
60+	0	0	—

Made FG distances

20–29202022232426272828(9)

30–393031343636363637(8)

40–494040404343454546484848(11)

50–595051525252535456(8)

Missed FG distances

30–3936(1)

40–494249(2)

50–5956(1)

Point After Touchdown (PAT)

Made

Attempts

Missed

Blocked

PAT %

93.0%

Game-Winning Field Goals

Made

Attempts

Missed

Blocked

GWFG distances

30–393637(2)

Returns

Punt returns

Punt return yds

370

Punt avg

9.2

Kickoff returns

Kickoff return yds

849

Kickoff avg

22.3

Total return yds

1219

Punting P

Punts

Punt yards

3347

Gross avg

43.5

Net yards

2959

Net avg

38.4

Long

64 yd

Inside 20

Inside 20 %

33.8%

Touchbacks

TB %

5.2%

Blocked

Return yds allowed

308

Defensive Pressure & Tackles

Pressure, tackles for loss, and forced turnover summary for PIT 2021.

QB Hits

106

#6 of 32

Pass Def.

#8 of 32

TFL

#1 of 32

Forced Fum.

#4 of 32

EPA & Efficiency

Expected Points Added and CPOE for PIT 2021. Higher = better.

Pass EPA

-57.1

#26 of 32

Rush EPA

-20.2

#19 of 32

Recv EPA

+11.9

#29 of 32

CPOE

-2.75

#27 of 32

Air Yards & YAC

Pass distance breakdown for PIT 2021 — air yards (downfield) vs yards after catch.

Pass Air Yds

4,439

#16 of 32

Pass YAC

2,054

#12 of 32

Recv Air Yds

4,439

#16 of 32

Recv YAC

2,054

#12 of 32

Discipline

Penalty totals and per-game rate for PIT 2021. Lower = better; rank pills are inverted (#1 = least penalized).

Penalties

106

#20 of 32

Penalty Yds

831

#13 of 32

1st Downs Allowed

#8 of 32

Yds / Game

48.9

#13 of 32

Top 10 Ranks

Where this team ranks best in the league.

Top-ranked metrics sorted by rank strength. The curve shows cumulative share — where it bends reveals the 80/20 of this team's strengths.

Bottom 10 Ranks

Where this team ranks worst in the league.

Worst-ranked metrics sorted by severity. The curve shows cumulative share — where it bends reveals the 80/20 of this team's weaknesses.

Most Improved YoY

Biggest offensive gains 2021 vs 2020.


Rush Yds	1351	1583	232
Rush Yds	1351	1583	232
All Purpose Yds	6683	6912	229

5-Year Trajectory

PIT Off EXP, Def EXP, and Net EXP from 2018 through 2021. Trending up, down, or holding steady?

Last game — Week 18, 2021

W at BAL · 16–13

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Passing Profile

Team-aggregate passing-game stats for PIT 2021.

Cmp %

64.0%

#22

Pass Yds/G

222.2

#15

Pass Rating

83.8

#22

Pass TD

#18

Pass Int

Sack Rate

5.4%

Weekly Results vs Vegas

Each candle = one game. Open = Vegas predicted margin; close = actual margin. Green: team beat the spread. Red: didn't.

Betting Profile

ATS / SU / O/U splits by situation. PIT has 17 graded games this season. Situations with fewer than 5 games show a dash for the percentage to avoid small-sample noise.

W / L / Push composition per situation, each row normalized to 100% of graded games in that bucket.


Overall	17	9-7-1	8-9	47.1%	6-10-1	37.5%	-3.2	-2.0	12	+13.5
Home	9	6-2-1	4-5	44.4%	2-6-1	25.0%	+1.0	-1.6	12	+13.0
Away	8	3-5	4-4	50.0%	4-4	50.0%	-8.0	-2.4	7	+13.5
As favorite	6	3-2-1	1-5	16.7%	1-4-1	20.0%	-2.0	-7.1	6	+5.0
As underdog	11	6-5	7-4	63.6%	5-6	45.5%	-3.9	+0.8	12	+13.5
Division games	6	4-2	4-2	66.7%	1-5	16.7%	-4.0	-1.6	12	+13.0
Non-division	11	5-5-1	4-7	36.4%	5-5-1	50.0%	-2.8	-2.2	8	+13.5
Pick-em (≤3)	5	4-1	4-1	80.0%	1-4	20.0%	+3.0	+3.5	12	+13.0
Small favorite (3-7)	2	1-1	0-2	—	0-1-1	—	-3.0	-8.5	3	-2.5
Large favorite (7+)	2	1-0-1	0-2	—	1-1	—	+1.0	-7.0	2	-5.0
Small underdog (3-7)	7	3-4	4-3	57.1%	3-4	42.9%	-5.7	-0.7	7	+13.5
Large underdog (7+)	1	0-1	0-1	—	1-0	—	-26.0	-15.5	—	-15.5

Head-to-Head

Opponents faced in 2021. Avg MoV = mean margin of victory; Avg Cover = mean margin of cover (positive = team covered).


CIN	Cincinnati Bengals	2	0-2	0-2	1-1	-22.5	-22.0
CLE	Cleveland Browns	2	2-0	2-0	0-2	+8.5	+11.8
BAL	Baltimore Ravens	2	2-0	2-0	0-2	+2.0	+5.5
BUF	Buffalo Bills	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	+7.0	+13.5
LV	Las Vegas Raiders	1	0-1	0-1	0-1	-9.0	-14.5
GB	Green Bay Packers	1	0-1	0-1	0-1	-10.0	-3.5
DEN	Denver Broncos	1	1-0	1-0	1-0	+8.0	+10.0
SEA	Seattle Seahawks	1	1-0	0-1	0-0-1	+3.0	-2.5
CHI	Chicago Bears	1	1-0	0-1	1-0	+2.0	-5.0
DET	Detroit Lions	1	0-0-1	0-1	0-1	+0.0	-9.0
LAC	Los Angeles Chargers	1	0-1	1-0	1-0	-4.0	+1.5
MIN	Minnesota Vikings	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	-8.0	-4.5
TEN	Tennessee Titans	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	+6.0	+5.0
KC	Kansas City Chiefs	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	-26.0	-15.5

Data coverage: 2020+ (Results & Spread scraper).

Schedule Context

Performance sliced by when, where, and against whom.

By month

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Sep	3	1-2	1-2	0-3	33%
Oct	4	3-1	2-2	1-2-1	50%
Nov	4	1-2-1	1-3	3-1	25%
Dec	4	2-2	2-2	2-2	50%
Jan	2	2-0	2-0	0-2	100%

By day of week

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Thu	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	0%
Sun	14	7-6-1	7-7	4-9-1	50%
Mon	2	2-0	1-1	1-1	50%

By season half

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
First half (W1-9)	8	5-3	3-5	2-5-1	38%
Second half (W10+)	9	4-4-1	5-4	4-5	56%

By surface

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Grass	13	8-4-1	6-7	3-9-1	46%
Turf	4	1-3	2-2	3-1	50%

By site role

No data.

By group

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Same division	6	4-2	4-2	1-5	67%
Same conference	6	3-3	4-2	3-3	67%
Inter-conference	5	2-2-1	0-5	2-2-1	0%

Weather

How the team performs in cold, hot, windy, and indoor conditions.

By temperature

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Cold (<40°F)	4	3-0-1	3-1	0-4	75%
Cool (40-59°F)	5	4-1	2-3	2-2-1	40%
Mild (60-74°F)	5	2-3	2-3	2-3	40%
Warm (75°F+)	1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0%
Indoor	2	0-2	1-1	2-0	50%

By wind

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Calm (<5 mph)	3	1-2	1-2	0-3	33%
Breezy (5-14 mph)	10	7-2-1	5-5	3-6-1	50%
Windy (≥15 mph)	2	1-1	1-1	1-1	50%
Indoor	2	0-2	1-1	2-0	50%

Streaks & Trends

Current run, season records, and performance after specific game outcomes.

Current streaks

Dimension	Streak	Length
SU	W	2
ATS	W	2
O/U	U	2

Longest this season

Dimension	Length
Longest SU win streak	4
Longest SU loss streak	3
Longest ATS cover	2
Longest ATS no-cover	3
Longest O streak	2
Longest U streak	4

Performance context

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
After a win	8	4-3-1	2-6	3-4-1	25%
After a loss	7	4-3	4-3	2-5	57%
On 2+ winning streak	3	2-0-1	1-2	1-2	33%
On 2+ losing streak	3	2-1	2-1	1-2	67%
vs winning opp.	9	4-5	5-4	4-5	56%
vs losing opp.	5	3-1-1	1-4	2-2-1	20%

Travel & Venue Context

Physical context — where games were played, how far the team traveled, and how much rest they had.

By environment

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Outdoor	15	9-5-1	7-8	4-10-1	47%
Dome	2	0-2	1-1	2-0	50%

By venue type

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Domestic home	9	6-2-1	4-5	2-6-1	44%
Domestic road	8	3-5	4-4	4-4	50%

By travel distance

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Home (0 mi)	9	6-2-1	4-5	2-6-1	44%
Short (<500)	5	3-2	3-2	1-4	60%
Medium (500-1500)	2	0-2	0-2	2-0	0%
Long (1500+)	1	0-1	1-0	1-0	100%

By rest days

Bucket	G	SU	ATS	O/U	ATS%
Short week (3-4d)	1	0-1	0-1	1-0	0%
Standard (5-7d)	11	4-6-1	4-7	4-6-1	36%
Long week (8-10d)	3	3-0	2-1	1-2	67%
Bye+ (11+d)	1	1-0	1-0	0-1	100%

Betting Profile Heatmap

ATS performance across every context. Color = ATS%; opacity = sample size.

By month

SepATS 1-23 G

OctATS 2-24 G

NovATS 1-34 G

DecATS 2-24 G

JanATS 2-02 G

By day of week

ThuATS 0-11 G

SunATS 7-714 G

MonATS 1-12 G

By season half

First half (W1-9)ATS 3-58 G

Second half (W10+)ATS 5-49 G

By surface

GrassATS 6-713 G

TurfATS 2-24 G

By site role

No data.

By group

Same divisionATS 4-26 G

Same conferenceATS 4-26 G

Inter-conferenceATS 0-55 G

By environment

OutdoorATS 7-815 G

DomeATS 1-12 G

By venue type

Domestic homeATS 4-59 G

Domestic roadATS 4-48 G

By travel distance

Home (0 mi)ATS 4-59 G

Short (<500)ATS 3-25 G

Medium (500-1500)ATS 0-22 G

Long (1500+)ATS 1-01 G

By rest days

Short week (3-4d)ATS 0-11 G

Standard (5-7d)ATS 4-711 G

Long week (8-10d)ATS 2-13 G

Bye+ (11+d)ATS 1-01 G

By opponent SRS

Elite (1-8)ATS 1-12 G

Above avg (9-16)ATS 2-46 G

Below avg (17-24)ATS 5-27 G

Weak (25-32)ATS 0-22 G

ATS%:< 40%40-44%45-54%55-59%≥ 60%

Spread-Role Performance

ATS% by pre-game spread role. Tells you which roles this team handles well or folds in.

Vegas Accuracy

Vegas closing spread vs actual margin. MAE = average miss in pts; Bias = whether Vegas systematically over- or under-rated the team.

MAE 9.6 ptsBias -2.0 pts (Vegas over-rated this team)

Stat trajectory

Multi-year history with league average. Pick a stat to compare.

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Division Comparison: AFC North

This team and its three division rivals, side by side.

Team	Record	SoS	Pts/G	Pts Allowed/G	Off EXP	Def EXP
Baltimore Ravens (BAL)	8-9	0.531 #3	22.8	23.1	59.67	-107.49
Cincinnati Bengals (CIN)	10-7	0.472 #27	27.1	22.1	108.84	-33.18
Cleveland Browns (CLE)	8-9	0.514 #9	20.5	21.8	58.49	-54.54
Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT)	9-7-1	0.521 #7	20.2	23.4	-12.43	-39.71

Insights

A look at how the 2021 Pittsburgh Steelers ranked among the league's 32 teams in efficiency: Strengths: defensive sack rate (2nd of 32), offensive qb pressure rate faced (4th of 32), and offensive qb pressure rate faced (4th of 32). Weaknesses: offensive avg time to pressure (32nd of 32), offensive avg time to throw (32nd of 32), and offensive avg time to throw (32nd of 32). Notably, defensive sack rate (2nd) yet offensive avg time to pressure (32nd).


Drives	199	183.56	+15.44	#1
Plays / Drive	5.80	6.04	-0.24	#25
Yds / Drive	26.80	31.81	-5.01	#28
Points / Drive	1.70	2.06	-0.36	#24
Score %	34.70	37.91	-3.21	#20
Turnover %	9.50	11.53	-2.03	#8


Rush Att	411	452.91	-41.91	#28
Rush Yds	1583	1,959.19	-376.19	#29
Rush Y/A	3.90	4.31	-0.41	#29
Rush TD	10	15.78	-5.78	#30
EXP Pts Rush	-13.85	4.81	-18.66	#21


3rd Down Att	239	217.81	+21.19	#2
3rd Down Made	93	87.94	+5.06	#11
4th Down Att	21	24.78	-3.78	#24
4th Down Made	10	13.16	-3.16	#28
Red Zone Att	50	56.19	-6.19	#24
Red Zone Scores	27	32.84	-5.84	#25


Drives	194	183.56	+10.44	#28
Plays / Drive	5.90	6.06	-0.16	#11
Yds / Drive	31.60	31.78	-0.18	#15
Points / Drive	2.01	2.06	-0.05	#17
Score %	38.70	37.88	+0.82	#21
Turnover %	10.80	11.51	-0.71	#18


Rush Att	498	452.91	+45.09	#26
Rush Yds	2483	1,959.19	+523.81	#32
Rush Y/A	5	4.32	+0.68	#32
Rush TD	17	15.78	+1.22	#22
EXP Pts Rush	-36.71	-4.81	-31.90	#29


2018	163.2	-69.3	+94.0
2019	-85.6	86.8	+1.2
2020	74.0	47.3	+121.3
2021	-12.4	-39.7	-52.1

Scoring & Efficiency

Scoring & Efficiency Defense

Scoring Composition

Offense

Drive Averages

Rushing

Passing

Team Conversions

Defense

Drive Averages Defense

Rushing Defense

Passing Defense

Team Conversions Defense

Special Teams

Defensive Pressure & Tackles

EPA & Efficiency

Air Yards & YAC

Discipline

Top 10 Ranks

Bottom 10 Ranks

Most Improved YoY

5-Year Trajectory

Passing Profile

Weekly Results vs Vegas

Betting Profile

Head-to-Head

Schedule Context

By month

By day of week

By season half

By surface

By site role

By group

Weather

By temperature

By wind

Streaks & Trends

Current streaks

Longest this season

Performance context

Travel & Venue Context

By environment

By venue type

By travel distance

By rest days

Betting Profile Heatmap

Spread-Role Performance

Vegas Accuracy

Stat trajectory

Division Comparison: AFC North

Insights

Other teams in AFC North