Injury newsOne row per player: his latest change on the report as we saw it, and the statuses he went through. A timeline of the report, not a forecast.◷History
▲Brandin Echols CBUpgraded to Questionable from Out · HamstringQuestionable → Out → QuestionableStill listed20 h ago
▲Ben Skowronek WRUpgraded to Questionable from Out · CalfQuestionable → Out → Questionable → Out → QuestionableStill listed20 h ago
○Eli Heidenreich RBOff the report (was Out)39 h ago
Props vs PITEveryone's props against this defense and the result: green = over (or yes) hit, red = didn't. Final games only.
Player & date
Result
Line
Odds
Tyler ShoughQB
PIT @ NO · 10/25
278✓
Over 220.5
-113
Jalon DanielsQB
PIT @ TB · 10/18
164✕
Over 174.5
-114
Daniel JonesQB
IND @ PIT · 10/11
267✓
Over 208.5
-115
Deshaun WatsonQB
PIT @ CLE · 10/1
268✓
Over 188.5
-115
Joe BurrowQB
CIN @ PIT · 9/27
282✓
Over 252.5
-115
Full stat sheetEvery measure for PIT: offense (left) and defense (right), with league rank of 32 (1 = best).◷History
2026 season
OffenseDefense
Passing
EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback: the best single passing-efficiency number. Defense column: what it allows.
−0.10#28
+0.01#11
Pass success rate
41%#26
46%#19
Explosive pass rateDropbacks gaining 20+ yards.
7.3%#23
9.0%#21
Yards / dropback
5.4#26
6.0#12
Completion % over expectedCompletions above what the throws' difficulty predicts, per attempt. Defense column: what it allows.
−1.4#22
−1.7#9
YAC / completion
6.2#6
5.1#14
Sack rateSacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.
7.6%#25
6.7%#13
Interception rate
1.9%#14
2.9%#6
Rushing
EPA / rushExpected points added per rush. Defense column: what it allows.
+0.06#2
−0.13#8
Rush success rate
43%#11
35%#6
Explosive rush rateRushes of 10+ yards.
11.0%#10
8.4%#10
Yards / rush
5.0#2
3.5#4
Situational
Third-down conversion
38%#21
35%#7
Red-zone touchdown rateDrives reaching the 20 that end in a touchdown.
47%#28
46%#7
Turnovers / game
1.00#16
1.43#9
Pittsburgh Steelers · routes and coverage
2024–25 seasons
How the defense plays
Man
40%#15/32
league 40%
Pressure
30%
league 30%
Rushers
4.41
per dropback
Coverage
Share
League
Cover 1
30.8%
29.9%
Cover 3
26.4%
22.7%
Cover 2
19.5%
22.1%
Cover 4
7.3%
8.2%
2-man
6.6%
6.2%
Cover 0
3.3%
4.2%
Cover 6
3.3%
4.5%
Cover 9
2.7%
2.1%
What it has allowed, by route
Route
Tgt
Yds/tgt
AdjYards per target adjusted toward the league average when it rests on few targets.
League
Screen
86
5.6
5.7
5.8
Swing
60
4.6
5.0
5.3
Quick out
206
5.2
5.2
5.5
Slant
101
7.9
7.6
7.2
Hitch / curl
220
6.9
6.9
6.8
Shallow cross
81
5.9
6.1
6.5
Texas / angle
14
10.2
7.2
6.5
In / dig
145
9.3
9.4
9.6
Deep out
68
6.4
7.2
8.0
Corner
52
11.1
10.7
10.4
Post
57
15.8
14.0
12.3
Go
86
10.6
10.3
9.9
Wheel
12
7.2
9.7
10.2
Green: the defense allows fewer yards per target than average on that route (a strength); red: more (a weakness) — matching the panels above.
Where Pittsburgh Steelers's targets come from
Screen
12%
Swing
7%
Quick out
24%
Slant
6%
Hitch / curl
15%
Shallow cross
6%
Texas / angle
1%
In / dig
5%
Deep out
4%
Corner
4%
Post
4%
Go
12%
Wheel
1%
Route and coverage labels come from play charting: the route is the targeted receiver's, the coverage is what the defense played on the dropback. Descriptions of games already played, not projections.
Scoring by quarter and halfPoints scored (solid) and allowed (striped) per quarter and half over the last 17 games; tick = league average.◷History
Points in the 1st half:PIT scores 47% · allows 49%league 50%
PIT trendsRank 1 = highest in the league, even for points against (allowed most). A rank is not a grade.◷History
17 games · Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
Record
11-6
17 games
Points for
22.1
#17 of 32 · league 22.9
Points against
20.6
#25 of 32 · league 23.0
Scoring margin
+1.5
#15 of 32 · league 0.0
Regular season only, the last 17 regular-season games (Nov 2025 – Oct 2026) (7 in 2026, 10 in 2025). Every rank is among the 32 teams with a full sample.
Points by quarter and halfPoints scored and allowed in each quarter, per game. The second half includes overtime.◷History
per game · n = 17
Points in the
For
Against
League avg
1st quarter
3.6#28 of 32
4.2#19 of 32
4.7
2nd quarter
6.8#16 of 32
6.2#18 of 32
6.8
3rd quarter
3.9#23 of 32
3.0#29 of 32
4.8
4th quarter
7.4#5 of 32
7.1#5 of 32
6.4
1st half
10.4#19 of 32
10.5#20 of 32
11.5
2nd half
11.6#13 of 32
10.1#28 of 32
11.5
First half against second halfThe share of a team's points that came before halftime, and the share of the points it allowed.◷History
Measure
PIT
League
n
Share of points scored in the 1st half
47.2%#23 of 32
49.8%
17
Share of points allowed in the 1st half
50.9%#15 of 32
49.8%
17
PaceOffensive plays per game, plays the defense faced, and how often the offense dropped back to pass.◷History
Measure
PIT
League
n
Plays per game
60.8#16 of 32
60.9
17
Plays faced per game
61.5#11 of 32
60.7
17
Dropback rate
63.3%#5 of 32
59.9%
17
Red zoneDrives that reached the opponent's 20, and how often they ended in a touchdown. Counted by drive.◷History
Measure
PIT
League
n
Red-zone trips per game
3.00#21 of 32
3.22
17
Red-zone touchdown rate
49.0%#28 of 32
57.2%
17
Red-zone trips allowed per game
2.35#32 of 32
3.21
17
Red-zone touchdown rate allowed
50.0%#23 of 32
57.3%
17
Home, road, recent form and restSlices of the same games. Ranks compare the same slice across teams; a slice with few games is unranked.◷History
PIT
Games
Record
Points for
Points against
Scoring margin
Plays per game
All games
17
11-6
22.1#17 of 32
20.6#25 of 32
+1.5#15 of 32
60.8#16 of 32
At home
8
7-1
25.8#10 of 32
19.9#23 of 32
+5.9#9 of 32
58.3#30 of 32
On the road
8
3-5
19.1#22 of 32
22.6#18 of 32
−3.5#20 of 32
63.3#8 of 32
Last 5 games
5
4-1
26.0#7 of 32
21.0#23 of 32
+5.0#5 of 32
61.2#18 of 32
Short rest
2
1-1
26.5—
25.5—
+1.0—
67.0—
Normal rest
13
8-5
20.6#19 of 32
20.3#26 of 32
+0.3#16 of 32
60.5#17 of 32
Long rest
1
1-0
34.0—
22.0—
+12.0—
52.0—
Neutral-site games count as neither home nor road. A slice with few games moves a lot from one game; read it with its n.
Roster · 2026 · 16Players at quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end and kicker who recorded a stat for the team in the 2026 season, by position.
Records and scoring from final scores; ranks and tendencies from play-by-play. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.
DK MetcalfWR5823.6%
Germie BernardWR3715.0%
Jaylen WarrenRB3413.8%
Pat FreiermuthTE3313.4%
Roman WilsonWR2510.2%
Darnell WashingtonTE239.3%
Rico DowdleRB176.9%
Michael PittmanWR124.9%
Ben SkowronekWR41.6%
Brandon SmithWR20.8%
Robert TonyanTE10.4%
Pittsburgh Steelers3 listed
ATLAtlanta FalconsW 20–13PIT 60%✓
NENew England PatriotsL 3–20NE 67%✓
CINCincinnati BengalsW 30–27CIN 59%✗
CLECleveland BrownsL 24–27PIT 57%✗
INDIndianapolis ColtsW 34–22PIT 59%✓
TBTampa Bay BuccaneersW 26–19PIT 56%✓
NONew Orleans SaintsW 16–10PIT 60%✓
PHIPhiladelphia Eagles——
DENDenver BroncosPIT +1.5—
HOUHouston Texans——
JAXJacksonville Jaguars——
BALBaltimore Ravens——
CARCarolina Panthers——
TENTennessee Titans——
