Pittsburgh Steelers
2025 Season · Through Week 18 · Updated Mar 28, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers
10-7AFC·AFC North
14thinOff EPA(+0.020)20thinDef EPA(+0.015)
Passing Attack
The passing offense ranks 16th in EPA/play (+0.028) through Week 18.
A.Rodgers16 GP · 537 DB
EPA/DB
+0.03
CPOE
+0.04
Success%
45.5%
Passer Rtg
95.2
| Pos | Name | Tgt | Rec | Yards | TD | Tgt Share | EPA/Tgt | YPRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | D.Metcalf | 99 | 59 | 850 | 6 | 19.0% | +0.33 | 1.99 |
| RB | K.Gainwell | 85 | 73 | 486 | 3 | 16.3% | +0.05 | 1.49 |
| WR | C.Austin | 55 | 31 | 372 | 3 | 10.5% | -0.08 | 1.34 |
| TE | P.Freiermuth | 54 | 41 | 486 | 4 | 10.3% | +0.43 | 1.57 |
| TE | J.Smith | 54 | 38 | 222 | 2 | 10.3% | +0.03 | 0.75 |
| RB | J.Warren | 45 | 40 | 333 | 2 | 8.6% | +0.24 | 1.50 |
| TE | D.Washington | 43 | 31 | 364 | 1 | 8.2% | +0.32 | 1.50 |
| WR | M.Valdes-Scantling | 29 | 14 | 120 | 1 | 4.0% | -0.10 | 0.56 |
| WR | R.Wilson | 21 | 12 | 166 | 2 | 4.0% | +0.19 | 1.16 |
| WR | S.Miller | 14 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 2.7% | -0.08 | 0.65 |
| WR | B.Skowronek | 6 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 1.1% | +0.90 | 1.19 |
| TE | Co.Heyward | 4 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0.8% | +0.35 | 1.17 |
| RB | K.Johnson | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.4% | +0.12 | 0.50 |
Ground Game
The rush offense ranks 9th in EPA (+0.009), running through the LE gap most effectively through Week 18.
EPA by Run Gap
| Name | Carries | Yds/Carry | EPA/Carry | Success% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Warren | 211 | 4.5 | -0.00 | 42.7% |
| K.Gainwell | 114 | 4.7 | -0.01 | 45.6% |
| K.Johnson | 28 | 2.5 | -0.28 | 25.0% |
| Co.Heyward | 15 | 2.9 | +0.57 | 73.3% |
| J.Smith | 9 | 7.8 | +0.43 | 55.6% |
| M.Rudolph | 2 | 2.0 | +0.65 | 100.0% |
| D.Metcalf | 2 | 6.0 | +0.84 | 100.0% |
Rushing by Down & Distance
| Down | 1-2 yds | 3-4 yds | 5-7 yds | 8-10 yds | 11+ yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | -0.45 6 car(NFL: 0.03) | -0.10 5 car(NFL: -0.02) | 0.55 5 car(NFL: 0.10) | -0.01 187 car(NFL: -0.08) | -0.29 3 car |
| 2nd | -0.00 28 car(NFL: 0.03) | -0.07 29 car(NFL: -0.01) | -0.05 31 car(NFL: -0.02) | -0.28 29 car(NFL: -0.15) | -0.05 10 car(NFL: -0.13) |
| 3rd | 0.49 30 car(NFL: 0.03) | -0.46 5 car(NFL: 0.07) | — | -0.12 2 car | — |
| 4th | 0.86 11 car(NFL: 0.53) | -2.54 1 car | — | — | — |
PoorBreak-even (0.00)EliteDashed = <5 carriesNFL avg rush EPA ~-0.06
Situational Efficiency
All Plays
Overall offensive efficiency
16th
974 plays
+0.02
EPA/Play
SR: 44%
Pass%: 59%
Run
+0.02
Pass
+0.03
Early Downs
1st & 2nd down
18th
743 plays
+0.01
EPA/Play
SR: 44%
Pass%: 54%
Run
-0.05
Pass
+0.06
Passing Downs
2nd & 7+ or 3rd & 5+
10th
318 plays
+0.05
EPA/Play
SR: 38%
Pass%: 82%
Run
-0.13
Pass
+0.09
Short Yardage
3rd/4th & 2 or less
3rd
62 plays
+0.39
EPA/Play
SR: 69%
Pass%: 32%
Run
+0.61
Pass
-0.06
Red Zone
Inside the 20
17th
164 plays
+0.01
EPA/Play
SR: 43%
Pass%: 51%
Run
+0.07
Pass
-0.04
Goal Line
Inside the 5
19th
46 plays
+0.04
EPA/Play
SR: 46%
Pass%: 37%
Run
+0.15
Pass
-0.16
Late & Close
WP 25-75%, last 15 min
12th
69 plays
+0.07
EPA/Play
SR: 45%
Pass%: 70%
Run
-0.04
Pass
+0.12
Defense
Def EPA/Play
+0.015
20thDef Pass EPA
+0.030
18thDef Rush EPA
-0.006
22ndDef Success Rate
43.2%
14thRun Defense by Gap
Opponents target the M gap most (110 carries). Best defended: RG (-0.411 EPA/carry).
LE
49 car+0.02
LT
56 car-0.07
LG
69 car-0.13
M
110 car+0.07
RG
44 car-0.41
RT
52 car+0.06
RE
34 car+0.29
