Below are the Steelers coverage stats for the week 9 Sunday night game against the Baltimore Ravens. They are broken down by play and include down and distance, line of scrimmage, direction, yards gained, yards after catch, personnel the offense used, defensive package, number of pass rushers and whether or not the defense blitzed on the play.
The thing that is not reflected in the stats, that I will likely start including going forward, is the amount of drops by the wide receivers as Torrey Smith dropped 4 balls and Anquan Boldin dropped 2. Also both William Gay and Ike Taylor each had accepted pass interference calls against them.
You do not need these stats to know how bad Gay was Sunday night if you saw the game. Taylor also was not able to jam Boldin off the line of scrimmage well and Boldin found it easy to get separation no matter who he lined up against.
Both Keenan Lewis and Cortez Allen are not off the hook either as they both gave up receptions on every ball thrown their way.
The defense also gave up 4 explosive plays of 20 yards or more on the night, 3 of which saw Gay in coverage.
I also documented yesterday how well Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco was on 3rd and long and that played a big part in this game.
This was by far the worst performance the Steelers defense has had this season as far as coverage went.
Coverage Stats By Play
| D&D | LOS | COMP | TARGET | COVERAGE | YDS | YAC | PERS | # RUSH | BLITZ | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-2 | BAL 32 | YES | 34-R.Williams | 93-J.Worilds | 11 | 8 | 12 | 4 | NO | BASE |
| 2-8 | BAL 45 | YES | 27-R.Rice | N/A | 2 | 7 | 21 | 3 | NO | BASE |
| 3-6 | BAL 47 | YES | 88-D.Pitta | 22-W.Gay | 23 | 5 | 12 | 5 | YES | DIME |
| 2-7 | PIT 27 | NO | 81-A.Boldin | 24-I.Taylor | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | YES | BASE |
| 3-7 | PIT 27 | YES | 81-A.Boldin | 24-I.Taylor | 15 | 8 | 12 | 6 | YES | DIME |
| 1-1 | PIT 1 | NO | 88-D.Pitta | 25-R.Clark | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | NO | GOAL |
| 3-7 | BAL 35 | YES | 88-D.Pitta | 28-C.Allen | 8 | 2 | 12 | 5 | YES | DIME |
| 2-9 | BAL 44 | NO | 82-T.Smith | 22-W.Gay | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | YES | BASE |
| 3-9 | BAL 44 | YES | 82-T.Smith | 23-K.Lewis | 29 | 3 | 12 | 4 | YES | DIME |
| 3-5 | PIT 22 | NO | 84-E.Dickson | 22-W.Gay | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | YES | DIME |
| 1-10 | BAL 41 | NO | 84-E.Dickson | 43-T.Polamalu | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | NO | BASE |
| 2-10 | BAL 41 | NO | 82-T.Smith | 22-W.Gay | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | YES | BASE |
| 3-10 | BAL 41 | YES | 15-L.Williams | 23-K.Lewis | 15 | 1 | 11 | 4 | NO | DIME |
| 3-4 | PIT 38 | YES | 88-D.Pitta | 22-W.Gay | 5 | -3 | 12 | 5 | YES | NICKEL |
| 2-11 | PIT 34 | YES | 27-R.Rice | N/A | 9 | 10 | 12 | 4 | YES | BASE |
| 1-10 | BAL 23 | NO | 82-T.Smith | 22-W.Gay | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | YES | BASE |
| 3-10 | BAL 23 | NO | 88-D.Pitta | 22-W.Gay | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | YES | DIME |
| 1-10 | BAL 45 | YES | 81-A.Boldin | 24-I.Taylor | 13 | -2 | 11 | 3 | NO | DIME |
| 1-10 | PIT 42 | NO | 81-A.Boldin | 24-I.Taylor | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | YES | NICKEL |
| 2-15 | PIT 47 | YES | 27-R.Rice | 25-R.Clark | 14 | 5 | 12 | 5 | YES | NICKEL |
| 2-7 | BAL 32 | YES | 82-T.Smith | 24-I.Taylor | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | YES | BASE |
| 3-5 | BAL 34 | YES | 88-D.Pitta | 23-K.Lewis | 6 | 0 | 12 | 4 | NO | DIME |
| 1-10 | BAL 40 | YES | 27-R.Rice | 50-L.Foote | 7 | 7 | 21 | 4 | NO | BASE |
| 2-3 | BAL 47 | YES | 82-T.Smith | 22-W.Gay | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | YES | BASE |
| 3-3 | BAL 47 | YES | 88-D.Pitta | 23-K.Lewis | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | NO | DIME |
| 2-9 | PIT 48 | YES | 84-E.Dickson | 92-J.Harrison | 6 | -1 | 12 | 3 | NO | BASE |
| 3-3 | PIT 42 | YES | 27-R.Rice | 99-B.Keisel | 11 | 10 | 12 | 4 | YES | NICKEL |
| 1-4 | PIT 4 | NO | 81-A.Boldin | 25-R.Clark | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | NO | GOAL |
| 3-10 | BAL 20 | YES | 82-T.Smith | 28-C.Allen | 14 | 4 | 11 | 4 | NO | DIME |
| 1-10 | BAL 34 | YES | 44-V.Leach | 50-L.Foote | 5 | 5 | 21 | 5 | NO | BASE |
| 3-5 | PIT 47 | YES | 81-A.Boldin | 24-I.Taylor | 9 | 2 | 12 | 4 | YES | NICKEL |
| 1-10 | BAL 23 | NO | 27-R.Rice | 99-B.Keisel | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | NO | BASE |
| 2-10 | BAL 23 | NO | 82-T.Smith | 22-W.Gay | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | YES | BASE |
| 3-10 | BAL 23 | NO | 88-D.Pitta | 29-R.Mundy | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | YES | DIME |
| 1-10 | BAL 8 | NO | 84-E.Dickson | 25-R.Clark | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | NO | DIME |
| 2-10 | BAL 8 | YES | 81-A.Boldin | 22-W.Gay | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | NO | NICKEL |
| 1-10 | BAL 29 | YES | 15-L.Williams | 23-K.Lewis | 13 | 0 | 11 | 4 | NO | DIME |
| 1-10 | BAL 42 | NO | 27-R.Rice | N/A | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | YES | NICKEL |
| 2-10 | BAL 42 | YES | 81-A.Boldin | 22-W.Gay | 9 | 1 | 11 | 4 | YES | NICKEL |
| 3-1 | PIT 49 | NO | 15-L.Williams | 50-L.Foote | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | NO | NICKEL |
| 4-1 | PIT 49 | YES | 81-A.Boldin | 22-W.Gay | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | NO | NICKEL |
| 1-10 | PIT 39 | YES | 84-E.Dickson | 25-R.Clark | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | NO | NICKEL |
| 2-8 | PIT 37 | NO | 82-T.Smith | 24-I.Taylor | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | YES | NICKEL |
| 3-8 | PIT 37 | YES | 81-A.Boldin | 24-I.Taylor | 11 | -1 | 11 | 3 | NO | DIME |
| 1-10 | PIT 26 | NO | 16-D.Reed | 24-I.Taylor | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | YES | DIME |
| 2-10 | PIT 26 | NO | 81-A.Boldin | 22-W.Gay | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | YES | DIME |
| 3-10 | PIT 26 | YES | 82-T.Smith | 22-W.Gay | 26 | 0 | 11 | 3 | NO | DIME |
Coverage Stats By Player
| PLAYER | ATT | COMP | COMP % | YDS | YPA | YAC | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43-T.Polamalu | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29-R.Mundy | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25-R.Clark | 5 | 2 | 40% | 16 | 3.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22-W.Gay | 14 | 7 | 50% | 94 | 6.7 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 99-B.Keisel | 2 | 1 | 50% | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24-I.Taylor | 9 | 5 | 56% | 61 | 6.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 50-L.Foote | 3 | 2 | 67% | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | 3 | 2 | 67% | 11 | 3.7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 23-K.Lewis | 5 | 5 | 100% | 67 | 13.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 28-C.Allen | 2 | 2 | 100% | 22 | 11.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 92-J.Harrison | 1 | 1 | 100% | 6 | 6.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| 93-J.Worilds | 1 | 1 | 100% | 11 | 11.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
