Below are the snaps counts for the Pittsburgh Steelers season opener against the Tennessee Titans and as far as the rookies go, linebacker Jarvis Jones saw 31 snaps on defense for starters. Marcus Wheaton played seven snaps on offense and Shamarko Thomas even got into the game for 10 snaps after Cortez Allen went down injured.
| PLAYER | POS | OFF | % | SPEC | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.Foster | G | 53 | 100% | 1 | 4% |
| M.Gilbert | T | 53 | 100% | 1 | 4% |
| D.DeCastro | G | 53 | 100% | 1 | 4% |
| M.Adams | T | 53 | 100% | 1 | 4% |
| B.Roethlisberger | QB | 53 | 100% | 0 | 0% |
| D.Paulson | TE | 50 | 94% | 18 | 72% |
| K.Beachum | G | 48 | 91% | 1 | 4% |
| A.Brown | WR | 47 | 89% | 6 | 24% |
| E.Sanders | WR | 46 | 87% | 0 | 0% |
| J.Cotchery | WR | 39 | 74% | 0 | 0% |
| I.Redman | RB | 29 | 55% | 0 | 0% |
| D.Johnson | TE | 17 | 32% | 0 | 0% |
| L.Stephens-Howling | RB | 15 | 28% | 4 | 16% |
| M.Pouncey | C | 8 | 15% | 0 | 0% |
| F.Jones | RB | 7 | 13% | 5 | 20% |
| M.Wheaton | WR | 7 | 13% | 4 | 16% |
| M.Palmer | TE | 3 | 6% | 14 | 56% |
| D.Moye | WR | 2 | 4% | 3 | 12% |
| PLAYER | POS | DEF | % | SPEC | % |
| I.Taylor | CB | 67 | 100% | 7 | 28% |
| T.Polamalu | SS | 67 | 100% | 4 | 16% |
| L.Timmons | LB | 67 | 100% | 4 | 16% |
| R.Clark | FS | 65 | 97% | 4 | 16% |
| L.Woodley | LB | 59 | 88% | 4 | 16% |
| L.Foote | LB | 58 | 87% | 2 | 8% |
| B.Keisel | DE | 57 | 85% | 3 | 12% |
| E.Hood | DE | 48 | 72% | 3 | 12% |
| W.Gay | CB | 47 | 70% | 5 | 20% |
| J.Worilds | LB | 44 | 66% | 16 | 64% |
| S.McLendon | DT | 38 | 57% | 3 | 12% |
| J.Jones | LB | 31 | 46% | 16 | 64% |
| C.Heyward | DE | 29 | 43% | 9 | 36% |
| C.Allen | CB | 29 | 43% | 4 | 16% |
| S.Thomas | DB | 10 | 15% | 20 | 80% |
| A.Woods | DE | 10 | 15% | 6 | 24% |
| K.Wilson | LB | 9 | 13% | 22 | 88% |
| R.Golden | SS | 2 | 3% | 12 | 48% |
| C.Carter | LB | 0 | 0% | 19 | 76% |
| C.Brown | CB | 0 | 0% | 14 | 56% |
| T.Garvin | LB | 0 | 0% | 13 | 52% |
| Z.Mesko | P | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| G.Warren | LS | 0 | 0% | 8 | 32% |
| D.Cromartie-Smith | DB | 0 | 0% | 7 | 28% |
| S.Suisham | K | 0 | 0% | 3 | 12% |
