There are now just two weeks left in the 2012 NFL regular season and here now are the week 15 TOX stats along with the year to date numbers for all 32 teams at the bottom. The +2 teams had another great week as they were 11-1 in week 15 and that brings the year to date +2 number through week 15 to 115-31-1 (78%). With two weeks left the number is 2% lower than the expected number of 80% so the +2 teams need a strong finish. The lone defector this week of course were the Pittsburgh Steelers thanks to their overtime loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Teams with a +1 TOX stat finished 1-0 for that week Read more [...]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger told the media on Wednesday that he had apologized to offensive coordinator Todd Haley, as well as the Rooney family, for his comments made after the 27-24 loss to the Dallas Cowboys this past Sunday. Those comments consisted of Roethlisberger being critical of the play calling and the lack of use of the no-huddle. The Steelers quarterback wrote those comments off on Wednesday as him being frustrated following the loss. During his Wednesday talk with the media, however, Roethlisberger did say that he thinks that teams are on to the Steelers Read more [...]

Below is the week 15 offensive line breakdown for the Pittsburgh Steelers loss to the Dallas Cowboys this past Sunday. Sunday against the Cowboys was a good day for the Steelers offensive line collectively, but it was far from a dominant one. The run game demerits that you see all came on 6 plays so you get a sense of the scoring. Most of those demerits came via not holding blocks long enough and allowing linemen to come across face and into the lane to make the tackle. Outside of the short touchdown run, the Steelers front five never dominated the line of scrimmage as a whole in the running Read more [...]

Below are the coverage stats for the Pittsburgh Steelers following their 27-24 overtime loss Sunday to the Dallas Cowboys. The completion percentage of 71% is down right awful as is the 8.1 yards per attempt. Josh Victorian was targeted 9 times and allowed 7 completions. I should note that a few were screens, but the yards after the catch, 42 to be exact, is something a Steelers corner should never let happen. It wasn't just Victorian either, as yards after the catch for the whole team was bad. The Steelers will hopefully have both Cortez Allen and Keenan Lewis in the lineup this week Read more [...]

The season is coming to an end soon and Week 15 is now in the books. Below are the ANYPPAD (Adjusted Net Yards Per Passing Attempt Differential) stats year to date. This stat is great for tracking teams success over the season and is a great measuring stick to show which teams might be headed for the post season and which teams might be staying at home as it is based around the passing offense and passing defense of all 32 teams. If you want to get a better understanding of the stat, read here and here is the final regular season ANYPPAD stats from last year. The Seattle Seahawks and rookie Read more [...]

Below are the initial week 15 offensive and defensive snap counts from the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24 overtime loss Sunday to the Dallas Cowboys. On offense, wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders only managed to play 11 snaps before being sidelined with a busted rib that was likely suffered during bathe first quarter pass breakup. This led to Jerricho Cotchery seeing extended playing time. There was a decrease n playing time for fullback Will Johnson as the Steelers used their 11 and 12 personnel quite a bit against the Cowboys. All five offensive linemen also managed to make it through the game uninjured. On Read more [...]

There is one thing that seems to be a common occurrence this season for the Pittsburgh Steelers and that is poor starting field position for the offense. Heading into the game Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys the Steelers offense had started 63 of their last 67 possessions on their side of the field over a course of their last 5 games. That number didn't improve in Dallas as the Steelers offense had the ball 12 times with their best starting field position being right at midfield following a 29 yard punt return by wide receiver Antonio Brown. The Steelers average starting field position Read more [...]

All caught up now and here are your TOX stats from week 14 of the 2012 NFL season along with the year to date numbers for all 32 teams at the bottom. The +2 teams had bounce back week from the hit it took last week to go 8-3 in week 14 and that brings the year to date +2 number through week 13 to 104-30-1 (77%), but that keeps it 3% under the expected 80% number with 3 weeks left to total. We shall see if there is enough time to make up the extra 3% like it should to finish at 80%. Teams with a +1 TOX stat finished 3-2for that week, so go figure and that year to date number is a meaningless 32-18 Read more [...]

Below is the week 13 offensive line breakdown for the Pittsburgh Steelers loss to the San Diego Chargers this past Sunday. PLAYER #TOT + - TOT % # RUN + - RUN % # PASS + - PASS % S P H F Ramon Foster 64 61 3 95% 13 12 1 92% 51 49 2 96% 0 2 0 0 Max Starks 64 56 8 88% 13 13 0 100% 51 43 8 84% 0 7 0 1 Kelvin Beachum 64 56 8 88% 13 12 1 92% 51 44 7 86% 1 6 1 0 Willie Colon 23 20 3 87% 8 8 0 100% 15 12 3 80% 0 2 0 1 Doug Legursky 46 40 6 87% 5 4 1 80% 41 36 5 88% 0 4 1 0 Maurkice Read more [...]

I am still a little behind, but here are your TOX stats from week 13 of the 2012 NFL season along with the year to date numbers for all 32 teams at the bottom. The +2 teams had a brutal week 13 as they were 2-7 that week. Unreal and out of the ordinary for sure. That brings the year to date +2 number through week 13 to 96-27-1 (77%), which is now 3% under the expected 80% number with 4 weeks left to total. I hope to have the Week 14 stats up at the end of this week and then we will be back caught up with them. Teams with a +1 TOX stat finished 7-0 for that week, so go figure and that year to Read more [...]

Week 14 is done and over with way and below are the ANYPPAD (Adjusted Net Yards Per Passing Attempt Differential) stats year to date. This stat is great for tracking teams success over the season and is a great measuring stick to show which teams might be headed for the post season and which teams might be staying at home as it is based around the passing offense and passing defense of all 32 teams. If you want to get a better understanding of the stat, read here and here is the final regular season ANYPPAD stats from last year. You really have to hand it to the Seattle Seahawks and rookie Read more [...]

Below are the coverage stats for the Pittsburgh Steelers following their 34-24 loss Sunday to the San Diego Chargers. The completion percentage of 51% looks good on paper, as does the 4.88 yards per attempt, but when you factor in the Chargers were 12 for 22 (55%) on 3rd downs and Philip Rivers was 11-of-19 (57.9%) 118 yards with 2 touchdowns on 3rd down, you can clearly see why the Steelers lost. Curtis Brown was thrown at 6 times and allowed 6 receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown. 5 of those 6 were on 3rd down and all 5 of those moved the chains. Cortez Allen was targeted 8 times in total Read more [...]

It has been a while since I posted the offensive and defensive directional stats for the Pittsburgh Steelers, so here is a look at both the rushing and passing stats by direction through week 13 of the season. These stats include rankings in the league for both plays and average gained or allowed. A few observations: It is not surprising that the offense is still pretty much right handed as it relates to the run. Once David DeCastro is inserted into the lineup the offense should be able to run the counter the other way to help even this out a little. That might be next season, though. The passing Read more [...]

I am a little bit behind and am just catching up, but here are your TOX stats from week 12 of the 2012 NFL season along with the year to date numbers for all 32 teams at the bottom. The +2 teams were 11-2 that week and that brings the year to date +2 number through week 12 to 94-20 -1 (82%), which is just right above the expected 80% number. Teams with a +1 TOX stat finished 0-2 for the week and that year to date number is a meaningless 22-16 overall. I will not be tracking the +1 number next season as it is a worthless indicator. The Pittsburgh Steelers of course fell hard in the week 12 Read more [...]

Week 13 is way behind us now and we already have a few teams that have clinched divisions and playoff spots. Below are the ANYPPAD (Adjusted Net Yards Per Passing Attempt Differential) stats year to date. This stat is great for tracking teams success over the season and is a great measuring stick to show which teams might be headed for the post season and which teams might be staying at home as it is based around the passing offense and passing defense of all 32 teams. If you want to get a better understanding of the stat, read here and here is the final regular season ANYPPAD stats from last Read more [...]

Below are the coverage stats for the Pittsburgh Steelers following their 23-20 win Sunday over the Baltimore Ravens. The completion percentage of 48% is outstanding and the 5.70 yards per attempt was great as well. In the two meetings with the Ravens this season quarterback Joe Flacco was 36-of-66 (54.5%) for 352 yards (5.3 YPA) with 1 TD 1 INT and was sacked 5 times. Cornerback Cortez Allen was targeted a whopping 13 times with one of those being a penalty that is not listed below. Allen allowed the lone touchdown pass and 101 of the 188 passing yards in the game. He did, however, defense 3 passes. Steelers Read more [...]

Below are the initial week 13 offensive and defensive snap counts from the Pittsburgh Steelers 23-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens Sunday. Despite head coach Mike Tomlin saying that wide receiver Plaxico Burress might be more involved in the offense this week, he only played 1 snap. He wouldn't have even got that had Mike Wallace not gotten dinged late in the game. Running back Chris Rainey also saw the field for a just a few plays as well as both Jonathan Dwyer and Isaac Redman received the predominant amount of snaps at the running back back position. Defensively there weren't any surprises. Read more [...]

Below is the week 12 offensive line breakdown for the Pittsburgh Steelers loss to the Cleveland Browns Sunday. The Steelers ran 22 times in the game with two plays being flagged for holding. One was on Heath Miller, the other on Mike Adams. One hold negated a short run for a first down while the other negated an 8 yard run. Keep in mind that those two plays are included in the scores. Also keep in mind that the running backs fumbled on 4 of those other 20 running plays and lost 3 of them. 3 of those fumbles happened 3 or more yards down the field. One of the runs was a 1 yard touchdown by Chris Read more [...]

Week 12 of the 2012 season is behind us and the playoff picture, especially in the AFC, is really in plain view right now with 5 weeks remaining in the season. Below are the ANYPPAD (Adjusted Net Yards Per Passing Attempt Differential) stats year to date. This stat is great for tracking teams success over the season and is a great measuring stick to show which teams might be headed for the post season and which teams might be staying at home as it is based around the passing offense and passing defense of all 32 teams. If you want to get a better understanding of the stat, read here and here Read more [...]

Below are the coverage stats for the Pittsburgh Steelers following their 20-14 Sunday loss to the Cleveland Brown. The completion percentage of 65% is certainly a bit high, but the yards per attempt was still roughly just over 6 yards, so not awful. The Browns only had one explosive play in the game as well and that came on the very first offensive play of the game. The yards after catch average was a very acceptable 3.54 and 24 of the 92 yards gained after all of the catches came on that explosive play. Once again, overall it was a pretty impressive performance against the pass by the Steelers Read more [...]