Below is the defensive participation chart for the Pittsburgh Steelers week 17 Sunday game versus the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
The Steelers were in their base defense for 25 of the 58 non-penalty plays Sunday against the Browns. 33 plays in the nickel sub-package with Bryant McFadden replacing Keenan Lewis later in the game after Lewis suffered a hamstring injury.
Rookie Cameron Heyward had 6 snaps in this game and they came at the right defensive end spot. Steve McLendon saw 3 snaps at left defensive end and none as a base nose tackle this week. No snaps for Cortez Allen before he left with his injured shoulder as the Steelers did not play any dime packages in this game, nor did they need to. That marked the second week in a row Allen had zero defensive snaps.
Ryan Mundy gave Troy Polamalu a break on two plays in the game.
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| # | Player | POS | PLAYS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | Casey Hampton | NT | 25 |
| 90 | Steve McLendon | NT | 3 |
| 96 | Ziggy Hood | DE | 55 |
| 99 | Brett Keisel | DE | 52 |
| 97 | Cameron Heyward | DE | 6 |
| 92 | James Harrison | OLB | 58 |
| 94 | Lawrence Timmons | ILB | 58 |
| 93 | Jason Worilds | OLB | 58 |
| 51 | James Farrior | ILB | 40 |
| 50 | Larry Foote | ILB | 18 |
| 24 | Ike Taylor | CB | 58 |
| 22 | William Gay | CB | 58 |
| 23 | Keenan Lewis | CB | 15 |
| 20 | Bryant McFadden | CB | 18 |
| 25 | Ryan Clark | FS | 58 |
| 43 | Troy Polamalu | SS | 56 |
| 29 | Ryan Mundy | SS | 2 |
