Last week: 11 (-1)
Record: 7-7
Net points per drive: 0.10 (13th)
DVOA: -3.0% (17th)
Weighted DVOA: 0.0% (15th)
The Steelers lost last week in Dallas, but that game didn’t mean anything to them. For Dallas it meant their season, but the Steelers still control their own destiny if they can win out at home against Cincinnati and Cleveland and I think they can. I discussed Cincinnati’s issues with playoff caliber opponents over the last 2 seasons, but Pittsburgh might actually be healthier now than they’ve been all season. I know they’re missing Ike Taylor, but all their other guy players are healthy and that hasn’t been the case all year. We just couldn’t tell against Dallas because they didn’t care (they’re also now 5-16 ATS as road non-divisional favorites in the Mike Tomlin era). Unfortunately, 9-7 and a 6 seed sends them to Foxboro in the 1st round. They won’t be an easy out, but I can’t see them winning that game
Studs
LG Ramon Foster: Allowed 1 quarterback hurry on 45 pass block snaps, run blocked for 4 yards on 1 attempt
TE Heath Miller: Caught 7 passes for 92 yards and a touchdown on 7 attempts, 5.7 YAC per catch, allowed 1 quarterback hurry on 11 pass block snaps
Duds
RT Kelvin Beachum: Allowed 1 sack and 4 quarterback hurries on 45 pass block snaps, run blocked for 0 yards on 1 attempt
CB Josh Victorian: Allowed 7 catches for 88 yards on 9 attempts, 1 pass deflection, 5 solo tackles, 4 missed tackles
MLB Larry Foote: 5 solo tackles, 2 stops, 1 missed tackle, 2 quarterback hurries on 16 blitzes, allowed 3 catches for 33 yards on 3 attempts
LOLB LaMarr Woodley: Did not record a pressure on 22 pass rush snaps, 2 solo tackles, 1 stop
NT Casey Hampton: Did not record a pressure on 21 pass rush snaps, no tackles
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