WRPITVolume, not production
DK Metcalf has 38% of PIT's air yards but is scoring 4.7 PPR points a game below what that usage usually produces.
- Air-yards share
- 38%
- Targets
- 64
- PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
- −4.7
Observed: Weeks 1–8 · 8 games
Team usage · PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers
Who gets the ball in Steelers games: the passes, the runs and the chances near the end zone.
2026 season · Weeks 1–9 · Report built
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Every week so far
Switches the target, backfield and red-zone tables below.
Target distribution
Out of every 10 passes the team throws, how many go to each player. More passes mean more chances to score.
| Player | Position | Target share | Games | Targets | Air-yards share | WOPR | End-zone targets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK Metcalf | WR | 24% | 8 | 64 | 38% | 0.62 | 5 |
| Germie Bernard | WR | 18% | 7 | 42 | 12% | 0.36 | 0 |
| Roman Wilson | WR | 14% | 5 | 25 | 24% | 0.38 | 2 |
| Jaylen Warren | RB | 13% | 8 | 36 | −2% | 0.19 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | TE | 13% | 8 | 35 | 14% | 0.29 | 3 |
| Michael Pittman | WR | 11% | 3 | 12 | 9% | 0.23 | 0 |
| Darnell Washington | TE | 10% | 8 | 28 | 7% | 0.21 | 6 |
| Rico Dowdle | RB | 10% | 5 | 17 | −1% | 0.15 | 0 |
| Brandon Smith | WR | 7% | 1 | 2 | 10% | 0.17 | 0 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | 6% | 3 | 5 | 9% | 0.15 | 0 |
| Brandon Johnson | WR | 5% | 1 | 1 | 4% | 0.09 | 0 |
| Riley Nowakowski | RB | 5% | 1 | 1 | 1% | 0.08 | 0 |
| Ben Skowronek | WR | 4% | 3 | 4 | 3% | 0.08 | 1 |
| Robert Tonyan | TE | 3% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0.05 | 0 |
Backfield split
Out of every 10 runs, how many each player gets. It shows who the main running back is.
| Player | Position | Carry share | Games | Carries | Goal-line runs | Red-zone share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Warren | RB | 62% | 8 | 119 | 3 | 25% |
| Rico Dowdle | RB | 36% | 5 | 46 | 1 | 26% |
| Travis Homer | RB | 8% | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16% |
| Mason Rudolph | QB | 7% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Aaron Rodgers | QB | 6% | 8 | 12 | 0 | 3% |
| Lew Nichols III | RB | 4% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9% |
Red-zone share
Passes and runs that start within 20 yards of the end zone: the closest chances to score.
| Player | Position | Red-zone share | Games | Red-zone chances | Goal-line runs | End-zone targets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rico Dowdle | RB | 26% | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaylen Warren | RB | 25% | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| Travis Homer | RB | 16% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tonyan | TE | 14% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Germie Bernard | WR | 13% | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | TE | 11% | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Darnell Washington | TE | 11% | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Lew Nichols III | RB | 9% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DK Metcalf | WR | 8% | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Roman Wilson | WR | 7% | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Skowronek | WR | 5% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Rodgers | QB | 3% | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Quarterback
Whoever played most recently is listed first.
| Player | Last game | Games | Dropbacks | EPA per dropback | CPOE (accuracy) | Carries | Expected points per game Est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | Week 8 | 8 | 311 | −0.11 | −1.9 | 12 | 15.2 |
| Mason Rudolph | Week 5 | 2 | 1 | −0.42 | −76.3 | 3 | 0.4 |
Target share by week
Out of every 10 passes each week, how many went to each player. A dash means no passes, runs or pass plays for him that week (a bye week, or he didn't play or get a chance).
| Player | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK Metcalf WR | 27% | 24% | 16% | 23% | 13% | 34% | 21% | 27% | — | 24% |
| Germie Bernard WR | — | 22% | 3% | 5% | 30% | 27% | 18% | 23% | — | 18% |
| Roman Wilson WR | 16% | 16% | 19% | 15% | 3% | — | — | — | — | 14% |
| Jaylen Warren RB | 16% | 11% | 13% | 15% | 20% | 9% | 14% | 9% | — | 13% |
| Pat Freiermuth TE | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 23% | 7% | 14% | 9% | — | 13% |
| Michael Pittman WR | 8% | — | 16% | 10% | — | — | — | — | — | 11% |
| Darnell Washington TE | 5% | 5% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 14% | 4% | 23% | — | 10% |
| Rico Dowdle RB | 14% | 5% | — | — | — | 9% | 21% | 0% | — | 10% |
Steelers talking points
WRPITTouchdowns below usage
DK Metcalf has scored 1 touchdown on modeled targets and carries that usually produce 3.4, per FFO's expected-points model.
- Touchdowns
- 1
- Expected touchdownsEst.
- 3.4
- Expected PPR per gameEst.
- 14.4
- PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
- −4.7
Observed: Weeks 1–8 · 8 games
- Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.
TEPITTouchdowns above usage
Pat Freiermuth has scored 5 touchdowns on modeled targets and carries that usually produce 2.8, per FFO's expected-points model.
- Touchdowns
- 5
- Expected touchdownsEst.
- 2.8
- Expected PPR per gameEst.
- 8.5
- PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
- +1.4
Observed: Weeks 1–8 · 8 games
- Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.
WRPITRookie role
Rookie Germie Bernard has a 18% target share through 7 games.
- Target share
- 18%
- Carry share
- 1%
- Targets
- 42
- Carries
- 1
Observed: Weeks 2–8 · 7 games
What the Steelers defense allows
Per game, what opposing quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends have done against the Steelers in weeks 1–8. Ranks compare every defense.
QBvs Quarterbacks
12.1
fantasy points a game (PPR)
The 4th fewest of the 32 defenses
Per game
- 35.0pass attempts
- 242.0passing yards
- 3.3carries
- 0.4red-zone chances
RBvs Running backs
20.2
fantasy points a game (PPR)
The 12th fewest of the 32 defenses
Per game
- 19.6carries
- 7.4targets
- 5.8catches
- 2.9red-zone chances
WRvs Wide receivers
28.9
fantasy points a game (PPR)
The 9th fewest of the 32 defenses
Per game
- 19.9targets
- 12.0catches
- 202.8air yards
- 1.9red-zone chances
TEvs Tight ends
12.7
fantasy points a game (PPR)
The 13th fewest of the 32 defenses
Per game
- 6.6targets
- 5.0catches
- 46.9air yards
- 0.8red-zone chances
Game by game
Fantasy points (PPR) that opposing players scored against the Steelers in each game.