Wednesday, October 31, 2012

The Mid-Season Steelers Report





The Mid-Season Steelers Report

Steelers @ Giants: Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. 4:25 p.m. ET


The following are current significant Steeler stats:
  • Steelers power ranking this week (USA TODAY): 10. Up 3 from last week.
  • Total First Downs: 152 ranked 12 in the league.
  • First Downs Rushing: 39 ranked 21st.
  • First Downs Passing: 102 ranked 8th.
  • Third Down Conversions: 54 ranked 2nd.
  • Fourth Down Conversions: 4 ranked 9th.
  • Average Yds Per Offensive Play: 5.57 ranked 15th.
  • Total TD's: 17 ranked 13th.
  • Average Yds. Per Rushing Play: 3.7 ranked 26th.
  • Rushing TD's: 3 ranked 24th.
  • Total Passing Yds: 1908 ranked 8th.
  • Average Yds Per Passing Play: 7.09 ranked 12th
  • Passing TD's: 14 ranked 7th.
  • Field Goals: 16 ranked 6th.
  • Interceptions: 3 ranked 30th.
  • Sacks: 12 ranked 24th.
  • No defensive TD's, No Punt Return TD's and No Kick Return TD's.
  • Play Selection: 60% passing; 40% rushing.
  • Average Time of Possession: 34:35
  • Steelers currently second behind the Ravens in the AFC North.


Team Leaders:


  • Touchdowns: Heath Miller with 6. Wallace has 4.
  • Passing Stats: Roethlisberger 179 completions on 268 attempts. Total Yards: 1987. He stands on 14 TD's and 3 interceptions. RTG: 101.4
  • Rushing: Dwyer 299 yards on 58 attempts followed by Redman with 127 yards on 50 carries.
  • Receiving: Antonio Brown has 480 yards with 49 receptions followed by Wallace at 459 yards with 36 receptions. Heath Miller stands at 336 yards with 35 receptions.
  • Kickoff Returns: Chris Rainey with 15 attempts has 408 yards with an average of 27.2 yards. His longest return: 49 yards.
  • Punt Returns: Rainey with 2 returns for 20 yards.
  • Defense: Larry Foote has 50 tackles, 34 solo and 3 sacks. Ryan Clark has 44 tackles, 34 solo and no sacks.
  • Interceptions: Ryan Clark, Lawrence Timmons and Woodley have 1 each.

News:
  • Steelers released Safety Damon Cromartie-Smith
  • Dwyer, Gilbert, Polamalu, Sylvester and Woodley missed practice today--injuries.
  • Mendenhall and Batch limited their practice today.
  • Good News: Ryan Clark participated in full practice today (concussion last week).


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