Steelers Vs. Bengals: Whose Advantage In The Second Half Of The Season?

Published on: 11th November, 2009

Cincinnati (Remaining Opponents)       W L Home Away Pass Offense Ranking Rush Offense Ranking Overall Offense Ranking Pass Defense Ranking Rush Defense Ranking Overall Defense Ranking PIT 6 2   1 5 15 5 14 1 5 OAK 2 6   1 31 26 32 13 29 27 CLE 1 7 1   32 22 31 22 31 32 DET 1 7 1   21 20 25 31 17 26 MIN 7 1   1 14 12 11 21 6 18 SD 5 3   1 7 32 17 5 26 11 KC 1 7 1   28 24 30 30 28 30 JETS 4 4   1 27 1 13 2 14 2 27 37 3 5 20.6 19.0 20.5 17.3 19.0 18.9 Pittsburgh (Remaining Opponents)       W L Home Away Pass Offense Ranking Rush Offense Ranking Overall Offense Ranking Pass Defense Ranking Rush Defense Ranking Overall Defense Ranking CIN 6 2 1   18 9 12 25 2 14 KC 1 7   1 28 24 30 30 28 30 BAL 4 4   1 10 13 10 19 7 12 OAK 2 6 1   31 26 32 13 29 27 CLE 1 7   1 32 22 31 22 31 32 GB 4 4 1   9 10 7 8 9 4 BALT 4 4 1   10 13 10 19 7 12 MIAMI 3 5   1 29 4 23 28 5 22 25 39 4 4 20.9 15.1 19.4 20.5 14.8 19.1   I have laid out all the remaining opponents that both teams have and their respective ...

The Stats Don’t Lie, Week 10: Big Ben Vs. Carson Palmer

Published on: 10th November, 2009

In recent weeks I have made frequent use of stats to try to draw comparisons between Steeler players and the opposing team's defense. So here goes Big Ben against the Bengals pass defense and Carson Palmer against the Steeler's pass defense:                   Ben Roethlisberger vs. Cincinnati Pass Defense                     Completion %   Att/Gm      ...

The Stats Don’t Lie, Week 10: Rashard Mendenhall vs. Cedric Benson

Published on: 10th November, 2009

In recent weeks I have made frequent use of stats to try to draw comparisons between Steeler players and the opposing team's defense. So here goes Rashard Mendenhall against the Bengals defense and Cedric Benson against the Steeler's defense:                               Rashard Mendenhall (11th in total rushing yards) Carries    Rush ...

The Stats Don’t Lie Part #3 (Mendenhall Vs. Moreno)

Published on: 4th November, 2009

                        On to the Running game comparisons: Rashard Mendenhall (18th in total rushing yards) Carries    Rush Yds       Rush Avg    Runs of 20+ Yds      % Rush for 1st down      78           418              5.4                  4                          25.6 Denver's Rush Defense Rushing Att      Att/Game     Yds       Avg    Yds/Gm ...

The Stats Don’t Lie Part Two: The Air Game Will Be Pittsburgh’s Friend

Published on: 3rd November, 2009

                  Pittsburgh Pass Offense vs. Denver Pass Defense                       Completion %   Att/Gm      Yds        Avg/Comp   20 yds+    Sacks Denver                61.9%            31.1       1,264         6.4            15             23 Roethlisberger     70.5%            33.4       1,932         8.8            29             20                       QB Rating    Yds/Gm        Pts/Gm    Denver                74.9          180.6           13.7 Roethlisberger    104.1          276.0           ...

Stats Don’t Lie: Minnesota Vikings’ Pass Defense Suspect at Best

Published on: 21st October, 2009

I believe the stats will tell us what will happen on Sunday. Here are the Vikings pass defense stats through the first six games:                                                                Ranking Points per game:           20.2         15th Passing yards allowed:  1,490         7th Yards per completion:      7.8         26th Yards per game:          248.3         24th First-down percentage:  36.1         24th Plays of 20+ yards:          24         T-30th (with Cleveland) Opponent ...