Pittsburgh Steelers — Gridiron Core

Score is on a 20–80 scale: 50 is the average NFL team and every 10 points is one standard deviation. Percentile is the share of NFL teams it beats — 79th means better than 79 of every 100. 8 games this season · model gic-edge-1.2

Key People

Roster & staff

Players

Aaron RodgersStarting QB · QB

Jaylen WarrenLeading Rusher · RB704YDS

DK MetcalfLeading Receiver · WR378YDS

Payton WilsonLeading Tackler · LB69TOT

Coaching Staff

Mike McCarthyHead Coach

Brian AngelichioOffensive Coordinator

Patrick GrahamDefensive Coordinator

Danny CrossmanSpecial Teams

Front Office

Arthur J. Rooney IIOwner

RHRyan HuzjakPresident / CEO

Omar KhanGeneral Manager

AWAndy WeidlAssistant GM

Club Social

AFC NorthCurrent standings · division leader takes a seedAll Standings

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FinancialsForbes 2026 · cap via Over The Cap

Valuation$8.70B19th

Revenue$653Mlast season20th

Operating$74Mincome23rd

Roster Spend76 players · 6th in spend

$289.1Mof $301.2M cap

Cap space $13.2MDead money $18.8M

Valuation, revenue and operating income are Forbes’s 2026 estimates. Cap figures are Over The Cap as of 2026-09-20 and move with every roster transaction.

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QB21st pct

Run94th pct

Pass19th pct

Trenches88th pct

Explosive85th pct

Resilience30th pct

Special Teams22nd pct

Quarterback4221st pct

− EPA per dropback (-0.08 EPA)

EPA per dropback: -0.08 EPA; 41; 18th
Dropback success: 37.9%; 41; 19th
Completion over expected: -2.3 CPOE; 44; 26th
Turnover avoidance: 2.3%; 54; 65th

+ Rush EPA (+0.17 EPA)
+ Rush success (46.9%)

Rush EPA: +0.17 EPA; 75; 99th
Rush success: 46.9%; 60; 84th
Stuff avoidance: 18.5%; 51; 55th
Explosive runs: 13.4%; 63; 91st
Short yardage: 65.1%; 52; 58th

Confidence: medium

− Pass EPA (+0.05 EPA)

Pass EPA: +0.05 EPA; 43; 23rd
Pass success: 37.9%; 41; 19th
Explosive passes: 11.8%; 43; 24th
Protection: 7.4%; 45; 31st
Completion over expected: -2.3 CPOE; 44; 26th

Confidence: high

+ Stuff creation (25.3%)
+ Pressure creation (8.7%)

Run-line control: 18.5%; 51; 55th
Pass protection: 7.4%; 45; 31st
Short-yardage blocking: 65.1%; 52; 58th
Stuff creation: 25.3%; 67; 95th
Pressure creation: 8.7%; 65; 94th
Short-yardage defense: 59.5%; 54; 65th

Confidence: medium

+ Explosive prevention (8.6%)
+ Explosive runs (13.4%)
− Explosive passes (11.8%)

Explosive play rate: 12.4%; 51; 55th
Explosive passes: 11.8%; 43; 24th
Explosive runs: 13.4%; 63; 91st
Breakaway magnitude: 0.181; 56; 72nd
Explosive prevention: 8.6%; 67; 95th

Confidence: high

+ Mistake avoidance (68.9%)
− Explosive prevention after shocks (48.7%)

Offensive response: 35.5%; 49; 44th
Defensive response: 50.4%; 46; 36th
Momentum reversal: 21.5%; 45; 32nd
Explosive prevention after shocks: 48.7%; 32; 3rd
Mistake avoidance: 68.9%; 58; 80th

Confidence: low

− Punt returns (6.0 yds)

Field goals vs expectation: -4 pts of make rate; 46; 34th
Net punting: 42.2 yds; 51; 56th
Kick returns: 24.4 yds; 42; 23rd
Punt returns: 6.0 yds; 37; 10th
Return touchdowns: 0.00 / game; 48; 40th

Confidence: low