The Number Behind Pittsburgh’s Crucial Win Over Ravens
Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
It wasn’t pretty, but it was important. The Pittsburgh Steelers got a monumental win on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens and now head into their bye week leading the AFC North at 3-2. The game tape and box score will be nothing to write home about, but with significant injuries across the board and multiple units struggling, the willingness to battle through and find a way to get an important divisional win shows a large strength of character within the Pittsburgh locker room.
Let’s look at some of the important numbers from the Steelers big win over the Ravens.
2nd – TJ Watt moves to second places for most sacks by 28 or younger trailing only Reggie White
+34% – Win probability added when Kenny Pickett threw his touchdown pass to George Pickens
11 – Alex Highsmith set a career high in pressures with 11. This is the joint highest pressures for a player this season
327 – Since entering the league, George Pickens leads the NFL with 327 yards on sideline targets. The next closest is Stefon Diggs with 198
80% – Four of five games the Steelers have allowed 125 or more yards on the ground.df
79 –Jaylen Warren looked deserving of the feature back role as while Harris struggled he had 79 all purpose yards and was the leading rusher with 40 yards.
5/16 – The Steelers held the Ravens to a combined 5 of 16 on 3rd and 4th down.
-31 – despite being the leaders of the AFC north The Steelers have a -31 point differential so far this season.
79 – The offense is stagnant as they have only scored 79 points this season.
257 – With Pressley Harvin sidelined, Brad Wing stepped in and was exceptional punting for 257 yards.
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