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AFC North · Schedule 2025 · Stats 2025

INSIDE THE 20

2025 Red-Zone Usage

Opportunity and touchdown production from plays snapped at or inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, compared with all 32 NFL teams.

Rush attempts77#19 NFL · 6.1 below avg
Rush TDs14#17 NFL · 0.5 above avg
Targets79#14 NFL · 3.2 above avg
Receiving TDs16#20 NFL · 2.8 below avg
Pass attempts86#15 NFL · 2.7 above avg
Passing TDs16#21 NFL · 3.1 below avg
Total opportunities156#17 NFL · league avg 158.9
Red-zone touchdowns30#18 NFL · league avg 32.3
Touchdown rate19.2%#19 NFL · league avg 20.1%
RED-ZONE IDENTITY

How Pittsburgh Steelers attacks inside the 20

The radar compares opportunity, play-calling, touchdown volume, and conversion against all 32 teams.

Opportunities48thRush Volume42thRush TDs48thTD Rate42thReceiving TDs39thTarget Volume58th46RZ AVG

Red-zone attack mix

How opportunities and touchdowns split between rushing and receiving.

Opportunity mix49.4% rush · 50.6% targets
Touchdown mix46.7% rush · 53.3% receiving
RushTarget / receiving

Player red-zone leaders

PlayerRushTargetsReceivingPassingTotal TD
Aaron RodgersQB3 att · 1 TD0 tgt0 rec · 0 TD48/81 · 14 TD15
Kenny GainwellRB23 att · 5 TD17 tgt14 rec · 2 TD0/0 · 0 TD7
Jaylen WarrenRB41 att · 4 TD5 tgt4 rec · 1 TD0/0 · 0 TD5
DK MetcalfWR1 att · 1 TD13 tgt8 rec · 3 TD0/0 · 0 TD4
Jonnu SmithTE2 att · 1 TD8 tgt5 rec · 2 TD0/0 · 0 TD3
Pat FreiermuthTE0 att · 0 TD9 tgt5 rec · 3 TD0/0 · 0 TD3
Connor HeywardRB6 att · 2 TD2 tgt1 rec · 1 TD0/0 · 0 TD3
Mason RudolphQB1 att · 0 TD0 tgt0 rec · 0 TD4/5 · 2 TD2
Calvin AustinWR0 att · 0 TD4 tgt3 rec · 2 TD0/0 · 0 TD2
Darnell WashingtonTE0 att · 0 TD9 tgt6 rec · 1 TD0/0 · 0 TD1
Marquez Valdes-ScantlingWR0 att · 0 TD5 tgt2 rec · 1 TD0/0 · 0 TD1
Adam ThielenWR0 att · 0 TD3 tgt3 rec · 0 TD0/0 · 0 TD0
Scotty MillerWR0 att · 0 TD2 tgt1 rec · 0 TD0/0 · 0 TD0
Ben SkowronekWR0 att · 0 TD1 tgt0 rec · 0 TD0/0 · 0 TD0
Roman WilsonWR0 att · 0 TD1 tgt0 rec · 0 TD0/0 · 0 TD0
RED-ZONE DEFENSE

How often does Pittsburgh Steelers keep points off the board?

Recorded opponent targets and carries inside the 20. Lower touchdowns and touchdown rate allowed receive the better NFL rank.

Red-zone snaps defended160NFL prevention rank #23
Touchdowns allowed28NFL prevention rank #12
TD rate allowed17.5%NFL prevention rank #8
No-TD play rate82.5%NFL prevention rank #8
Pass TDs allowed19NFL prevention rank #20
Rush TDs allowed9NFL prevention rank #3
DEFENSIVE RED-ZONE SHAPE

Pittsburgh Steelers prevention profile

Farther from the center means better prevention relative to the other defenses with synchronized red-zone plays.

Stop Rate77thTD Prevention65thPass TD Prevention39thRush TD Prevention94thYard Prevention65thOpportunity Control29th61RZ DEF
82.5%of recorded red-zone targets and carries did not produce a touchdown#8 among defenses with data · 457 yards allowed on these plays

This is a per-play prevention view, not drive scoring percentage. It counts player-attributed targets and carries preserved from nflverse play-by-play; throwaways, spikes, sacks, and unattributed plays are not estimated.

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