I was doing some initial research on the Steelers 2011 opponents since the official regular season schedule was released yesterday and have compiled both the offensive and defensive rankings of all of their opponents from the 2010 season as a quick reference to get a better idea of what areas teams they face need to improve in via the draft and free agency as they head into the 2011 season. I will have more detail breakdowns on this after the draft, but wanted to get these out there while I have them at my finger tips.
2010 Offensive Rankings
| Team | YDS/GM | YDS/PLY | RYDS/GM | RYDS/PLY | PYDS/GM | PYDS/GM | INT RATE | SCKS/PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARZ | 31 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 28 |
| BLT | 22 | 23 | 14 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| CIN | 20 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 6 |
| CLV | 29 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 25 | 22 |
| HST | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| IND | 4 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| JAX | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 29 | 24 |
| KC | 12 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 16 |
| NE | 8 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| SEA | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 26 | 24 | 14 |
| SF | 24 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 27 |
| STL | 26 | 31 | 25 | 31 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 12 |
| TEN | 27 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 11 |
| Team | 1st/GM | PR AVG | KOR AVG | FGM | 3rd % | 4th % | RZ % | GTG % | AVG TOP | PTS/GM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARZ | 31 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 26t |
| BLT | 18 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21t | 22 | 31 | 15t | 16 |
| CIN | 12 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 22 |
| CLV | 25 | 11 | 32 | 17t | 19 | 2t | 25 | 27 | 27 | 31 |
| HST | 2 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 6t | 22 | 9 |
| IND | 1 | 28 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 7t | 1 | 6t | 19 | 4 |
| JAX | 8 | 18 | 12 | 23t | 13 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| KC | 11 | 17 | 28 | 27t | 20 | 19t | 8 | 12t | 13 | 14 |
| NE | 6 | 3 | 18 | 8t | 2 | 12t | 4 | 2 | 23 | 1 |
| SEA | 28 | 9 | 10 | 13t | 22 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 23 |
| SF | 30 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 29 | 12t | 24 | 21t | 24 | 24 |
| STL | 22 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 26t |
| TEN | 29 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 17 |
| Team | YDS/GM | YDS/PLY | RYDS/GM | RYDS/PLY | PYDS/GM | PYDS/GM | INT RATE | SCKS/PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARZ | 29 | 23 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 17 |
| BLT | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 32 |
| CIN | 15 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 14t | 22 | 14 | 27 |
| CLV | 22 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 27 | 5 | 22 |
| HST | 30 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 26 |
| IND | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 24 |
| JAX | 28 | 32 | 22 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 20 | 28 |
| KC | 14 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 11 |
| NE | 25 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 19 |
| SEA | 27 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 16 |
| SF | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 13 |
| STL | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 22 | 8 |
| TEN | 26 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 15 |
| Team | 1st/GM | PR AVG | KOR AVG | 1st GM | 3rd % | 4th % | RZ % | GTG % | GM PT DIF | YDS DIF/GM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARZ | 29 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 20t | 1 | 4 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| BLT | 10t | 11 | 32 | 15 | 17t | 5 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| CIN | 12 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 17t | 24 | 26 | 18 |
| CLV | 23 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 23 | 28 |
| HST | 31 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 18 | 13 |
| IND | 21 | 23 | 31 | 21 | 12t | 16 | 14t | 23 | 11t | 8 |
| JAX | 22 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 12t | 21 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
| KC | 14 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 31 | 22t | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| NE | 30 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 24 | 19 | 22t | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| SEA | 20 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 8t | 25 | 28 | 30 |
| SF | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 14t | 16 | 20 | 21 |
| STL | 16 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 17t | 14 | 32 | 12 | 19 | 24 |
| TEN | 32 | 2 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 29 |
