Below are the individual coverage stats and totals from the Saturday night preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons. The top table is by play and consist of which Falcons player was targeted with the pass, the yards gained on the play and the yards after the catch the receiver had on the play. Also included is the number of pass rushers the Steelers used on the play and if they blitzed or not on the play. I have included the down and distance as well as well as the direction of the pass. There were five plays where it was impossible to tell who really had coverage as three of those were running back screens and one of the other remaining two was the Lawrence Timmons interception.
The Falcons had 107 yards after catches of which 31 came on two of the running back screens I mentioned above very late in the game. Another thing that gets lost in these stats is how much zone coverage the Steelers play. Often times a player may be deemed as the one covering as he is closest defender to the receiver so keep that in mind this season once again as the Steelers do not play very much man coverage at all. The biggest thing to garner from these stats are the yards after catch and the yards per attempt with less emphasis on completion percentage. Good quarterbacks will have a high completion percentage if the Steelers pass rush is not proving good pressure in a game. The Steelers defense is predicated on not giving up the big play and forcing opposing quarterbacks to be patient and take what is given them. This also forces them to hit small windows at times and into mistakes.
The bottom table shows the totals for each defensive player thrown at in coverage for the Steelers as well as the completion percentage and yards per attempt.
Let me know if you find any discrepancies.
ETA: Mike Prisuta reported that the 22-yard catch that Roddy White had should be charged to William Gay instead of Keenan Lewis, so the stats have been updated to reflect that change.
Coverage Stats By Play
| D/D | LOS | TARGET | COVERAGE | DIRECTION | COMP | YDS | YAC | # RUSH | BLITZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-10 | ATL 20 | 11-J.Jones | 22-W.Gay | short middle | NO | 0 | 0 | 5 | YES |
| 2-10 | ATL 20 | 84-R.White | 23-K.Lewis | short right | YES | 12 | 2 | 4 | YES |
| 1-15 | ATL 27 | 34-O.Mughelli | 56-L.Woodley | short right | YES | 0 | 2 | 5 | YES |
| 2-15 | ATL 27 | 88-T.Gonzalez | 94-L.Timmons | short left | NO | 0 | 0 | 5 | NO |
| 3-15 | ATL 27 | 11-J.Jones | 23-K.Lewis | deep right | NO | 0 | 0 | 4 | YES |
| 2-10 | ATL 48 | 33-M.Turner | 56-L.Woodley | short right | NO | 0 | 0 | 5 | YES |
| 3-10 | ATL 48 | 83-H.Douglas | N/A | short middle | INT | 0 | 0 | 5 | YES |
| 1-10 | ATL 20 | 84-R.White | 23-K.Lewis | short right | YES | 13 | 7 | 5 | YES |
| 1-10 | ATL 33 | 11-J.Jones | 22-W.Gay | short left | YES | 11 | 4 | 4 | NO |
| 2-5 | ATL 49 | 11-J.Jones | 23-K.Lewis | short right | NO | 0 | 0 | 5 | YES |
| 3-5 | ATL 49 | 88-T.Gonzalez | 43-T.Polamalu | short right | YES | 10 | -1 | 5 | YES |
| 2-7 | PIT 38 | 11-J.Jones | 28-C.Butler | short left | YES | 11 | 0 | 5 | YES |
| 1-10 | PIT 27 | 84-R.White | 22-W.Gay | short right | YES | 22 | 13 | 4 | NO |
| 1-5 | PIT 5 | 84-R.White | 23-K.Lewis | short right | NO | 0 | 0 | 7 | YES |
| 2-5 | PIT 5 | 83-H.Douglas | 23-K.Lewis | short right | NO | 0 | 0 | 2 | NO |
| 3-5 | PIT 5 | 88-T.Gonzalez | 94-L.Timmons | short left | NO | 0 | 0 | 4 | NO |
| 2-12 | PIT 40 | 88-T.Gonzalez | 94-L.Timmons | short right | YES | 6 | 1 | 4 | NO |
| 3-6 | PIT 34 | 83-H.Douglas | 22-W.Gay | short right | YES | 13 | -1 | 4 | NO |
| 1-15 | PIT 26 | 33-M.Turner | N/A | short middle | NO | 0 | 0 | 5 | YES |
| 2-15 | PIT 26 | 83-H.Douglas | 30-D.Warren | short left | YES | 6 | 1 | 4 | NO |
| 3-9 | PIT 20 | 84-R.White | 28-C.Butler | short right | YES | 10 | 0 | 4 | NO |
| 2-10 | PIT 10 | 84-R.White | 43-T.Polamalu | short middle | YES | 10 | 0 | 4 | NO |
| 1-10 | ATL 30 | 11-J.Jones | 28-C.Butler | deep middle | NO | 0 | 0 | 3 | NO |
| 2-10 | ATL 30 | 88-T.Gonzalez | 94-L.Timmons | short right | YES | 6 | 1 | 3 | NO |
| 3-4 | ATL 36 | 11-J.Jones | 28-C.Butler | short right | YES | 10 | 1 | 6 | YES |
| 2-7 | ATL 49 | 11-J.Jones | 22-W.Gay | deep middle | NO | 0 | 0 | 4 | NO |
| 3-12 | ATL 44 | 11-J.Jones | 91-A.Smith | short middle | YES | 22 | 16 | 4 | YES |
| 2-8 | PIT 32 | 84-R.White | 28-C.Butler | short right | YES | 10 | 1 | 5 | YES |
| 1-10 | PIT 22 | 11-J.Jones | 30-D.Warren | short left | NO | 0 | 0 | 4 | NO |
| 2-10 | PIT 22 | 83-H.Douglas | 56-L.Woodley | short left | YES | 12 | 10 | 5 | YES |
| 2-2 | PIT 2 | 34-O.Mughelli | 25-R.Clark | short right | NO | 0 | 0 | 5 | YES |
| 3-12 | PIT 12 | 11-J.Jones | 43-T.Polamalu | short right | NO | 0 | 0 | 5 | YES |
| 1-10 | ATL 20 | 84-R.White | 28-C.Butler | short right | NO | 0 | 0 | 4 | NO |
| 2-10 | ATL 20 | 88-T.Gonzalez | 94-L.Timmons | short right | NO | 0 | 0 | 5 | YES |
| 3-10 | ATL 20 | 84-R.White | 28-C.Butler | short right | YES | 12 | -1 | 5 | YES |
| 1-10 | ATL 32 | 44-J.Snelling | 50-L.Foote | short right | YES | 3 | 0 | 4 | NO |
| 2-7 | ATL 35 | 11-J.Jones | 30-D.Warren | deep left | NO | 0 | 0 | 4 | NO |
| 3-7 | ATL 35 | 84-R.White | 28-C.Butler | short right | YES | 12 | -1 | 5 | YES |
| 1-10 | ATL 47 | 14-E.Weems | 28-C.Butler | short right | NO | 0 | 0 | 5 | YES |
| 1-10 | PIT 37 | 88-T.Gonzalez | 94-L.Timmons | short right | YES | 4 | 1 | 4 | NO |
| 2-6 | PIT 33 | 11-J.Jones | 30-D.Warren | short left | YES | 5 | 0 | 5 | YES |
| 3-1 | PIT 28 | 14-E.Weems | 22-W.Gay | short left | NO | 0 | 0 | 4 | NO |
| 3-5 | ATL 25 | 22-J.Rodgers | 50-L.Foote | short left | YES | 4 | 0 | 4 | NO |
| 1-10 | ATL 32 | 81-M.Palmer | 43-T.Polamalu | short right | YES | 19 | 11 | 5 | NO |
| 3-3 | PIT 42 | 83-H.Douglas | 22-W.Gay | short middle | NO | 0 | 0 | 5 | YES |
| 1-10 | ATL 15 | 22-J.Rodgers | 55D-S.Sylvester | short middle | YES | 8 | 4 | 4 | NO |
| 1-10 | ATL 42 | 14-E.Weems | 26-W.Allen | deep middle | YES | 17 | 0 | 5 | NO |
| 1-10 | PIT 41 | 81-M.Palmer | N/A | short left | NO | 0 | 0 | 5 | YES |
| 2-10 | PIT 41 | 15-A.Strickland | 40-C.Brown | short right | YES | 9 | 3 | 5 | YES |
| 2-2 | PIT 22 | 80-K.Meier | 28-C.Butler | deep right | INT | 0 | 0 | 4 | NO |
| 3-2 | ATL 28 | 15-A.Strickland | 50-L.Foote | short left | NO | 0 | 0 | 4 | NO |
| 1-10 | ATL 33 | 15-A.Strickland | 40-C.Brown | deep left | NO | 0 | 0 | 4 | NO |
| 2-10 | ATL 33 | 80-K.Meier | 29-R.Mundy | short right | NO | 0 | 0 | 3 | NO |
| 3-10 | ATL 33 | 17-B.Harvey | 28-C.Butler | short right | NO | 0 | 0 | 4 | NO |
| 1-10 | ATL 23 | 86-R.Winterswyk | 48-M.Ivy | short right | NO | 0 | 0 | 5 | NO |
| 2-10 | ATL 23 | 12-K.Cone | 28-C.Butler | short right | YES | 9 | 2 | 4 | NO |
| 2-11 | ATL 33 | 86-R.Winterswyk | 29-R.Mundy | short right | NO | 0 | 0 | 5 | YES |
| 3-11 | ATL 33 | 35-A.Smith | N/A | short right | YES | 18 | 22 | 5 | YES |
| 2-20 | ATL 41 | 27-G.Johnson | N/A | short right | YES | 5 | 9 | 3 | NO |
| 3-15 | ATL 46 | 18-D.Beaumont | 30-D.Warren | deep middle | NO | 0 | 0 | 4 | NO |
Coverage Stats Total
| PLAYER | COMP | ATT | COMP % | YDS | YAC | YPA | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Clark | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Mundy | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mortty Ivy | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 3 | 7 | 43% | 46 | 16 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Warren | 2 | 5 | 40% | 11 | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Lewis | 2 | 6 | 33% | 25 | 9 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 3 | 6 | 50% | 16 | 3 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 2 | 50% | 9 | 3 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Crezdon Butler | 7 | 12 | 58% | 74 | 2 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 2 | 3 | 67% | 12 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 2 | 3 | 67% | 7 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 3 | 4 | 75% | 39 | 10 | 9.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Smith | 1 | 1 | 100% | 22 | 16 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 1 | 1 | 100% | 17 | 0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stevenson Sylvester | 1 | 1 | 100% | 8 | 4 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
