Below are the passing and rushing stats from the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-31 loss to the Oakland Raiders this past Sunday broken down by personnel groupings.
32 of the 54 rushing yards in this game came when the offense had a fullback or second running back on the field. Although not great great it produced a 3.56 yards per carry on 9 rushes. Year to date on 24 rushes with a fullback, or second back on the field, the offense has rushed for 70 of their 196 total rushing yards, which is still under 3 yards per carry.
Another thing that sticks out is that with 2 or more tight ends on the field, the Steelers offense has produced 3.14 yards per play, but 4 total touchdowns.
As you can imagine, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been great running the no-huddle and regular offense with the 11 personnel grouping that includes 3 wide receivers on the field as that has produced 590 of his passing yards and 4 touchdown passes. Over half of the offensive plays have used this grouping.
I still have a feeling that when tight end Weslye Saunders returns from his suspension in week 6 that we will see more of the 12 and 22 personnel grouping when the offense is not in hurry up mode. I think it will give the offense the ability to be a bit less predictable in regard to run pass ratio, which should help the running game some, especially when running back Rashard Mendenhall gets back in the groove. Saunders should be a more consistent blocker than Leonard Pope, plus be able to get down the field when needed.
Steelers Passing & Rushing Stats By Personnel Groupings Versus Raiders
| GROUP | PLAYS | ATT | CMP | CMP % | YDS | YPA | TD | INT | SCK | RSH | YDS | YPR | TD |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 11 | 42 | 32 | 23 | 72% | 257 | 8.03 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 75% | 19 | 4.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 86% | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 |
| 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 70 | 49 | 36 | 73% | 384 | 7.84 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 54 | 2.70 | 0 |
Steelers Passing & Rushing Stats By Personnel Groupings Year To Date
| GROUP | PLAYS | ATT | CMP | CMP % | YDS | YPA | TD | INT | SCK | RSH | YDS | YPR | TD |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100% | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 11 | 110 | 75 | 49 | 65% | 590 | 7.87 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 84 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 58% | 49 | 4.08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 75% | 19 | 4.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 38 | 2.38 | 0 |
| 21 | 41 | 21 | 16 | 76% | 181 | 8.62 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 56 | 3.11 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 67% | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 |
| 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 16 | 8.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 203 | 120 | 82 | 68% | 904 | 7.53 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 74 | 196 | 2.65 | 1 |
