Below are the coverage stats for the Pittsburgh Steelers following their 34-24 loss Sunday to the San Diego Chargers. The completion percentage of 51% looks good on paper, as does the 4.88 yards per attempt, but when you factor in the Chargers were 12 for 22 (55%) on 3rd downs and Philip Rivers was 11-of-19 (57.9%) 118 yards with 2 touchdowns on 3rd down, you can clearly see why the Steelers lost.
Curtis Brown was thrown at 6 times and allowed 6 receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown. 5 of those 6 were on 3rd down and all 5 of those moved the chains.
Cortez Allen was targeted 8 times in total and allowed 6 receptions for 86 yards. 3 of those 6 catches were on 3rd downs and all 3 moved chains.
Ignore the Ziggy Hood coverage stats.
Steelers Defensive Coverage Stats Versus Chargers
| PLAYER | ATT | COMP | COMP % | YDS | YPA | YAC | TD | INT |
| 96-Z.Hood | 4 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43-.T.Polamalu | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50-L.Foote | 5 | 1 | 20% | 6 | 1.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 94-L.Timmons | 3 | 1 | 33% | 11 | 3.67 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 23-K.Lewis | 8 | 3 | 38% | 10 | 1.25 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 35-J.Victorian | 2 | 1 | 50% | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28-C.Allen | 8 | 6 | 75% | 46 | 5.75 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 31-C.Brown | 6 | 6 | 100% | 84 | 14.00 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 25-R.Clark | 3 | 3 | 100% | 28 | 9.33 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 41 | 21 | 51% | 200 | 4.88 | 79 | 3 | 0 |
Steelers Chargers Pass Attempts By Play
| QTR | TIME | DWN | DIST | LOS | YDS | YAC | RES | TARGET | COVERAGE |
| 1 | 11:48 | 1 | 10 | PIT 48 | 0 | 0 | INC | 24-R.Mathews | 96-Z.Hood |
| 1 | 11:42 | 2 | 10 | PIT 48 | 0 | 0 | INC | 85-A.Gates | 96-Z.Hood |
| 1 | 11:37 | 3 | 10 | PIT 48 | 0 | 0 | INC | 30-R.Brown | 50-L.Foote |
| 1 | 8:03 | 3 | 4 | SDG 37 | 6 | 1 | COMP | 85-A.Gates | 50-L.Foote |
| 1 | 6:05 | 3 | 8 | SDG 45 | 11 | 2 | COMP | 87-M.Spurlock | 28-C.Allen |
| 1 | 3:23 | 2 | 9 | PIT 33 | 0 | 0 | INC | 85-A.Gates | 50-L.Foote |
| 1 | 3:14 | 3 | 9 | PIT 33 | 0 | 0 | INC | 85-A.Gates | 94-L.Timmons |
| 2 | 14:07 | 2 | 4 | SDG 24 | 0 | 0 | INC | 84-D.Alexander | 28-C.Allen |
| 2 | 14:02 | 3 | 4 | SDG 24 | 6 | 0 | COMP | 87-M.Spurlock | 31-C.Brown |
| 2 | 13:36 | 1 | 10 | SDG 30 | 0 | 0 | INC | 85-A.Gates | 43-.T.Polamalu |
| 2 | 13:29 | 2 | 10 | SDG 30 | 0 | 0 | INC | 85-A.Gates | 50-L.Foote |
| 2 | 13:25 | 3 | 10 | SDG 30 | 10 | 5 | COMP | 87-M.Spurlock | 31-C.Brown |
| 2 | 13:03 | 1 | 10 | SDG 40 | 6 | 1 | COMP | 84-D.Alexander | 28-C.Allen |
| 2 | 12:24 | 2 | 4 | SDG 46 | 3 | 4 | COMP | 80-M.Floyd | 23-K.Lewis |
| 2 | 9:20 | 2 | 9 | PIT 45 | 0 | 0 | INC | 80-M.Floyd | 23-K.Lewis |
| 2 | 9:16 | 3 | 9 | PIT 45 | 0 | 0 | INC | 84-D.Alexander | 28-C.Allen |
| 2 | 6:57 | 2 | 10 | PIT 36 | 0 | 0 | INC | 17-P.Rivers | 96-Z.Hood |
| 2 | 6:49 | 3 | 10 | PIT 36 | 0 | 0 | INC | 85-A.Gates | 23-K.Lewis |
| 2 | 4:34 | 2 | 8 | PIT 46 | 7 | 11 | COMP | 30-R.Brown | 28-C.Allen |
| 2 | 3:48 | 3 | 1 | PIT 39 | 39 | 10 | TD | 84-D.Alexander | 31-C.Brown |
| 2 | 1:29 | 2 | 10 | PIT 47 | 0 | 0 | INC | 80-M.Floyd | 23-K.Lewis |
| 2 | 1:24 | 3 | 10 | PIT 47 | 12 | 5 | COMP | 87-M.Spurlock | 28-C.Allen |
| 2 | 1:16 | 1 | 10 | PIT 35 | 14 | 0 | COMP | 85-A.Gates | 31-C.Brown |
| 2 | 1:09 | 1 | 10 | PIT 21 | 0 | 0 | INC | 30-R.Brown | 50-L.Foote |
| 2 | 1:05 | 2 | 10 | PIT 21 | 0 | 0 | INC | 80-M.Floyd | 43-.T.Polamalu |
| 2 | 0:59 | 3 | 10 | PIT 21 | 0 | 0 | INC | 80-M.Floyd | 23-K.Lewis |
| 3 | 14:16 | 2 | 9 | SDG 23 | 8 | 11 | COMP | 84-D.Alexander | 25-R.Clark |
| 3 | 13:33 | 3 | 1 | SDG 31 | 8 | 2 | COMP | 84-D.Alexander | 31-C.Brown |
| 3 | 12:52 | 1 | 10 | SDG 39 | 0 | 0 | INC | 88-D.Rosario | 94-L.Timmons |
| 3 | 12:02 | 3 | 3 | SDG 46 | 5 | 1 | COMP | 87-M.Spurlock | 28-C.Allen |
| 3 | 10:08 | 1 | 10 | PIT 38 | 0 | 0 | INC | 33-L.McClain | 96-Z.Hood |
| 3 | 9:35 | 3 | 5 | PIT 33 | 7 | 1 | COMP | 84-D.Alexander | 31-C.Brown |
| 3 | 7:48 | 2 | 13 | PIT 29 | 0 | 0 | INC | 80-M.Floyd | 23-K.Lewis |
| 3 | 5:33 | 3 | 1 | PIT 3 | 3 | 0 | TD | 80-M.Floyd | 23-K.Lewis |
| 3 | 1:51 | 2 | 9 | SDG 21 | 7 | 1 | COMP | 87-M.Spurlock | 25-R.Clark |
| 3 | 1:20 | 3 | 2 | SDG 28 | 0 | 0 | INC | 84-D.Alexander | 35-J.Victorian |
| 4 | 15:00 | 2 | 10 | SDG 32 | 4 | 0 | COMP | 80-M.Floyd | 23-K.Lewis |
| 4 | 14:19 | 3 | 6 | SDG 36 | 11 | 6 | COMP | 85-A.Gates | 94-L.Timmons |
| 4 | 13:39 | 1 | 10 | SDG 47 | 13 | 13 | COMP | 87-M.Spurlock | 25-R.Clark |
| 4 | 12:26 | 2 | 9 | PIT 39 | 5 | 5 | COMP | 84-D.Alexander | 28-C.Allen |
| 4 | 9:52 | 2 | 8 | PIT 15 | 15 | 0 | TD | 84-D.Alexander | 35-J.Victorian |
