The initial snap counts from the Pittsburgh Steelers Friday night preseason win over the New Orleans Saints are now in and here’s a few observations from the numbers.
The Steelers starting offensive live sans tackle Marcus Gilbert played 41 snaps Friday night. Gilbert surely would have as well had he not injured his elbow.
Newer tackle Wade Hansen played 29 snaps Friday night.
Starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and wide receiver Antonio Brown only played 19 snaps and bot looked fantastic. New quarterback Bryn Renner only played 8 snaps at the end of the game and did not attempt a pass.
Le’Veon Bell played 20 snaps Friday night and looked healthy.
Rookie defensive back Sean Davis led the team with 59 snaps played. Fan favorite linebacker Tyler Matakevich only played 9 snaps against the Saints and after L.J. Fort exited the game.
Sitting out Friday night were Bruce Gradkowski, Dustin Vaughan, Issac Blakeney, Brandon Brown-Dukes, Artie Burns, Senquez Golson, Cameron Stingily, Roosevelt Nix, Bud Dupree, Devaunte Sigler, Giorgio Newberry, Jerald Hawkins, Cody Wallace, Ladarius Green, and Daniel McCullers.
| PLAYER | POS | OFFENSIVE SNAPS | DEFENSIVE SNAPS | SPECIAL TEAM SNAPS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.Villanueva | T | 41 | 59% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12% |
| S.Coates | WR | 41 | 59% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36% |
| D.DeCastro | G | 41 | 59% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12% |
| R.Foster | G | 41 | 59% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12% |
| M.Pouncey | C | 41 | 59% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L.Jones | QB | 39 | 56% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.Rogers | WR | 35 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12% |
| X.Grimble | TE | 33 | 47% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 32% |
| C.Hamilton | WR | 29 | 41% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 32% |
| C.Hubbard | G | 29 | 41% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24% |
| B.Finney | C | 29 | 41% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16% |
| M.Feiler | T | 29 | 41% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8% |
| W.Hansen | T | 29 | 41% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8% |
| M.Wheaton | WR | 28 | 40% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Gilbert | T | 26 | 37% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.James | TE | 24 | 34% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 32% |
| R.Harris | T | 24 | 34% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12% |
| D.Heyward-Bey | WR | 20 | 29% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20% |
| D.Williams | RB | 20 | 29% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L.Bell | RB | 20 | 29% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Richardson | RB | 19 | 27% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 32% |
| D.Johnson | TE | 19 | 27% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20% |
| A.Brown | WR | 19 | 27% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.Roethlisberger | QB | 19 | 27% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.Everett | G | 19 | 27% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Ayers | WR | 13 | 19% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8% |
| P.Lang | TE | 12 | 17% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12% |
| B.Renner | QB | 12 | 17% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F.Toussaint | RB | 11 | 16% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 52% |
| M.Cooper | TE | 6 | 9% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8% |
| L.Norwood | WR | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S.Davis | DB | 0 | 0 | 59 | 80% | 8 | 32% |
| A.Chickillo | LB | 0 | 0 | 36 | 49% | 10 | 40% |
| J.Dangerfield | SS | 0 | 0 | 36 | 49% | 6 | 24% |
| R.Golden | FS | 0 | 0 | 36 | 49% | 5 | 20% |
| R.Cockrell | CB | 0 | 0 | 36 | 49% | 4 | 16% |
| R.Shazier | LB | 0 | 0 | 36 | 49% | 4 | 16% |
| W.Gay | CB | 0 | 0 | 36 | 49% | 1 | 4% |
| L.Timmons | LB | 0 | 0 | 36 | 49% | 1 | 4% |
| M.Mitchell | FS | 0 | 0 | 36 | 49% | 1 | 4% |
| S.Tuitt | DE | 0 | 0 | 32 | 43% | 4 | 16% |
| R.Mathews | DT | 0 | 0 | 32 | 43% | 1 | 4% |
| J.Hargrave | DT | 0 | 0 | 30 | 41% | 3 | 12% |
| L.Fort | LB | 0 | 0 | 29 | 39% | 9 | 36% |
| V.Williams | LB | 0 | 0 | 29 | 39% | 9 | 36% |
| D.Grant | CB | 0 | 0 | 29 | 39% | 6 | 24% |
| D.Washington | SS | 0 | 0 | 29 | 39% | 0 | 0 |
| T.Feeney | LB | 0 | 0 | 27 | 36% | 3 | 12% |
| J.Jones | LB | 0 | 0 | 19 | 26% | 0 | 0 |
| A.Moats | LB | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24% | 4 | 16% |
| J.Harrison | LB | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24% | 0 | 0 |
| C.Lyons | DE | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22% | 1 | 4% |
| C.Heyward | DE | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20% | 3 | 12% |
| L.Walton | DE | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20% | 0 | 0 |
| L.Hooks | DT | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19% | 1 | 4% |
| M.Reilly | LB | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15% | 7 | 28% |
| J.Rasco | LB | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15% | 0 | 0 |
| M.Garner | CB | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15% | 0 | 0 |
| A.Shabazz | CB | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12% | 14 | 56% |
| S.Johnson | LB | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12% | 10 | 40% |
| K.White | CB | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12% | 9 | 36% |
| T.Matakevich | LB | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12% | 9 | 36% |
| J.Zumwalt | LB | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12% | 2 | 8% |
| R.Vinopal | S | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12% | 1 | 4% |
| J.Maxey | DE | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12% | 1 | 4% |
| J.Whigham | DB | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12% | 0 | 0 |
| G.Newberry | DE | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7% | 1 | 4% |
| K.Mosley-Smith | DE | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7% | 0 | 0 |
| C.Boswell | K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 44% |
| G.Warren | LS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36% |
| J.Berry | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20% |
| W.Monday | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16% |
| M.Tucker | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12% |
| S.Thomas | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12% |
| J.Hagen | S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8% |
