With the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2019 season in the books, it’s time for our yearly recap of all the sacks they allowed. As usual, here is a recap of our season-long sack breakdown.
We also provide a little more context to the numbers, showing snaps per sack allowed. We also compare this season to past years to show the year-by-year trend and finish things up by doing the same for penalties.
Sack Breakdown (Season)
Devlin Hodges: 4.5
Matt Feiler: 3.5
Mason Rudolph: 3
Coverage/Defensive Scheme: 3
Alejandro Villanueva: 2.5
Ramon Foster: 2.5
Randy Fichtner: 2.5
Wide Receivers: 1.5
David DeCastro: 1.5
Chukwuma Okorafor: 1
Mike Tomlin: 0.5
Maurkice Pouncey: 0.5
BJ Finney: 0.5
Vance McDonald: 0.5
Sack Breakdown (Snaps Per Sack Allowed)
Higher the number, the better.
Okorafor: 41
Feiler: 160.9
Foster: 187.2
Villanueva: 225.2
Finney: 328
DeCastro: 375.3
Pouncey: 906
Yearly Sack Breakdown (2015-2019)
| Linemen | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Villanueva | 2.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| Ramon Foster | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Maurkice Pouncey | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | N/A |
| David DeCastro | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Matt Feiler | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| BJ Finney | 0.5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuks Okorafor | 1.0 | 1.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Penalty Breakdown (Season)
Alejandro Villanueva: 7
Maurkice Pouncey: 4
Matt Feiler: 3
David DeCastro: 3
Zach Banner: 2
BJ Finney: 1
Chukwuma Okorafor: 1
Yearly Penalty Breakdown
| Linemen | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Villanueva | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Ramon Foster | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Maurkice Pouncey | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | N/A |
| David DeCastro | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Matt Feiler | 3 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| BJ Finney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chuks Okorafor | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
