Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers

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DENBroncos6-2 · away
ATWeek 12Fri Nov 27 · 3:00 PM ET
PITSteelers6-2 · home
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DEN OFFENSEwhat it does

The red marker slides toward the unit with the better league rank. The farther from the middle, the bigger the rank gap.

PIT DEFENSEwhat it allows
Overall
−0.009
20th
EPA / play
PIT defense by 14 places · clear edge
−0.068
6thallowed
39.3%
29th
Success rate
PIT defense by 20 places · clear edge
42.1%
9thallowed
Passing
+0.042
20th
Pass EPA / play
PIT defense by 14 places · clear edge
−0.017
6thallowed
40.3%
29th
Pass success rate
PIT defense by 12 places
46.4%
17thallowed
6.4%
24th
Explosive pass rate
Even · 4 places apart
8.1%
20thallowed
3.8%
6th
Sack rate
Strength on strength · 2 places apart
8.5%
4thmade
Rushing
−0.089
15th
Rush EPA / play
PIT defense by 10 places
−0.167
5thallowed
37.6%
20th
Run success rate
PIT defense by 18 places · clear edge
33.9%
2ndallowed
7.4%
28th
Explosive run rate
PIT defense by 17 places · clear edge
9.9%
11thallowed
15.0%
5th
Stuff rate
Strength on strength · 3 places apart
23.8%
2ndmade
Turnovers
5.6%
5th
Turnovers
Strength on strength · 2 places apart
13.8%
7thtakeaways
Downs
+0.041
12th
Early downs EPA (1st–2nd)
PIT defense by 7 places
−0.083
5thallowed
−0.211
30th
Late downs EPA (3rd–4th)
PIT defense by 17 places · clear edge
−0.023
13thallowed

SHAPE VS SHAPE

DEN offense over PIT defense

Explosive pass24th v 20thPass success29th v 17thSacks6th v 4thTurnovers5th v 7thStuffs5th v 2ndRun success20th v 2ndExplosive run28th v 11th
  • DEN offense
  • PIT defense
  • middle of the league

Of the 7 spokes: offense is 5+ places higher on 0, defense on 3, 4 within 4 places.

Both shapes are drawn by league rank, so the outer ring is 1st on every spoke and the grey ring is the middle of the league. Where the solid shape reaches past the dashed one, the offense ranks higher. Each label shows offense rank v defense rank.

MAIN PLAYERS

Denver Broncos
QBDEN
Bo Nix
EPA / dropback
−0.02
CPOE
−2.6
Pass yards
1,493
TD–INT
9-3
RBDEN
J.K. Dobbins
Carries
94
Rush yards
306
EPA / carry
−0.19
Success
28.7%
RBDEN
Jonah Coleman
Carries
30
Rush yards
134
EPA / carry
+0.08
Success
50.0%
WRDEN
Jaylen Waddle
Targets
51
Rec yards
315
TD
2
EPA / target
+0.04
WRDEN
Courtland Sutton
Targets
37
Rec yards
221
TD
1
EPA / target
−0.14
TEDEN
Evan Engram
Targets
25
Rec yards
136
TD
1
EPA / target
−0.08
WRDEN
Marvin Mims Jr.
Targets
14
Rec yards
92
TD
0
EPA / target
+0.01
Pittsburgh Steelers
QBPIT
Aaron Rodgers
EPA / dropback
−0.10
CPOE
−1.9
Pass yards
1,871
TD–INT
13-6
RBPIT
Jaylen Warren
Carries
119
Rush yards
704
EPA / carry
+0.13
Success
47.9%
RBPIT
Rico Dowdle
Carries
46
Rush yards
174
EPA / carry
−0.07
Success
32.6%
WRPIT
DK Metcalf
Targets
64
Rec yards
378
TD
1
EPA / target
−0.03
WRPIT
Germie Bernard
Targets
42
Rec yards
284
TD
1
EPA / target
−0.02
TEPIT
Pat Freiermuth
Targets
35
Rec yards
235
TD
4
EPA / target
+0.23
TEPIT
Darnell Washington
Targets
28
Rec yards
254
TD
3
EPA / target
+0.30

Every rank is among all 32 teams in 2026, through Week 8 (DEN has played 8 games, PIT 8). A defense is ranked on what its opponents did, so allowing less ranks higher; for sacks, takeaways and stuffs, making more ranks higher.

Tied teams share a place here, as on the team radars (T-7th and T-7th, then 9th). The Team Stats table numbers its rows one by one, so a tied team can carry a different number there.

An edge only compares two season ranks: defense rank minus offense rank. 0 to 4 places apart is called even, 5 to 12 a lean, 13 or more a clear edge. It is not a prediction and not a win probability.

These numbers add up every game’s box score, the same play filter as Team Stats and the team radars. A team’s EPA/play here can differ from the figure in its team page header and on Team Tiers, which count plays differently.

Every rate adds up the team’s box scores for the season. A pass play is any dropback, including sacks and scrambles. QB scrambles of 10+ yards count as explosive runs but not as designed runs, so a team with long scrambles can run high on Explosive run.

Stuff rate leaves out kneel-downs, two-point tries and runs wiped out by a penalty; Run success and Explosive run keep two-point tries and penalty-wiped runs, as the Team Stats page does.

Explosive plays are completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+ (QB scrambles count as runs). The rush explosive rate divides by designed runs only, so a team with long scrambles can run high.

Sacks ÷ (pass attempts + sacks) · Turnovers ÷ drives · Runs for no gain or a loss ÷ designed runs

Players: the quarterback with the most dropbacks, the two backs with the most carries and the four wide receivers or tight ends with the most targets. A traded player is listed with the team he has played most for. Names open the player page.