Final Score Prediction
Steelers 20, Jets 17
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| New York Jets |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 20 |
Mark Sanchez |
Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| QB 33 |
Tim Tebow |
Pass: 0, 0 TD Rush: 20, 0 |
| RB 28 |
Shonn Greene |
Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 52 |
Bilal Powell |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 27 |
Santonio Holmes |
Rec: 7-80, 1 TD |
 WR 40 |
Stephen Hill |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 65 |
Jeremy Kerley |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| K 29 |
Nick Folk |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 11 |
Defense / ST |
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| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 12 |
Ben Roethlisberger  |
Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 34 |
Jonathan Dwyer |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 46 |
Isaac Redman |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 23 |
Antonio Brown |
Rec: 7-80, 1 TD |
| WR 30 |
Mike Wallace |
Rec: 5-80, 0 TD |
| WR 51 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| TE 17 |
Heath Miller |
Rec: 4-40, 1 TD |
| K 17 |
Shaun Suisham |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 4 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Jets Aim for 3rd straight regular season win against Pit... In 2 career meetings against Steelers (incl. postseason), QB Mark Sanchez has passed for 403 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 92.3 passer rating. For career, Sanchez is 8-2 in Sept. & has 19 TDs vs. 7 INTs & 96.3 passer rating. Club has 8-2 record when Sanchez has 100+ passer rating... RB Shonn Greene totaled 94 rush yards with TD on Kickoff Weekend... WR Santonio Holmes spent 4 seasons (2006-09) w/Steelers. Rookie WR Stephen Hill (2nd round, No. 43) posted 5 catches for 89 yards (17.8 avg.) with 2 TDs & became 1st rookie since WR ANQUAN BOLDIN (217 rec. yards, 2 TD catches w/ Cardinals in '03) to register 80+ rec. yards & 2 TD catches on Kickoff Weekend. WR-PR Jeremy Kerley (68-yard PR-TD; 12-yard TD rec.) became 1st NFL player since 2000 (AZ-ZAHIR HAKIM) to have TD rec. & PR-TD in season opening game... CB Darrelle Revis is native of Aliquippa, PA. Had team-high 3 passes defensed vs. Bills. CBs Antonio Cromartie, Revis & Kyle Wilson each registered INT last week...
 Steelers Have won 9 consecutive home openers, 2nd-longest active streak in NFL (PATRIOTS, 10)... Incl. postseason, Pit. has 8-1 record at home against Jets... QB Ben Roethlisberger has 44-13 (.772) career record at home as starter. Roethlisberger (26,824) needs 176 pass yards to join HOFer TERRY BRADSHAW as 2nd Steeler to reach 27,000 career... In 2 career meetings vs. Jets (incl. playoffs), RB Rashard Mendenhall has totaled 220 rush yards on 44 att. (5 avg.) with 2 rush TDs. For career, RB Jonathan Dwyer averages 5.7 yards per carry (34 rush, 194 yards)... WR Mike Wallace had 7 catches for 102 yards (14.6 avg.) in only reg. season meeting vs. NYJ. Wallace has 5 TD catches in past 5 in Sept... TE Heath Miller (3,914) needs 86 rec. yards to become 8th Steeler to record 4,000 career receiving yards... LB LaMarr Woodley (48) needs 2 sacks to become 6th Steeler to reach 50 career. LB James Harrison (58) needs 3 sacks to surpass KEITH WILLIS (59) & JOEY PORTER (60) for 2nd-most sacks in franchise history... Incl. postseason, S Troy Polamalu has 2 INTs in 5 career games vs. NYJ... LB Larry Foote posted 20th career sack last week.
Results and Schedule
| New York Jets |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-09 |
BUF |
H |
W 48-28 |
+20 |
| 2 |
2012-09-16 |
PIT |
A |
L 10-27 |
-17 |
| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
MIA |
A |
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| 4 |
2012-09-30 |
SF |
H |
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| 5 |
2012-10-08 |
HOU |
H |
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| 6 |
2012-10-14 |
IND |
H |
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| 7 |
2012-10-21 |
NE |
A |
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| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
MIA |
H |
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| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2012-11-11 |
SEA |
A |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
STL |
A |
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| 12 |
2012-11-22 |
NE |
H |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
ARI |
H |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
JAC |
A |
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| 15 |
2012-12-17 |
TEN |
A |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
SD |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
BUF |
A |
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| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-09 |
DEN |
A |
L 19-31 |
-12 |
| 2 |
2012-09-16 |
NYJ |
H |
W 27-10 |
+17 |
| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
OAK |
A |
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| 4 |
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Bye |
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| 5 |
2012-10-07 |
PHI |
H |
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| 6 |
2012-10-11 |
TEN |
A |
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| 7 |
2012-10-21 |
CIN |
A |
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| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
WAS |
H |
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| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
NYG |
A |
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| 10 |
2012-11-12 |
KC |
H |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
BAL |
H |
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| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
CLE |
A |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
BAL |
A |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
SD |
H |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
DAL |
A |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
CIN |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
CLE |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
NYJ
Offense |
PIT
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
48.0 |
19.0 |
24.7 |
NYJ |
| Rushing yards |
118.0 |
75.0 |
98.5 |
NYJ |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.28 |
2.88 |
3.83 |
NYJ |
| Completion % |
70.4% |
55.0% |
62.7% |
NYJ |
| Passing yards |
266.0 |
209.0 |
243.5 |
NYJ |
| Passing yards per completion |
14.00 |
9.50 |
11.05 |
NYJ |
| Passing yards per attempt |
9.85 |
5.23 |
6.93 |
NYJ |
| Interceptions |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
- |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
0.0 |
5.0 |
2.2 |
NYJ |
| 3rd down conversions |
71.4% |
57.9% |
38.8% |
NYJ |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
50.0% |
55.6% |
PIT |
| Time of possession |
31:18 |
35:05 |
30:09 |
PIT |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
NYJ
Defense |
PIT
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
28.0 |
31.0 |
24.7 |
NYJ |
| Rushing yards |
195.0 |
94.0 |
98.5 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
7.50 |
3.48 |
3.83 |
PIT |
| Completion % |
56.3% |
73.1% |
62.7% |
NYJ |
| Passing yards |
195.0 |
240.0 |
243.5 |
NYJ |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.83 |
12.63 |
11.05 |
NYJ |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.09 |
9.23 |
6.93 |
NYJ |
| INT return |
3.0 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
NYJ |
| Fumble recoveries |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
- |
| Sacks |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
PIT |
| 3rd down conversions |
66.7% |
55.6% |
38.8% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
0.0% |
55.6% |
PIT |
| Time of possession |
28:42 |
24:55 |
30:09 |
PIT |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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NYJ |
PIT |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
68.0 |
11.5 |
12.2 |
NYJ |
| Yards per kick return |
24.0 |
27.0 |
23.4 |
PIT |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
27.0 |
11.0 |
12.2 |
PIT |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
23.7 |
0.0 |
23.4 |
PIT |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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NYJ |
PIT |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.0 |
8.0 |
6.4 |
NYJ |
| Penalty yards |
34.0 |
52.0 |
54.9 |
NYJ |
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Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2012 season. Once
more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the
best and worst value from the data set.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| New York Jets vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
6 |
2000-10-08 |
PIT |
NYJ |
20-3 |
PIT |
| 2001 |
13 |
2001-12-09 |
NYJ |
PIT |
7-18 |
PIT |
| 2003 |
15 |
2003-12-14 |
PIT |
NYJ |
0-6 |
NYJ |
| 2004 |
14 |
2004-12-12 |
NYJ |
PIT |
6-17 |
PIT |
| 2004 |
DP |
2005-01-15 |
NYJ |
PIT |
17-20 |
PIT |
| 2007 |
11 |
2007-11-18 |
PIT |
NYJ |
16-19 |
NYJ |
| 2010 |
15 |
2010-12-19 |
NYJ |
PIT |
22-17 |
NYJ |
| 2010 |
CF |
2011-01-23 |
NYJ |
PIT |
19-24 |
PIT |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. DP = Divisional Playoff CF = Conference Final
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