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Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons - Week 15
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ARI
STL		 12
 6
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TB
CAR		 17
 19
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PIT
ATL		 27
 20
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OAK
KC		 13
 31
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MIN
DET		 14
 16
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MIA
NE		 13
 41
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JAC
BAL		 12
 20
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HOU
IND		 10
 17
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GB
BUF		 13
 21
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CIN
CLE		 30
 0
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WAS
NYG		 13
 24
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NYJ
TEN		 16
 11
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DEN
SD		 22
 10
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SF
SEA		 7
 17
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DAL
PHI		 38
 27
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NO
CHI		 31
 15
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Steelers 27, Falcons 24
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 8 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 305, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 1 Le'Veon Bell Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 7-45, 0
WR 1 Antonio Brown Rec: 8-105, 1 TD
WR 39 Martavis Bryant Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 70 Markus Wheaton Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 20 Heath Miller Rec: 4-35, 0 TD
K 9 Shaun Suisham FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 26 Defense / ST  
 
Atlanta Falcons
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Matt Ryan Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 22 Steven Jackson Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 3-15, 0
RB 53 Devonta Freeman Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 58 Jacquizz Rodgers Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 WR 22 Julio Jones Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 37 Roddy White Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 51 Harry Douglas Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 36 Levine Toilolo Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 18 Matt Bryant FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 29 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Steelers In past 7, QB Ben Roethlisberger has 2,462 pass yards (351/game) with 21 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 110.4 rating. In only meeting, passed for 238 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 147.3 rating. Has 248 TD passes & needs 2 to be 1st in club history with 250... RB LE'VEON BELL leads AFC & is 2nd in NFL with 1,924 scrim. yards (1,231 rush, 693 rec.). Posted 235 scrim. yards (185 rush, 50 rec.) vs. Cin. & is 1 of 2 players in NFL history with 200+ scrim. yards in 3 consec. games (WALTER PAYTON, 1977)... WR Antonio Brown leads NFL in catches (105) & is 2nd in rec. yards (1,375). 1st player in club history with 2 100-catch seasons (110 in 2013). Has 5+ catches & 50+ yards in 29 consec. games, longest streak in NFL history. Rookie WR Martavis Bryant (Rd. 4, No. 118 overall) is 1 of 4 NFL players with 7 TD rec. in 1st 7 career games... LB Lawrence Timmons leads team with 104 tackles. LB Arthur Moats had career-high 2 sacks last week. S Troy Polamalu aims for 3rd in row with INT vs. Falcons.

Falcons QB Matt Ryan is 39-12 (.765) at Georgia Dome with 84 TDs, 32 INTs & 98 rating. Has 736 yards (368 per game), 6 TDs & 111.3 rating in past 2... RB Steven Jackson rushed for 103 yards in last game vs. Pit. (12/24/11 with StL). Has 100+ yards or TD in 5 of past 6... WR Julio Jones had 11 catches for team-record 259 yards with TD last week. In past 2, has 21 catches for 448 yards (224 per game) & 2 TDs. Reached 4,000 rec. yards (4,165) in 47th game, tied for 2nd fastest in NFL history. WR Roddy White had 13 catches for 111 yards in last meeting. Has TD in 3 of past 4. WR Harry Douglas aims for 3rd in row with 100+ yards or TD... CB Desmond Trufant leads team with 14 PD. LB Paul Worrilow leads team with 116 tackles. DE Osi Umenyiora aims for 3rd in row vs. Pit. with sack. Has 4 sacks in past 7 vs. AFC. DE Kroy Biermann had sack in last meeting. S Kemal Ishmael leads team with 4 INTs & has INT in 3 of past 5.


Results and Schedule

Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 CLE H W 30-27 +3
2 2014-09-11 BAL A L 6-26 -20
3 2014-09-21 CAR A W 37-19 +18
4 2014-09-28 TB H L 24-27 -3
5 2014-10-05 JAC A W 17-9 +8
6 2014-10-12 CLE A L 10-31 -21
7 2014-10-20 HOU H W 30-23 +7
8 2014-10-26 IND H W 51-34 +17
9 2014-11-02 BAL H W 43-23 +20
10 2014-11-09 NYJ A L 13-20 -7
11 2014-11-17 TEN A W 27-24 +3
12   Bye      
13 2014-11-30 NO H L 32-35 -3
14 2014-12-07 CIN A W 42-21 +21
15 2014-12-14 ATL A    
16 2014-12-21 KC H    
17 2014-12-28 CIN H    
   

Atlanta Falcons
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 NO H W 37-34 +3
2 2014-09-14 CIN A L 10-24 -14
3 2014-09-18 TB H W 56-14 +42
4 2014-09-28 MIN A L 28-41 -13
5 2014-10-05 NYG A L 20-30 -10
6 2014-10-12 CHI H L 13-27 -14
7 2014-10-19 BAL A L 7-29 -22
8 2014-10-26 DET H L 21-22 -1
9   Bye      
10 2014-11-09 TB A W 27-17 +10
11 2014-11-16 CAR A W 19-17 +2
12 2014-11-23 CLE H L 24-26 -2
13 2014-11-30 ARI H W 29-18 +11
14 2014-12-08 GB A L 37-43 -6
15 2014-12-14 PIT H    
16 2014-12-21 NO A    
17 2014-12-28 CAR H    

Injury Report

Pittsburgh Steelers
Questionable  CB William Gay (quadriceps)
 OLB James Harrison (knee)
 CB Ike Taylor (shoulder)
IR  CB Cortez Allen (thumb, 12/6/2014)
 OLB Jordan Zumwalt (groin, 8/29/2014)
   

Atlanta Falcons
Out  CB Robert Alford (wrist)
Questionable  WR Harry Douglas (foot)
 WR Julio Jones (hip)
 SS William Moore (foot)
 DT Paul Soliai (shoulder)
 WR Roddy White (ankle)
Probable  OLB Stansly Maponga (elbow)
IR  RB Antone Smith (knee, 11/17/2014)
 OLB Marquis Spruill (knee, 8/24/2014)
PUP  SS Zeke Motta (neck)

Offense Stats Comparison

  PIT
 Offense 		 ATL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 33.7 26.7 22.7 PIT
Rushing yards 117.0 95.7 110.5 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 4.49 3.62 4.16 PIT
Completion % 63.6% 66.3% 62.3% ATL
Passing yards 332.3 290.0 234.7 PIT
Passing yards per completion 12.12 11.03 10.76 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 7.71 7.32 6.70 PIT
Interceptions 1.0 0.7 0.9 ATL
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 2.0 1.3 2.5 ATL
3rd down conversions 48.5% 45.7% 39.9% PIT
4th down conversions 33.3% 100.0% 47.1% ATL
Time of possession 32:49 30:24 30:05 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison

  PIT
 Defense 		 ATL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 22.7 20.3 22.7 ATL
Rushing yards 97.3 120.0 110.5 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 4.23 4.86 4.16 PIT
Completion % 66.4% 61.7% 62.3% ATL
Passing yards 260.7 297.3 234.7 PIT
Passing yards per completion 12.41 12.36 10.76 ATL
Passing yards per attempt 8.25 7.63 6.70 ATL
INT return 0.3 2.0 0.9 ATL
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks 2.7 1.3 2.5 PIT
3rd down conversions 33.3% 45.8% 39.9% PIT
4th down conversions 66.7% 0.0% 47.1% ATL
Time of possession 27:11 29:36 30:05 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   PIT   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.3 26.7 8.6 ATL
Yards per kick return 25.8 24.6 23.6 PIT
Yards allowed per punt return 9.4 12.9 8.6 PIT
Yards allowed per kick return 27.6 17.6 23.6 ATL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   PIT   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 5.7 6.4 PIT
Penalty yards 29.0 42.7 53.4 PIT

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2014 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Atlanta Falcons
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 10 2002-11-10 ATL PIT 34-34 Tie
2006 7 2006-10-22 PIT ATL 38-41 ATL
2010 1 2010-09-12 ATL PIT 9-15 PIT

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.