Welcome back to Steelers snap counts following a Week 15 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Steelers Week 15 snap count takeaways
Calvin Austin III and Van Jefferson were tied as the Steelers’ top receiver this week, with each playing 80% of Pittsburgh’s offensive snaps. A big increase in snaps for Austin (35% last week), who was also the Steelers’ leading receiver against Philadelphia with 65 receiving yards.
Scotty Miller dropped from WR2 last week in terms of snap counts to WR4. Mike Williams jumped from WR5 to WR3, but only played 37%, getting just two targets against the Eagles.
Why looking at the snap counts matters: Jaylen Warren saw just four carries on Sunday, but he was still the Steelers’ most-played running back, logging 51% of the offensive snaps. Najee Harris played 34%, while Cordarrelle Patterson played 15%. The takeaway? The Steelers really like Warren in pass protection.
Joey Porter Jr., Minkah Fitzpatrick and Patrick Queen all played 100% of defensive snaps on Sunday. That’s been the norm this season, but this week that meant playing 77 defensive snaps (each player recorded five additional special teams snaps).
Unsurprisingly, safety Damontae Kazee saw a big boost in snaps with DeShon Elliott out, playing 81% of defensive plays.
T.J. Watt’s injury affects the outside linebacker data a bit here, but it’s still clear that the Steelers want to heavily rotate their top four. Watt played 66% of the defensive snaps, with Alex Highsmith playing 62%, Nick Herbig 39%, and Preston Smith 36%.
It’s been a roller coaster for Beanie Bishop Jr.’s snap counts as of late. Last week he played 80% of defensive snaps. This week? Just 30%. Cam Sutton’s playing time saw a bit of a boost but not a huge one, logging 39% of defensive snaps.
If it isn’t clear already, the Steelers were emphasizing shutting down the Eagles’ run game, with inside linebacker Elandon Roberts playing 62% of defensive snaps to Payton Wilson’s 36%.
Keeanu Benton had another game in the 70% of defensive snaps range. With Larry Ogunjobi out, the Steelers used Dean Lowry (47%) and Montravius Adams (35%) in his first game back from injured reserve to take up snaps on the defensive line. Isaiahh Loudermilk, who played 51% of snaps last week following Ogunjobi’s injury, dropped to DL5, still playing 32% of defensive snaps.
The Steelers’ offensive-to-defensive plays ratio this week: 41:77. Brutal.
Making the most of it award
Mark Robinson played just 16 snaps overall but gave the Steelers one of their biggest plays of the game with his forced fumble on an Eagles’ punt return. That play put the Steelers in position to score their first points of the game.
Now, here’s a full look at the Steelers snap counts from Week 15’s loss:
Steelers Week 15 snap counts
Snap counts via Next Gen Stats.
Offense Week 15
Player
POS
Offensive snaps
OS%
Total snaps
Player
POS
Offensive snaps
OS%
Total snaps
Mason McCormick
G
41
100%
44
Broderick Jones
T
41
100%
44
Dan Moore Jr.
T
41
100%
41
Zach Frazier
C
41
100%
41
Isaac Seumalo
G
41
100%
41
Russell Wilson
QB
40
98%
40
Calvin Austin III
WR
33
80%
34
Van Jefferson
WR
33
80%
33
Pat Freiermuth
TE
28
68%
31
Jaylen Warren
RB
21
51%
27
Darnell Washington
TE
18
44%
21
Mike Williams
WR
15
37%
15
Najee Harris
RB
14
34%
14
MyCole Pruitt
TE
12
29%
12
Scott Miller
WR
10
24%
11
Ben Skowronek
WR
9
22%
25
Connor Heyward
TE
6
15%
22
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
6
15%
12
Justin Fields
QB
1
2%
1
Defense Week 15
Player
POS
Defensive snaps
DS%
Total snaps
Player
POS
Defensive snaps
DS%
Total snaps
Joey Porter Jr.
CB
77
100%
82
Minkah Fitzpatrick
FS
77
100%
82
Patrick Queen
ILB
77
100%
82
Damontae Kazee
SS
62
81%
68
Cameron Heyward
DT
56
73%
62
Keeanu Benton
DT
52
68%
56
T.J. Watt
OLB
51
66%
51
Elandon Roberts
ILB
48
62%
53
Alex Highsmith
OLB
48
62%
52
James Pierre
CB
46
60%
64
Dean Lowry
DE
36
47%
41
Nick Herbig
OLB
30
39%
44
Cameron Sutton
CB
30
39%
31
Payton Wilson
ILB
28
36%
44
Preston Smith
DE
28
36%
28
Montravius Adams
NT
27
35%
28
Isaiahh Loudermilk
DE
25
32%
30
Donte Jackson
CB
24
31%
26
Beanie Bishop Jr.
CB
23
30%
33
Miles Killebrew
SS
1
1%
17
Special teams Week 15
Player
POS
Special teams
ST%
Total snaps
Player
POS
Special teams
ST%
Total snaps
James Pierre
CB
18
75%
64
Jeremiah Moon
OLB
17
71%
17
Payton Wilson
ILB
16
67%
44
Ben Skowronek
WR
16
67%
25
Connor Heyward
TE
16
67%
22
Miles Killebrew
SS
16
67%
17
Tyler Matakevich
MLB
16
67%
16
Mark Robinson
ILB
16
67%
16
Nick Herbig
OLB
14
58%
44
Beanie Bishop Jr.
CB
10
42%
33
Christian Kuntz
LS
8
33%
8
Corliss Waitman
P
8
33%
8
Chris Boswell
K
7
29%
7
Damontae Kazee
SS
6
25%
68
Cameron Heyward
DT
6
25%
62
Jaylen Warren
RB
6
25%
27
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
6
25%
12
Joey Porter Jr.
CB
5
21%
82
Minkah Fitzpatrick
FS
5
21%
82
Patrick Queen
ILB
5
21%
82
Elandon Roberts
ILB
5
21%
53
Dean Lowry
DE
5
21%
41
Isaiahh Loudermilk
DE
5
21%
30
Keeanu Benton
DT
4
17%
56
Alex Highsmith
OLB
4
17%
52
Mason McCormick
G
3
13%
44
Broderick Jones
T
3
13%
44
Pat Freiermuth
TE
3
13%
31
Darnell Washington
TE
3
13%
21
Spencer Anderson
T
3
13%
3
Ryan McCollum
C
3
13%
3
Donte Jackson
CB
2
8%
26
Calvin Austin III
WR
1
4%
34
Cameron Sutton
CB
1
4%
31
Montravius Adams
NT
1
4%
28
Scott Miller
WR
1
4%
11
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