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10-22-2015, 01:41 PM
ARI-PIT GRADES: BRYANT IGNITES STEELERS, JONES RELIEVES VICK IN VICTORY
BRYSON VESNAVER
Here are the top takeaways and highest-graded players from the Steelers’ 25-13 win over the Cardinals.
Pittsburgh Steelers
– QB Michael Vick (-0.9) threw only eight passes, but that’s all it took for him to finish with a -2.8 passing grade before he went down with an injury. Vick threw two terrible passes that could have easily been intercepted (one of them was dropped by the defender) and was unable to do anything else. His three completions were all thrown behind the line of scrimmage, for a total of -12 yards in the air. The only reason his grade ended up near average was because of his +1.9 rushing grade, thanks to some excellent scrambles. QB Landry Jones (-0.5) played as well as anyone could have asked, completing safe throws and not forcing anything. His numbers were boosted by an amazing catch-and-run by WR Martavis Bryant (+2.1), but of his 12 passes, all of them were aimed beyond the line of scrimmage.
– The Steelers defense came up big when they needed to, specifically the pass rush duo of DE Cameron Heyward (+2.7) and OLB James Harrison (+4.6). The two combined for a sack, three QB hits and four hurries, and were frequently beating Cardinals’ offensive linemen off the snap. They played well against the run too, contributing to a unit that held the Cardinals to a mere 56 yards on 18 attempts. As a whole, the Steelers defense missed only two tackles all game, on 72 total plays.
– The Cardinals picked out CB Antwon Blake (-3.4) as the man they wanted to pick on in the passing game for this one, and evidently they chose correctly. Blake was targeted 13 times, and allowed nine of those to be caught for 163 yards and a touchdown. Every reception he allowed was for a first down, and on two of the incompletions Blake was beaten and Carson Palmer just missed his receiver. If you take away Blake’s rough game, the rest of the Steelers’ secondary actually didn’t play that poorly, allowing 20 receptions on 31 targets for 258 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Top performers:
OLB James Harrison (+4.6)
DE Cameron Heyward (+2.7)
WR Martavis Bryant (+2.1)
ILB Vince Williams (+2.0)
G David DeCastro (+1.8)
to read rest of article:
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/10/19/ari-pit-grades-bryant-ignites-steelers-jones-relieves-vick-in-victory/
BRYSON VESNAVER
Here are the top takeaways and highest-graded players from the Steelers’ 25-13 win over the Cardinals.
Pittsburgh Steelers
– QB Michael Vick (-0.9) threw only eight passes, but that’s all it took for him to finish with a -2.8 passing grade before he went down with an injury. Vick threw two terrible passes that could have easily been intercepted (one of them was dropped by the defender) and was unable to do anything else. His three completions were all thrown behind the line of scrimmage, for a total of -12 yards in the air. The only reason his grade ended up near average was because of his +1.9 rushing grade, thanks to some excellent scrambles. QB Landry Jones (-0.5) played as well as anyone could have asked, completing safe throws and not forcing anything. His numbers were boosted by an amazing catch-and-run by WR Martavis Bryant (+2.1), but of his 12 passes, all of them were aimed beyond the line of scrimmage.
– The Steelers defense came up big when they needed to, specifically the pass rush duo of DE Cameron Heyward (+2.7) and OLB James Harrison (+4.6). The two combined for a sack, three QB hits and four hurries, and were frequently beating Cardinals’ offensive linemen off the snap. They played well against the run too, contributing to a unit that held the Cardinals to a mere 56 yards on 18 attempts. As a whole, the Steelers defense missed only two tackles all game, on 72 total plays.
– The Cardinals picked out CB Antwon Blake (-3.4) as the man they wanted to pick on in the passing game for this one, and evidently they chose correctly. Blake was targeted 13 times, and allowed nine of those to be caught for 163 yards and a touchdown. Every reception he allowed was for a first down, and on two of the incompletions Blake was beaten and Carson Palmer just missed his receiver. If you take away Blake’s rough game, the rest of the Steelers’ secondary actually didn’t play that poorly, allowing 20 receptions on 31 targets for 258 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Top performers:
OLB James Harrison (+4.6)
DE Cameron Heyward (+2.7)
WR Martavis Bryant (+2.1)
ILB Vince Williams (+2.0)
G David DeCastro (+1.8)
to read rest of article:
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/10/19/ari-pit-grades-bryant-ignites-steelers-jones-relieves-vick-in-victory/