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Pittsburgh

What the offense calls, how often it works, and how every unit grades out against the rest of the country.

5-1 6 games tracked Offense B Defense A
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Season grades

Offense 41st of 137
B
2025 C 79th of 136
Points added per play
+0.27opponents usually allow +0.112025: +0.10
Plays that work
44%usual for these opponents 42%2025: 41%
Defense 11th of 137
A
2025 A 10th of 136
Points allowed per play
-0.03opponents usually get +0.172025: -0.03
Plays that work against it
33%usual for these opponents 44%2025: 35%
Special teams
–
Not graded yet. Kicks, punts and returns come next.

2025 is the whole season: Pittsburgh finished 8-5. 2026 is only the games played so far, so early numbers swing more.

Each game is compared with what that opponent usually does, then ranked against every FBS team. Garbage time is left out. These ranks are this site's own index, not an official poll. See every team

Keys for improvement

75%of throws to him work
Offense

Get the ball to B. Yates

Small sample

M. Heintschel to B. Yates works 75% of the time (9 of 12 throws, 9 caught, 12.3 yards a throw). Everything else through the air works 39%. He gets 9% of the targets.

4.0yards a carry
Offense

More carries for L. Wright

Runs by L. Wright work 56% of the time (19 of 34, 4.0 yards a carry). Every other back combined: 42% (30 of 71).

18%all teams 39%
Defense

Stopping the pass on 2nd and long

Opponents' passes on 2nd and long (7 or more) work 18% of the time, against 39% for all teams (7 of 38 plays).

All keys, best and worst situations, and the players behind them

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Games

WeekOpponentScoreOffenseDefense
1 vs Miami (OH) W59-14 A- A- Replay
2 vs UCF W12-7 C A Replay
3 vs Syracuse W27-13 B B+ Replay
4 vs Bucknell W59-0 A- B Replay
5 at Virginia Tech W35-33 C- B Replay
6 vs North Carolina L17-21 – – Replay
7 at Boston College Tracker
8 at Miami Tracker
9 vs Georgia Tech Tracker
11 vs Florida State Tracker
12 at Louisville Tracker
13 at California Tracker

What Pittsburgh calls

64%

How often a defense is right by guessing the usual call. That makes this the 46th most predictable offense of 137. The middle team is at 62%.

1st & 7+123 plays
Run 58% Pass 42%

Runs work 42% of the time (all teams 40%). Passes work 48% (all teams 48%).

2nd & 1-312 plays
Run 42% Pass 58%

Runs work 100% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 14% (all teams 56%).

2nd & 4-617 plays
Run 41% Pass 59%

Runs work 71% of the time (all teams 49%). Passes work 50% (all teams 50%).

2nd & 7+62 plays
Run 36% Pass 64%

Runs work 27% of the time (all teams 29%). Passes work 32% (all teams 37%).

3rd & 1-315 plays
Run 80% Pass 20%

Runs work 67% of the time (all teams 67%). Passes work 100% (all teams 53%).

3rd & 4-611 plays
Run 18% Pass 82%

Runs work 50% of the time (all teams 44%). Passes work 67% (all teams 42%).

3rd & 7+30 plays
Run 23% Pass 77%

Runs work 14% of the time (all teams 22%). Passes work 30% (all teams 25%).

Run, quarterback runs included Pass Where all teams split

Situations with fewer than 10 plays are left off. See every situation in a table

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