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Sun, Oct 18, 2026 · NFL

PIT @ TB

Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers · 1:00 PM ET

1 = allows the most

2026 regular season · Stats through Oct 12, 2026 · 4–5 games per defense

TB defense allowsWhat Pittsburgh sees

5 games

TB leans toward TE targets: 11th-most allowed (25.9%). Offenses pass 2.9 pp more often than expected against TB.

TB allowances, 2026. Highest allowance is rank 1.
RankStatAllowedVS NFLProps
8QB completion rate66.3%+2.0 pp
9Rec yards / game · TE60.2+12.5%
11Target share · TE25.9%+2.0 pp
11Rec yards / game · RB35.6+15.5%
T12QB completions / game22.0+3.2%
13Target share · RB19.1%+1.0 pp
15QB pass attempts / game33.2+0.2%
15QB pass yards / game234.6+0.1%
16Dropback success rate45.8%+0.1 pp
17QB pass yards / attempt7.07−0.4%
17Dropback EPA / play+0.015−0.05
19Rec yards / game · WR138.8−7.4%
19Dropback explosive rate7.8%−0.4 pp
23Target share · WR54.9%−3.0 pp
26Rush explosive rate8.1%−1.3 pp
29Rush success rate34.3%−5.6 pp
30RB yards / carry3.37−18.1%
31RB carries / game17.8−19.4%
31RB rush yards / game60.0−34.2%
31RB rushing EPA / play−0.254−0.16

PIT defense allowsWhat Tampa Bay sees

5 games

PIT funnels toward RB targets: 6th-most allowed (21.6%). Offenses pass 0.1 pp less often than expected against PIT.

PIT allowances, 2026. Highest allowance is rank 1.
RankStatAllowedVS NFLProps
2Dropback explosive rate11.4%+3.2 pp
T5Rec yards / game · RB40.0+29.8%
6Target share · RB21.6%+3.4 pp
9Dropback success rate47.4%+1.7 pp
11RB rushing EPA / play−0.051+0.04
11QB pass yards / attempt7.39+4.2%
15RB yards / carry4.13+0.4%
15QB completion rate64.6%+0.3 pp
15Dropback EPA / play+0.040−0.03
16RB rush yards / game90.8−0.5%
16QB pass yards / game233.6−0.3%
17RB carries / game22.0−0.3%
17Target share · WR58.2%+0.3 pp
17Rush explosive rate9.3%−0.1 pp
17Rec yards / game · WR144.0−3.9%
18Rush success rate39.8%−0.2 pp
18Rec yards / game · TE49.6−7.3%
21QB pass attempts / game31.6−4.7%
T21QB completions / game20.4−4.3%
26Target share · TE20.3%−3.6 pp