The Numbers Game in the 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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What numbers define the 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers season?

Joe 0:00

Pumpin' Joe, it's a Donnie Football Friday. Donnie Football with me out at Bowser Chevy in Monroeville. Fan Twitter brought to you by South Hills Kia Peters Township. Visit them at SouthHillsKia.net. The text line brought to you by Edgar Snyder and Associates, a personal injury law firm. where they always say there's never a fee unless we get money for you. And you can listen to the Pomp and Joe show on demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, wherever you get your podcasts. Nick Kostos is under the weather today. He won't be with us at noon. So we're going to make some predictions on this coaching search. Maybe get your thoughts. Listen, we all know who's out there, who might be out there. Is Cristobal, is that real, from Brian Baldinger?

Joe 0:40

Who's your preferred candidate? Give us a call, top of the hour, 412-928-9370. Sunny, high today of 28 and a low of Mason Rudolph, too. We'll feel like minus six tonight. You said Chris Boswell for minus six. Why did you say that, Lemons?

Donnie 0:56

Well, because it's still six, but you just included a negative to it.

Joe 0:59

Good point. Van Weather brought to you by Meyers Lager, Pittsburgh's choice for affordable legal solutions. Donnie, it's time for a numbers game. We did this all year, and today it's all Steeler-related, as we maybe wave one final goodbye to an interesting season, but ultimately a failed season, unless you're Art, who thinks they were in contention.

Unknown 1:21

And Joe, I know you have some great numbers, so you are going to be... be the guy carrying the load today. Not necessarily.

Joe 1:29

I think you're underselling it. You usually win the numbers game, too. You win the numbers game, you win the quiz show, you win the predictions. They don't call you Donnie Football for nothing. You got a number for me?

Unknown 1:40

I will give you a number, Joe. And that number is 26. Le'Veon Bell? The Steelers' final rank...

Joe 1:53

in total defense in total yards allowed 26 in the nfl i'm really glad you said that number because i have three numbers for you actually two related to that one the number of times juan thornhill bragged that the steelers would have one of the greatest defenses of all time and then two you said 26 then overall defense i'll give you the number 17 their rank in scoring defense I'm not that smart, Donnie, but I don't think they were one of the greatest defenses of all time.

Unknown 2:26

No, I would say they just missed out on that just a bit. 408. The total yards allowed to the Houston Texans in the playoff loss a couple of weeks ago, which honestly, it feels like it was six months ago, Joe. I know.

Joe 2:43

That's how long ago that game feels. 16, or thereabouts, the average margin of defeat in the Steelers' seven-game playoff losing streak. They are losing these games by more than two touchdowns. Isn't it incredible?

Unknown 3:01

It's also ironic to me that the game against the Texans, that was the closest game at halftime in their entire playoff drought.

Joe 3:09

That ended up being the biggest deficit at the end. I know. And the worst home playoff loss in franchise history. Do you have a number for me?

Unknown 3:18

73.7, Joe. That was the opponent fourth down conversion percentage against the Steelers. You want to know where that ranked in the NFL? Last. Close. 31st. 73.7% of the time the opponent went for it on fourth down. Wow. They got it.

Joe 3:36

Eight, Mike Tomlin wins in 20 playoff starts.

Unknown 3:44

I have a number here, Joe, I want to put out there because I know you have a really good one that could follow up with it. So I'm going to say that my number is 94.8. The regular season passer rating for Aaron Rodgers.

Joe 4:00

Ah, my number again is one. Russell Wilson's passer rating as a Steeler was one point higher than Aaron Rodgers. And now we're really going to get hot because now my research is going to come through, Donnie.

How did the Steelers rank in total defense during the season?

Joe 4:15

Lead us off here.

Unknown 4:17

9.58, the rushing yards for Jalen Warren, the leading rusher. They did not have anybody eclipse 1,000 on the season.

Joe 4:27

On that theme, I have two numbers that are related, 45 and 55, the longest runs by Warren and Kenny Gainwell, respectively. Both of them at least 18 yards longer than any run Najee Harris ever had as a Steeler.