In Week Seven of the 2024 NFL season, we saw the Pittsburgh Steelers passing game come to life, including play-action. Our Alex Kozora highlighted the topic well recently, stating Wilson’s effective play-action was a game-changer for Pittsburgh’s offense.
A couple of stats stood out in that post. My goal today is to add more context to that great Steelers focused article, and see how Pittsburgh’s quarterbacks have stacked up league-wide.
First, let’s look at PFF’s completion rate and yards per attempt differentials (play-action – non play-action):
This visual really puts into context how much better Wilson fared in play-action in his debut.