The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 15 Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers Sunday afternoon game.
| Pittsburgh | Rank | @ | Carolina | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | Spread | -1.5 | ||
| 18.5 | Implied Total | 20 | ||
| 17.5 | 27 | Points/Gm | 20 | 24 |
| 22.5 | 14 | Points All./Gm | 22.3 | 13 |
| 64.5 | 11 | Plays/Gm | 57.6 | 30 |
| 63.2 | 15 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 64.8 | 26 |
| 4.9 | 27 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.1 | 23 |
| 5.7 | 21 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.3 | 12 |
| 41.77% | 15 | Rush% | 48.20% | 8 |
| 58.23% | 18 | Pass% | 51.80% | 25 |
| 43.48% | 19 | Opp. Rush % | 43.77% | 21 |
| 56.52% | 14 | Opp. Pass % | 56.23% | 12 |
- The Panthers are tied for a league-best 6-1 record against the spread since firing Matt Rhule (a league-worst 1-5 ATS prior).
- Opponents have scored on 26.1% of their drives against Carolina since Week 10, the third-lowest rate in the league.
- The Steelers are last in the NFL in the explosive passing play (gains over 15 yards) at 9.3%.
- The Steelers are averaging 1.4 fewer yards per passing play than their opponent, the worst differential in the league.
- 43.5% of the Pittsburgh scoring plays have been touchdowns, the lowest rate in the league.
Quarterback
Sam Darnold: Darnold has been a caretaker in the offense over his two starts with the Panthers. The Panthers have had a passing rate 15% below expectation in his two starts, with Darnold throwing just 43 total passes in those games. When tasked with throwing the ball, Darnold has completed 57.9% and 58.3% of his throws, posting 10.6 and 8.8 passing points in those games.
Darnold is stuck as only a 2QB fantasy play. Since their Week 9 bye, the Steelers have allowed just one quarterback to finish higher than QB25.
