Steelers — Road To The Bowl

STEELERS

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#32 overall Seed 16 L1 streak Team OVR 83 📊 62.5% pass / 37.5% run

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RECORD

OFFENSE · LEAGUE RANKS

#14

TOTAL YDS

#17

PASSING

#16

RUSHING

#15

POINTS FOR

DEFENSE · LEAGUE RANKS

#19

TOTAL YDS

#16

VS PASS

#18

VS RUN

#25

POINTS ALLOWED

SEASON

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TEAM BUILD TRACKER

since Oct 07 · 1 checkpoints

83 TEAM OVR holding steady

GROUP	NOW	Δ ERA	VS LEAGUE
QB	74.0	+0	-2.4
RB	78.3	+0	-1.2
WR	79.8	+0	+0
TE	77.5	+0	+0
OL	77.2	+0	-1.8
DL	87.0	+0	+5.7
LB	74.0	+0	-2.2
DB	81.8	+0	+1.5
ST	79.0	+0	+1.3

Δ ERA = change since the tracker started. VS LEAGUE = your group vs the league average — red is where the roster lacks talent.

FROM THE LOCKER ROOM

The beat writer Steelers 📝 RECAP 10h ago

77 points between Falcons and Steelers

Nobody wanted to play defence. Falcons won the shootout 43-34. Michael Penix Jr did the damage for Falcons — 21/34, 251 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT. Aaron Rodgers threw for Steelers — 21/35, 259 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. On the ground: Falcons 145, Steelers 130.

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THE CAP ROOM 53 contracts on the books

$83.9M comes off the books at the end of this season — 18 contracts, 28% of what you are carrying.

28%

21%

30%

15%

Expiring

the last year of the deal

$83.9M

18 players

QB Aaron Rodgers $22.5M MIKE Patrick Queen $17.2M CB Marshon Lattimore $6.1M SS Jaquan Brisker $5.5M

2 years left

$63.1M

11 players

REDG Alex Highsmith $20.1M DT Cam Heyward $13.7M HB Jaylen Warren $7.0M SS DeShon Elliott $6.1M

3 years left

$88.8M

10 players

LEDG T.J. Watt $42.0M FS Jalen Ramsey $17.2M WR Michael Pittman $8.9M TE Pat Freiermuth $6.9M

4 years left

$44.4M

10 players

WR DK Metcalf $31.0M RT Max Iheanachor $3.8M WR Germie Bernard $1.9M QB Drew Allar $1.3M

4+ years

long money

$18.1M

4 players

REDG Nick Herbig $5.4M K Chris Boswell $4.9M DT Keeanu Benton $4.3M TE Darnell Washington $3.5M

WHAT IS EATING THE ROOM largest cap hits, with what is left on each

PLAYER	POS	OVR	AGE	YRS LEFT	CAP HIT	PER OVR PT
T.J. Watt	LEDG	96	31	3	$42.0M	$437,500
DK Metcalf	WR	85	28	4	$31.0M	$364,706
Aaron Rodgers	QB	79	42	1	$22.5M	$284,810
Alex Highsmith	REDG	87	29	2	$20.1M	$231,034
Jalen Ramsey	FS	90	31	3	$17.2M	$191,333
Patrick Queen	MIKE	81	27	1	$17.2M	$212,222
Cam Heyward	DT	95	37	2	$13.7M	$143,895
Michael Pittman	WR	82	28	3	$8.9M	$108,049

Per OVR point is a division, not a verdict — a cap hit over an overall rating, nothing more. Whether a number is a problem depends on the position and the player, and that is your call rather than the site's. There is no "cut him and save this much" here on purpose: a release in Madden carries dead money, and the export does not carry the figure — so that saving is not something this site can work out, and guessing at it would be guessing at the one number that decides whether the advice is any good.

ROSTER 53 on the active roster · 12 practice squad

OFFENSE

PLAYER	POS	OVR	DEV	AGE	YRS LEFT	CAP HIT
Aaron Rodgers	QB	79		42	1	$22.5M
Drew Allar	QB	69		22	4	$1.3M
Mason Rudolph	QB	67		31	1	$4.6M
Will Howard	QB	64		24	3	$1.1M
Jaylen Warren	HB	84	Star	27	2	$7.0M
Rico Dowdle	HB	82	Superstar	28	2	$3.8M
Eli Heidenreich	HB	69		23	4	$910K
Riley Nowakowski	FB	64		24	4	$990K
DK Metcalf	WR	85	Superstar	28	4	$31.0M
Michael Pittman	WR	82	Star	28	3	$8.9M
Germie Bernard	WR	76	Star	22	4	$1.9M
DeAndre Hopkins	WR	76		34	1	$3.7M
Roman Wilson	WR	71		25	2	$1.6M
Kaden Wetjen	WR	68		24	4	$1.2M
Pat Freiermuth	TE	79	Star	27	3	$6.9M
Darnell Washington	TE	76		25	5	$3.5M
Robert Tonyan	TE	67		32	1	$1.1M
Troy Fautanu	LT	75		25	2	$4.1M
Jack Driscoll	LT	65		29	1	$1.4M
Mason McCormick	LG	78		26	2	$1.3M
Gennings Dunker	LG	72	Star	23	4	$1.2M
Zach Frazier	C	86	Star	25	2	$2.0M
Ryan McCollum	C	54		28	1	$1.3M
James Daniels	RG	76		28	1	$4.2M
Brock Hoffman	RG	69		27	1	$2.5M
Spencer Anderson	RG	68		26	1	$1.1M
Max Iheanachor	RT	76	Star	22	4	$3.8M
Dylan Cook	RT	65		28	1	$1.1M

DEFENSE

PLAYER	POS	OVR	DEV	AGE	YRS LEFT	CAP HIT
T.J. Watt	LEDG	96	X-Factor	31	3	$42.0M
Jack Sawyer	LEDG	73	Star	24	3	$1.2M
Alex Highsmith	REDG	87	Superstar	29	2	$20.1M
Nick Herbig	REDG	79	Superstar	24	5	$5.4M
Cam Heyward	DT	95	X-Factor	37	2	$13.7M
Derrick Harmon	DT	78	Star	23	3	$4.1M
Keeanu Benton	DT	77		25	5	$4.3M
Gabe Rubio	DT	67		23	4	$940K
Patrick Queen	MIKE	81	Star	27	1	$17.2M
Carson Bruener	MIKE	64		25	3	$1.0M
Payton Wilson	WILL	76	Star	26	2	$1.5M
Cole Holcomb	WILL	75		30	2	$2.0M
Jamel Dean	CB	86	Star	29	3	$5.5M
Marshon Lattimore	CB	78		30	1	$6.1M
Asante Samuel Jr	CB	75		26	1	$4.0M
Brandin Echols	CB	75		28	1	$3.9M
Daylen Everette	CB	72	Star	22	4	$1.2M
Donte Kent	CB	68		24	3	$910K
Jalen Ramsey	FS	90	X-Factor	31	3	$17.2M
Rayshawn Jenkins	FS	77		32	1	$1.1M
DeShon Elliott	SS	80		29	2	$6.1M
Jaquan Brisker	SS	80	Star	27	1	$5.5M

SPECIAL TEAMS

PLAYER	POS	OVR	DEV	AGE	YRS LEFT	CAP HIT
Chris Boswell	K	88		35	5	$4.9M
Cameron Johnston	P	70		34	1	$1.3M

PRACTICE SQUAD · 12

Not on the 53. They don't play, don't sit on the depth chart and can't be traded -- any team can sign them.

PLAYER	POS	OVR	AGE	CAP HIT
Logan Lee	DT	70	26	$0
Yahya Black	DT	68	24	$0
Trikweze Bridges	CB	68	25	$0
Gabriel Murphy	LEDG	67	25	$0
Kevin Jobity Jr	DT	66	22	$0
Jacoby Jones	WR	66	25	$0
Sincere Brown	WR	66	24	$0
Robert Spears-Jennings	SS	65	22	$0
Corey Thornton	CB	65	25	$0
Bryan Thomas Jr	LEDG	65	22	$0
Doneiko Slaughter	CB	64	24	$0
Brenden Bates	TE	64	26	$0

SALARY CAP

Spent $292.2M Room $301.2M Free $9.0M

97% of the cap committed

TEAM NEEDS — THE DEEP READ

LT 10.6 OVR below league average room grades 75.0

LOLB 9.2 OVR below league average room grades 55.0

QB 7.7 OVR below league average room grades 79.0

P 6.7 OVR below league average room grades 70.0

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FRONT OFFICE CALLS

🏛️ CORNERSTONE Nick Herbig REDG · 79 OVR · 24yo Build around him — young, elite, holding value

📈 SELL HIGH T.J. Watt LEDG · 96 OVR · 31yo Still commands a premium — the age cliff comes for everyone

📈 SELL HIGH Cam Heyward DT · 95 OVR · 37yo Still commands a premium — the age cliff comes for everyone

📈 SELL HIGH Jalen Ramsey FS · 90 OVR · 31yo Still commands a premium — the age cliff comes for everyone

📈 SELL HIGH Chris Boswell K · 88 OVR · 35yo Still commands a premium — the age cliff comes for everyone

⏳ EXPIRING Patrick Queen MIKE · 81 OVR · 27yo Final contract year — re-sign him or flip him before he walks

⏳ EXPIRING Jaquan Brisker SS · 80 OVR · 27yo Final contract year — re-sign him or flip him before he walks

⏳ EXPIRING Aaron Rodgers QB · 79 OVR · 42yo Final contract year — re-sign him or flip him before he walks

UPCOMING FREE AGENTS

Patrick Queen MIKE · 81 OVR · age 27

current: $20.2M

Jaquan Brisker SS · 80 OVR · age 27

current: $1.2M

Aaron Rodgers QB · 79 OVR · age 42

current: $22.0M

Marshon Lattimore CB · 78 OVR · age 30

current: $5.1M

Rayshawn Jenkins FS · 77 OVR · age 32

current: $1.1M

DeAndre Hopkins WR · 76 OVR · age 34

current: $3.2M

James Daniels RG · 76 OVR · age 28

current: $4.2M

Asante Samuel Jr CB · 75 OVR · age 26

current: $1.2M

Brandin Echols CB · 75 OVR · age 28

current: $4.2M

Cameron Johnston P · 70 OVR · age 34

current: $1.3M

Brock Hoffman RG · 69 OVR · age 27

current: $1.8M

Spencer Anderson RG · 68 OVR · age 26

current: $3.8M

FULL SCHEDULE kickoff times set by the owners in Franchise HQ

WK		OPPONENT	RESULT	KICKOFF
1	vs	Falcons	L 34–43
2	@	Patriots	—	unscheduled
3	vs	Bengals	—	unscheduled
4	@	Browns	—	unscheduled
5	vs	Colts	—	unscheduled
6	@	Buccaneers	—	unscheduled