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2016 Pittsburgh Steelers Regular Season Missed Tackles Report:

by Chris Nicolaou

When evaluating the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, one aspect I wanted to focus on was the missed tackles. I have dissected each regular season game and have collected data on who missed tackles and compared them. Remember, these are not relevant to snap counts. Also, this is strictly defensive data. Here are the results, please comment or tweet me @Cnic__ for any reason:

Week 1: Steelers 38 @ Redskins 16
Missed Tackles: 14

Week 2: Bengals 16 @ Steelers 24
Missed Tackles: 12

Week 3: Steelers 3 @ Eagles 34
Missed Tackles: 19

Week 4: Chiefs 14 @ Steelers 43
Missed Tackles: 10

Week 5: Jets 13 @ Steelers 31
Missed Tackles: 15

Week 6: Steelers 15 @ Dolphins 30
Missed Tackles: 34

Week 7: Patriots 27 @ Steelers 16
Missed Tackles: 10

Week 8: BYE

Week 9: Steelers 14 @ Ravens 21
Missed Tackles: 14

Week 10: Cowboys 35 @ Steelers 30
Missed Tackles: 11

Week 11: Steelers 24 @ Browns 9
Missed Tackles: 9

Week 12: Steelers 28 @ Colts 7
Missed Tackles: 15

Week 13: Giants 14 @ Steelers 24
Missed Tackles: 10

Week 14: Steelers 27 @ Bills 20
Missed Tackles: 17

Week 15: Steelers 24 @ Bengals 20
Missed Tackles: 9

Week 16: Ravens 27 @ Steelers 31
Missed Tackles:  15

Week 17: Browns 24 @ Steelers 27
Missed Tackles: 10


Total missed tackles: 190

Average missed tackles per game: 11.9

Average missed tackles per win: 12.4

Average missed tackles per loss: 17.6

Average missed tackles per home game: 11.6

Average missed tackles per away game: 16.4


Award for most missed tackles: Ross Cockrell (31, ironically)

Most missed tackles in the secondary: Ross Cockrell (31)

Most missed tackles by a linebacker: Ryan Shazier (25)

Most missed tackles by a defensive lineman: Stephon Tuitt (19)


R Cockrell 31
R Shazier 25
M Mitchell 21
W Gay 21
L Timmons 20
S Tuitt 19
S Davis 16
A Burns 13
J Jones 8
R Golden 7
V Williams 7
J Harrison 7
A Chickillo 5
R Mathews 4
J Hargrave 4
C Heyward 3
J Dangerfield 3
D McCullers 2
LJ Fort 1
A Moats 1
T Matakevich 1
B Dupree 1
J Maxey 1

 

 

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