Roethlisberger, Sanders Great on 3rd and Impossible

Posted on January 22, 2011 by JJ

Maybe it’s because they get plenty of practice, or maybe it’s Ben Roethlisberger’s ability to extend the play, but since Roethlisberger came back from his suspension, Pittsburgh is 10 for 40 on third and 11 or more. I worked a post up over at FanHouse that spells out just how good Pittsburgh is in seemingly impossible situations, but I wanted to add a little detail here.

So here’s every third and 11-plus the Steelers have faced this year. YTG stands for yards to go. And the key for the results is I=incompletion. S=sack and C=completion.

Game Opponent YTG Run/

Pass

 Result Yds Success? Ball Carrier
1001 Falcons 19 Pass C 17 No Hines Ward
1001 Falcons 11 Pass C 4 No Antwaan Randle El
1001 Falcons 14 Pass S -10 No Dennis Dixon
1002 Titans 18 Pass C 15 No Mike Wallace
1002 Titans 11 Pass C -2 No Heath Miller
1002 Titans 11 Pass I No Mike Wallace
1002 Titans 13 Pass I No Heath Miller
1002 Titans 11 Pass I No Antwaan Randle El
1002 Titans 15 Pass S -5 No Dennis Dixon
1002 Titans 14 Run 7 No Dennis Dixon
1005 Browns 13 Pass C 22 Yes Emmanuel Sanders
1005 Browns 18 Pass I No Hines Ward
1005 Browns 12 Pass I No Hines Ward
1006 Dolphins 16 Pass C 43 Yes Hines Ward
1006 Dolphins 11 Pass C 18 Yes Emmanuel Sanders
1006 Dolphins 12 Pass S -3 No Ben Roethlisberger
1006 Dolphins 12 Run -2 No Ben Roethlisberger
1007 Saints 17 Pass C 14 No Antwaan Randle El
1007 Saints 20 Pass I No Hines Ward
1007 Saints 11 Pass S -6 No Ben Roethlisberger
1008 Bengals 12 Pass C 5 No Mewelde Moore
1008 Bengals 11 Pass S -8 No Ben Roethlisberger
1009 Patriots 12 Pass I No Heath Miller
1009 Patriots 30 Pass S -9 No Ben Roethlisberger
1009 Patriots 11 Pass S -11 No Ben Roethlisberger
1010 Raiders 26 Pass C 16 No Mewelde Moore
1010 Raiders 23 Pass I No Mike Wallace
1010 Raiders 16 Pass I No Mike Wallace
1011 Bills 15 Pass I No Heath Miller
1011 Bills 22 Run 11 No Mewelde Moore
1011 Bills 17 Run 18 Yes Ben Roethlisberger
1012 Ravens 11 Pass C 28 Yes Emmanuel Sanders
1012 Ravens 12 Pass I No Hines Ward
1012 Ravens 19 Run 12 No Isaac Redman
1013 Bengals 16 Pass I No Mike Wallace
1013 Bengals 15 Pass S -8 No Ben Roethlisberger
1014 Jets 19 Pass C 16 No Mike Wallace
1014 Jets 17 Pass C 18 Yes Hines Ward
1014 Jets 24 Pass C 29 Yes Emmanuel Sanders
1019 Ravens 12 Pass C 20 Yes Mike Wallace
1019 Ravens 11 Pass C 14 Yes Emmanuel Sanders
1019 Ravens 11 Pass C 10 No Antonio Brown
1019 Ravens 19 Pass C 58 Yes Antonio Brown
1019 Ravens 11 Pass I No Mike Wallace
1019 Ravens 21 Pass I No Antwaan Randle El
1019 Ravens 12 Pass S -3 No Ben Roethlisberger

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  5. Mike Tomlin Says Ben Roethlisberger Will Start Against Cleveland
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  • countertorque

    JJ: Your “over at FanHouse” link has a double http in it.

  • Jjcooper

    Thanks countertorque. It’s fixed now.

  • Johnharbaugh

    I’m not sure I follow. Almost all the success say no. What does this mean? If they’re all no how is this any good?

    • Jjcooper

      They are 10-for-46 overall (and 10-for-40 since Week 5 when Roethlisberger came back). That may look like a lot of nos, but converting 25 percent of third and 11+ is actually quite good.

  • Tbemont

    Very interesting and worrisome for me as a Jets fan. Jets are famous for giving up the first down on 3rd and long. (I have no official stats but I watched all of every Jets game and it sure feels that way) Steelers are quite good at 3rd ad long. Adds up to a problem for the Jets.