Fast Facts: Steelers vs. Jets

Fast Facts is a weekly series featuring a quick glance at the upcoming Steelers game. (Statistics and game information provided by the Pittsburgh Steelers.)

Odds

The opening line for NFL betting odds favor the Steelers by 7.

Team Records

Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1) vs. New York Jets (1-3)

A look at the coaches

Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin

  • Overall regular-season record: 95-53 (.642)/10th season
  • Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: 95-53 (.642)/10th season
  • Playoff Record/Years: 6-5/six years

New York Jets Head Coach Todd Bowles

  • Overall regular-season record: 13-10 (.565)/3rd season
  • Regular-season record with New York: 11-9 (.550)/2nd season
  • Playoff Record/Years: N/A

By The Numbers

11

QB Ben Roethlisberger is tied for the NFL lead with 11 touchdown passes through Week Four.

49.1%

The Steelers rank second in the NFL in 2016 with a 49.1 thirddown conversion mark (26-of-53).

3

Roethlisberger ranks 1st in the NFL with 3, 3-touchdown games through Week Four.

.759

QB Ben Roethlisberger owns a 66-21 (.759) mark in the regular season in his career at Heinz Field, including winning his first eight starts as a rookie in 2004.

40

Roethlisberger has thrown at least one touchdown pass in each of his last 40 home games at Heinz Field – the second longest streak in NFL history (second-longest among active quarterbacks).

20+

The Steelers have scored at least 20 points in 72 of the 88 games at home with Roethlisberger as the starter.

150.0

Roethlisberger has posted a passer rating of 150.0 or better in eight games during his NFL career (min. 10 attempts/game) – the most all-time.

40+

WR Sammie Coates and QB Ben Roethlisberger have connected on a pass play of at least 40 yards in each of the first four games of the 2016 season. The streak is tied as the second-longest in Steelers history.

120.7

Since entering the NFL in 2013, the fourth-year back leads the NFL with an average of 120.7 yards from scrimmage per game, while ranking seventh with 4,344 yards from scrimmage:

Steelers-Jets History

  • Series History: Series began in 1970
  • Overall Regular Season: Steelers lead, 17-5
  • At Pittsburgh: Steelers lead, 7-1
  • At New York: Steelers lead, 10-4
  • Neutral Sites: N/A
  • Streak: Jets won previous meeting
  • Last Regular-Season Meeting: Nov. 9, 2014 at New York
    New York 20, Pittsburgh 13
  • Postseason Series: Steelers lead, 2-0
    Last Postseason Meeting: Jan. 23, 2011 in Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh 24, New York 19 – AFC Championship
    (preseason and postseason record not included in overall series record)

This week’s game will mark the 23rd regular-season meeting between Pittsburgh and New York, with the Steelers holding a 17-5 advantage in the series… Pittsburgh has defeated the Jets in seven of their eight meetings in Pittsburgh, 3-1 at Heinz Field… the two teams have met five times in the month of October, in which the Steelers are 4-1 against the Jets in the month (1-0 at home).

Statistics and game information courtesy of the Pittsburgh Steelers.


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