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Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers

Sunday, October 11 · 1:00 PM ET · Acrisure Stadium
Indianapolis Colts 2-2 23.2
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Pittsburgh Steelers 2-2 24.8

01 / THE NUMBER

The model makes this Pittsburgh Steelers -1.5. The market has it Pittsburgh Steelers -2.5, a gap of 1.0 points toward Indianapolis Colts.

Tested against closing lines on 1,171 games since 2022, this model tracks the market rather than beating it. A large gap is a question worth asking, not a signal to follow.

SPREAD
Vegas linePittsburgh Steelers -2.5
ModelPittsburgh Steelers -1.5
Difference1.0

02 / PROJECTED SCORE

Indianapolis .23.2Pittsburgh St.24.8

03 / WHERE THE MARGIN COMES FROM

Home field1.8Rest0.8Running game0.6Rush consistency0.3Passing game0.2Pass consistency0.0Indianapolis . ←→ Pittsburgh St.

Each bar is that input's contribution to the projected margin, in points, pointing toward the team it favours. They sum to 1.9 toward Pittsburgh Steelers.

04 / QUARTERBACK

StarterTeamAdjustment, EPA / dropback
Daniel JonesIndianapolis Colts+0.000
Aaron RodgersPittsburgh Steelers-0.000

Each listed starter measured against whoever actually played in the games these ratings were built from. Zero means the starter is the same quarterback already in the numbers.

05 / HOW THEY RATE · percentile vs the league

Offence
PassingRushingPass cons.Rush cons.Pass ratePace
Defence
PassingRushingPass cons.Rush cons.Pass ratePace
Indianapolis Colts Pittsburgh Steelers
Percentile, 0–100Indianapolis . offPittsburgh St. off Indianapolis . defPittsburgh St. def
Passing35393542
Rushing100902926
Pass cons.55453242
Rush cons.97871642
Pass rate16523545
Pace61231326

06 / TEAM RATINGS

Per play, vs averageIndianapolis . offPittsburgh St. off Indianapolis . defPittsburgh St. def
Pass EPA / dropback-0.046-0.046+0.011+0.006
Rush EPA / carry+0.126+0.043+0.002+0.003
Pass success rate-0.002-0.007+0.008+0.004
Rush success rate+0.060+0.029+0.016+0.000
Pass rate-0.021+0.006+0.006+0.005
Plays per game+0.2-0.9+1.2+0.5

Opponent adjusted and shrunk toward last season. On defence, negative is good. Rest: Indianapolis Colts 7 days, Pittsburgh Steelers 10 days.