CATEGORY

JETS

STILLERS

REMARKS

Record

9-3

11-1

A Stiller win secures the AFC North.� The Jets are fighting for a Wild Card slot.� The Jets have never defeated the Stillers in PGH.

QB rating

Pennington=97.4, Pennington�s road rating is 86.4.

Roethlisberger=103.2

Ben has a rating of 103 at Heinz Field.

Ben�s rating is #4 in the NFL.� Pennington is at #6 and has missed several games due to injury.

Interceptions

Pennington, nine games and four picks

Big Ben, 11 games and six picks

Getting sacked when passing

Pennington has hit the turf nine times in nine games.

Ben R., 25 sacks in 11 games.

Ben is tied for 4^th in the AFC for being sacked.

Sacking

Abraham has 9.5

Smith: 8

Porter:� 7

Haggans: 6

Abraham is out for the game on Sunday.

Yards after catch, QB

Pennington is at 736

Ben is at 722

Pennington and Ben are #13 & 14 respectively in the AFC in this category.� Pennington�s numbers are identical to McNabb�s when we beat the Iggles in week 9.

TDs

Martin: 12

Bettis: 11

Jerome Bettis needs 20 yards and PGH native Curtis Martin needs 26

yards to go over 13,000 career yards.� One of the two should be #5 on the all time rushing list with the other #6 at the end of the day.

Gross punting average

Toby Gowin: 38.4

Gardocki: 42.9

Gardocki still has never had a punt blocked.� Gowin is the next to the last punter in the NFL in this category.

Kick Off average

Gowin: 63.8

Reed:� 62.4

Total points

PK Doug Brien:� 80

Martin: 72

Reed:� 79

Bettis:� 66

Fumbles

The Jets have nobody over two fumbles.

Staley: 2

Ben: 2

Maddox also has two, but who cares.

Average yards per game, offense

338

315

Penalties

66

85

Penalty yards

499

743

The Jets are the second least penalized team in the NFL.

Time of possession average

32.01

34.10

The Stillers are #1 in the NFL and the Jets are #5.

Turnovers

Takeaways:� 25

Giveaways: 10

Takeaways: 24

Giveaways: 12

Jets are #2 in the NFL.� PITT is #4.

Field Goals

85.7%

76.2%

Reed has improved but is at the bottom of the NFL.� Only four others have a lower percentage than Reed.� The wind is likely to be in play tomorrow at Heinz.

Passing, average yards per game

185.9

161.9

The Stillers are #28 in the NFL in this category.� Just ahead of the Skins

Rushing, average yards per game

152.2

153.7

Martin is averaging 4.6 yards per carry.� Staley is at 4.5.� Martin is also the NFL�s leading rusher this season.� The Stillers are #2 in the NFL and the Jets are #3.

Average points per game

21.2

22.8

Defense, average yards per game

290.8

253.8

The Stillers have the #1 Defense in the NFL.

Third down conversion %

36.3%

29.7%

Fourth down conversion %

45.5%

54.5%