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Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Los Angeles Chargers 10

Vaseline September 22, 2024

Pittsburgh Steelers Head coach Mike Tomlin is well on his way to another season above .500, and quarterback Justin Velden has proven to be a valuable sidekick.

Fields and the Steelers put together a good game for the third straight week, moving to 3-0 with a 20-10 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers in week 3.

PFF’s dedicated team of graders has been hard at work, analyzing every player on every play in real time. The numbers and data will be available after a thorough review tomorrow at 12 noon EST.

In the meantime, we’ve gathered some high-level data and snap counts from the match to give you a taster. Our expert judges have also nominated the best player of the match, highlighting exceptional performances on the pitch.

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PLAYER OF THE GAME

Steelers edge defender Alex Hoogsmid dropped out due to a groin injury, and Nick Herbig filled the void. Herbig tallied three quarterback pressures — including two sacks in the second half — on just eight pass-rushing snaps. He forced a fumble on one of them that the Chargers recovered.

SCORE CARD

	Chargers	Steelers
Total number of points	10	20
Total number of offensive plays	45	65
Average EPA per game	-0.188	0.088
Total Net Yards	163	389
Average yards per game	3.6	6
Total First Downs	10	19
Making first downs quickly	3	7
Passing first downs	7	8
Penalties on first down	0	4
Third Down Efficiency	27%	64%
Fourth-down efficiency	0%	0%
Possessions	10	10
Average number of plays per drive	5.2	7.1
Average yards per trip	14.8	35.4
Average number of points per ride	0.9	1.8
Assets in the red zone	1	4
Red zone games	4	12
TDs in the red zone	0	1
Red Zone FG’s	1	2
Scoring efficiency in the red zone	100%	75%