Rank

Player

Last Week

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Notes

1

Geno Atkins

1

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Geno Atkins will need to take advantage of an injured Steelers interior offensive line. Let's introduce ourselves to David DeCastro.

2

A.J. Green

2

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Green was pretty much minimized the last time these teams met. He's going to need to find a way to get open despite crazy coverage schemes by Pittsburgh.

3

Andre Smith

3

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Last week was Andre Smith's second bad game of the season. He was man-handled by Brandon Graham who is on a tear lately.

4

Leon Hall

5

+1

Hall allowed a couple catches but had a game-changing interception EXACTLY when his teammates needed somebody to snap them out of it.

5

Kevin Zeitler

6

+1

Zeitler was very impressive pulling to the outside and blocking for every one of BJGE's long runs.

6

Andrew Whitworth

4

-2

He seemed a little shaky after banging his head and playing with a concussion. They'll need Whit's best on Sunday.

7

Andy Dalton

7

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Dalton was poor for the most part last week. He didn't pull the trigger on a couple open throws and that's alarming.

8

Adam Jones

9

+1

Per PFF, Jones is allowing the lowest yards (0.83) per snap in coverage of all CBs in the league with over 300 snaps played in coverage.

9

Reggie Nelson

11

+2

Love Nelson's energy and versatility. You have to look for him pre-snap every play; Zimmer has been moving him around lately.

10

Jermaine Gresham

8

-2

Becoming an average day for Gresham to catch five balls for 60 yards and be an inconsistently good blocker.

11

Carlos Dunlap

10

-1

If I were keeping track, I would tell you Carlos Dunlap has missed at least 6 easy sacks this season.

12

BenJarvus Green-Ellis

14

+2

Maybe he's not taking them all the way or breaking the last tackle, but he's hitting the right holes at the right times.

13

Michael Johnson

12

-1

He's back to flashing for only about 3 or 4 snaps per game. His backup (Gilberry) stands out more in half the snaps.

14

Vontaze Burfict

17

+3

This was Burfict's best performance since the last Steelers game.

15

Andrew Hawkins

13

-2

In a matchup I was excited to see, Hawkins was pretty much blanketed by rookie CB Brandon Boykin. Baby Hawk was open deep on one play that would've been a TD had Brandon Graham not stripped Dalton as he threw.

16

Rey Maualuga

16

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Maualuga had a decent day in coverage as well as the run, but his run defense has become the norm.

17

Clint Boling

15

-2

What's the deal with whoever plays LG with Kyle Cook at center... sucks? I heard he's sick. Let's hope it's that simple.

18

Terrence Newman

18

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I thought Newman was really good last week in Philly; especially as Bryce Brown tried bouncing runs to the outside.

19

Domata Peko

19

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Peko got handled for the most part on Thursday; especially as a pass rusher.

20

Chris Crocker

NR

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It's real; Crocker makes everybody in the secondary better. That's good for now and scary for next year.