The Pittsburgh Steelers were unable to stop, or slow down, the New England Patriots on Thursday night, and the personnel the team deployed was called into question on more than one occasion. The players the team uses on any specific situation will certainly tell not only of a team's plan heading into a game, but also their thoughts on a particular player's ability.
Take a look at the Steelers' playtime snap totals and percentage vs. the Patriots in Week 1.
Offense
Ramon Foster G 73 100% 5 19%
Marcus Gilbert T 73 100% 5 19%
David DeCastro G 73 100% 5 19%
Kelvin Beachum T 73 100% 5 19%
Cody Wallace C 73 100%
Ben Roethlisberger QB 73 100%
Heath Miller TE 73 100%
Antonio Brown WR 68 93% 5 19%
Markus Wheaton WR 66 90%
DeAngelo Williams RB 61 84%
Darrius Heyward-Bey WR 43 59% 8 31%
Marr Spaeth TE 24 33% 13 50%
Will Johnson FB 10 14% 7 27%
Tyler Murphy WR 7 10%
Rooselvelt Nix FB 5 7% 8 31%
Alejandro Villanueva T 5 7% 5 19%
Dri Archer RB 3 4% 5 19%
Defense
Lawrence Timmons LB 61 100% 4 15%
Ryan Shazier LB 58 95% 11 42%
Antwon Blake CB 56 92% 7 27%
Will Allen FS 56 92% 5 19%
William Gay CB 56 92% 4 15%
Stephon Tuitt DE 54 89% 6 23%
Cameron Heyward DE 52 85% 9 35%
Mike Mitchell FS 49 80% 4 15%
James Harrison LB 38 62% 4 15%
Cortez Allen CB 32 52%
Bud Dupree LB 26 43% 5 19%
Robert Golden FS 24 39% 18 69%
Jarvis Jones LB 24 39% 9 35%
Steve McLendon NT 24 39% 4 15%
Arthur Moats LB 20 33% 5 19%
Daniel McCullers NT 13 21% 2 8%
Cam Thomas DE 12 20% 2 8%
Terence Garvin LB 5 8% 17 65%
Vince Williams LB 5 8% 16 62%
Shamarko Thomas SS 4 7% 17 65%
Ross Ventrone S 17 65%
Josh Scobee K 10 38%
Sean Spence LB 10 38%
Brandon Boykin CB 9 35%
Greg Warren LS 7 27%
Jordan Berry P 7 27%
Jordan Todman RB 6 23%
There were some surprises when looking at these numbers.