Pittsburgh’s Time-Of-Possession Problem

time of possessionThe time-of-possession battle is a critical component of the outcome of games in the NFL. Today, I wanted to share data to give context to how much of an issue it has been for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Let’s look at the average time of possession per drive on both sides of the ball. For the visuals, times are in seconds.

It’s a grim picture indeed. The Steelers’ offense has an average time of possession per drive of 2:26, tying for next to last with two other teams (Baltimore, Tennessee). Likely more shocking is Pittsburgh’s defensive results, which have been on the field an average of 3:19 per drive, ranking 31st.

So, Cincinnati’s offense and Miami’s defense are the only…