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Stats analysis: Who will replace Antonio Brown’s big-play ability?

How will the Pittsburgh Steelers cope without Antonio Brown? We dig into that and more:

Playmakers, post-AB: Antonio Brown may be getting ready for his close-up on Hard Knocks with the Raiders, but the Steelers aren't completely bereft of big-time playmakers. According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Pittsburgh has a few of the best receivers when it comes to turning modest gains into splash plays. Next Gen Stats tracks a metric called expected yards after the catch (expected YAC), which gauges how many extra yards that a receiver should gain on a pass based on factors such as the receiver's speed, his separation from defenders, and the pass location.