Kansas City Chiefs on the right road, if they’re headed to Houston
I’m glad you asked, and since you’re asking, it’s useful to note that this game’s taking place in a different venue. Pittsburgh’s a different offense on the road. Roethlisberger’s not the same guy away from Heinz Field, but don’t take my word for it, let’s take a look at the situational stats:
| Home/Away | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Int | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | Sck | Rate |
| Home Games | 226 | 160 | 70.8 | 1,915 | 8.5 | 72 | 20 | 5 | 97 | 42.9 | 28 | 7 | 116.7 |
| Road Games | 283 | 168 | 59.4 | 1,904 | 6.7 | 42 | 9 | 8 | 87 | 30.7 | 31 | 10 | 78.4 |
Roethlisberger had five road outings with a passer rating below 75. He had a 2-3 record in those games and one of them came over the 1-15 Cleveland Browns. Big Ben’s completion percentage drops more than 11 points when traveling.
He’s also significantly less productive, more likely to be sacked and has a lower yards per attempt average in road games. Quarterback play is just one metric, but might there be other noteworthy numbers to digest how the rest of the team performs on the road?
Again, glad you’re asking, and I have an answer for you. The Steelers defense finished in the top half of the league in every meaningful statistical category (total defense – 10th, scoring defense – 12th, passing defense – 16th and rushing defense – 13th).
Though, a closer inspection reveals that the Steelers defense struggles away from home. In three of Pittsburgh’s five losses (road games), they surrendered a total of 85 points (an average of 28.3 per contest).