Week 12 · Game preview · Sat · TBA
Statboy projection
Louisville by 9.0
72% to win
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
Pittsburgh |  Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
| #46 | Résumé rank | #30 |
| +12.1#39 | Power rating | +19.2#18 |
| +2.0#73 | Offense | +11.9#15 |
| +9.2#26 | Defense | +7.8#28 |
| +1.6#11 | Special teams | +0.2#72 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| Pittsburgh | Louisville | |
|---|---|---|
| 31.9#45 | Points per game | 40.8#6 |
| 19.8#31 | Points allowed | 25.9#78 |
| 0.15#71 | Offense EPA/play | 0.32#15 |
| -0.01#33 | Defense EPA/play | -0.01#32 |
| 42.9%#74 | Offense success rate | 50.6%#16 |
| 32.5%#10 | Defense success rate | 36.0%#28 |
| 6.2#40 | Yards per play | 7.8#1 |
| 40.8%#60 | 3rd down | 44.4%#32 |
| 60.9%#82 | Red zone TD rate | 63.8%#40 |
| 15.6%#46 | Havoc created | 15.8%#45 |
| 2.0#50 | Turnover margin | 7.0#14 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
Pittsburgh
Mason Heintschel#63 QB
962 pass yds · 6 TD · 1 INT
Raion Strader#34 DB
32 tackles · 1 TFL · 1 sacks · 3 INT
Nick James#54 DL
21 tackles · 9 TFL · 3.5 sacks
Louisville
Lincoln Kienholz#26 QB
2125 pass yds · 10 TD · 3 INT · 461 rush yds
Kaleb Beasley#5 DB
59 tackles · 2 TFL · 0 sacks · 5 INT
Clev Lubin#52 DL
42 tackles · 7.5 TFL · 6.5 sacks
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).