Week 13 · Game preview · Sat · TBA
Statboy projection
Pittsburgh by 17.5
87% to win
Pittsburgh 87%California 13%
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
Pittsburgh |  California | |
|---|---|---|
| #46 | Résumé rank | #99 |
| +12.0#39 | Power rating | -7.3#107 |
| +2.0#73 | Offense | -5.0#117 |
| +9.1#25 | Defense | +0.1#81 |
| +1.6#11 | Special teams | -0.3#106 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| Pittsburgh | California | |
|---|---|---|
| 31.9#45 | Points per game | 21.9#109 |
| 19.8#31 | Points allowed | 31.6#119 |
| 0.15#71 | Offense EPA/play | 0.01#119 |
| -0.01#34 | Defense EPA/play | 0.14#90 |
| 42.9%#73 | Offense success rate | 39.4%#105 |
| 32.5%#10 | Defense success rate | 39.4%#63 |
| 6.2#40 | Yards per play | 5.1#121 |
| 40.8%#60 | 3rd down | 35.5%#107 |
| 61.0%#82 | Red zone TD rate | 62.3%#63 |
| 15.7%#46 | Havoc created | 12.4%#114 |
| 2.0#49 | Turnover margin | 1.0#56 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
Pittsburgh
Mason Heintschel#65 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
California
Kingston Lopa#6 DB
39 tackles · 1 TFL · 0 sacks · 5 INT
AJ Tuitele#169 LB
49 tackles · 4.5 TFL · 3 sacks
Taimane Purcell#40 TE
17 catches · 222 yds · 1 TD
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).