Pittsburgh Steelers Defense vs Tight Ends (2025)
In 2025, the Pittsburgh Steelers allowed 65.9 receiving yards per game to tight ends — #28 of 32 (1 = stingiest). Our persistence testing says single-season ranks like this mostly do NOT carry over year to year — use with that in mind.
Everything they allowed to tight ends, per game
| Metric | Season | Last 4 | Last 2 |
|---|
| Targets allowed | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Receptions allowed | 6.2 | 6.8 | 4.5 |
| Rec yds allowed | 65.9 | 75.8 | 53.0 |
| Rec TD allowed | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Yards per target | 7.8 | 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Explosive receptions (20+) | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Last 4 = weeks 15–18; last 2 = weeks 17–18. 2025 regular season.
Upcoming: week 1 vs Atlanta Falcons
Tight Ends they'll face first: Kyle Pitts.
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