Yahya Black

DT · Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals · 29 graded snaps

Solid

Yahya Black delivered a stout interior performance, dominating as a run defender by eating combo blocks and making multiple drive-stalling stops.

Special teams6013Pass rush668Run defense828

The full breakdown

Black earned a solid 72.8 game grade driven by a stellar 82 run defense mark across his interior defensive snaps. Early on at Q1 09:48, he set the tone by controlling Ted Karras and shedding into the A-gap to limit Chase Brown to two yards. He made his most impactful sequence in the fourth quarter, anchoring through a double team at Q4 15:00 before splitting a combo block to stuff Samaje Perine for no gain on 3rd & 2 at Q4 14:18. Combined with disciplined pursuit against a Joe Burrow scramble at Q3 11:01, Black finished with zero negative grades across his 29 snaps.

Strengths

Anchoring against double teams
Shedding combo blocks
Gap control vs inside zone

Plays that moved the grade

+1.5Q4 14:18, 3rd & 2Split an interior combo block between center and guard to stop Samaje Perine for no gain on a pivotal third-down try.
+1Q4 15:00, 2nd & 5Stoutly anchored against a combo block from Karras and Fairchild before shedding to wrap up Chase Brown for a short gain.
+1Q3 11:01, 2nd & 7Pushed the interior pocket, disengaged, and pursued Joe Burrow from behind to make an open-field tackle on a scramble.

Every graded snap · 5 wins or losses, 24 routine

+1Q1 09:48 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseControls Ted Karras at the line, sheds into the playside A-gap, and secures first contact on Chase Brown to stop the run.
+0.5Q3 11:43 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseAnchors against the Karras and Risner double team, keeping his linebackers clean to flow downhill.
+1Q3 11:01 · 2 & 7 · Pass rushPushes the interior pocket, disengages when Burrow tucks the ball, and pursues from behind to make the open-field stop.
+1Q4 15:00 · 2 & 5 · Run defenseStoutly anchors against the combo block of Karras and Fairchild, sheds, and wraps up Brown at the line of scrimmage.
+1.5Q4 14:18 · 3 & 2 · Run defenseSplit a combo block between center and guard, shed into the A/B-gap and wrapped up Perine alongside Brisker to stop the 3rd-and-2 try.

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