Kicker David Abdul gets a puff piece detailing his comeback from a broken leg. The article skips the rehashing of his absolutely miserable 2003 year.

Plenty of personal achievements on the offensive side of the ball in that miserable loss.

Against Rutgers, quarterback Tyler Palko set career highs in completions (35) and pass attempts (58) and threw for a season-best 371 yards and four touchdowns. It was his sixth career 300-yard passing game.

Wideout Derek Kinder had the best game of his career, with 10 catches for 78 yards.

Wideout Greg Lee has strung together three games with 100-plus receiving yards. He made a career-best nine grabs for 130 yards and a touchdown.

Team-wise the stats are mixed. After a slow start, Lee is 20th in the country in receiving yards per game with 96.2. Pitt went up a bit in total offense to #75 and passing is up to #45. Rushing yards, though, Pitt is down at #82.

Adam Graessle is 10th in punting average — 44.85 yds/punt. Darrelle Revis has definitely improved Pitt on punt returns. He is 20th in the country with a 13.36 yard average.

The defense took a plunge in the stats, falling from #19 to #29 in total defense. Not exactly a shock. Pass defense is still #3 (somehow), but rushing defense is now down at #88 allowing a whopping 171 yards per game.