The Pittsburgh Steelers offense entered Sunday’s game against the Bills at the absolute bottom of the league, having recorded just two explosive runs over the course of the first 12 games of the season. Le’Veon Bell capped off his season debut with a 44-yard run toward the end of a blowout win. Darrius Heyward-Bey also scored on a 60-yard end-around toward the middle of the season.
Every other team in the league had at least three such runs. Some of the better running teams, of course, had several. Coincidentally, the Bills entered the game with a commanding lead in terms of explosive runs, but the Steelers managed to hold them without one for the game.