Today I wanted to piggyback off Dave Bryan’s fantastic Terrible Take from Tuesday, regarding the Pittsburgh Steelers third down woes and how it has been costing this team greatly. To recap some of the numbers Bryan highlighted, 13/39 on third down for a 33% conversion rate on the sixth lowest yards to go in the NFL (6.2), the second worst three and out rate per Alex Kozora. Pittsburgh has especially struggled when passing on third and two-five yards (20 plays, most in the NFL) with 1.3 yards per play which is the league’s worst number, and quarterback Mitch Trubisky going 1/12 when throwing five yards past the sticks (via Tom Mead).
2022 Steelers Offense: Situational Football Through Week 3
