Sometimes teams come out and do everything right and win in a decisive manner. Other times, every time a team is on the cusp of putting a game out of reach something just doesn’t go right. Unfortunately for the Steelers, it was the latter example for Week 2. Fortunately, the Steelers still found a way to win and push their record to 2-0 on the season. When it comes down to it, the win is all that matters as margin of victory means nothing in the NFL.
Even if the game stayed competitive longer than it appeared, here are some of the numbers which helped lead to the Steelers win on Sunday at the Heinz Field against the Broncos.