The Pittsburgh Steelers had their best game on the ground in Week 4 against the Minnesota Vikings, running for 131 yards with 99 of those coming from Kenneth Gainwell. Pittsburgh employed a heavy package for a big part of the game, with TE Darnell Washington on the field for 48 offensive snaps and backup offensive lineman Spencer Anderson playing 19 snaps. While starting RB Jaylen Warren was a surprise inactive ahead of the game, offensive coordinator Arthur Smith said the plan would’ve been the same had Warren played.
“Oh yeah. Because we thought we had the advantage there.