I was planning on writing this article centered around a Pittsburgh Steelers win. At the time, after James Conner’s second touchdown, it sure felt that way. Regardless, on a day where Ben Roethlisberger struggled, it was their run game that gave them life. Not to mention two of their touchdowns.
Both scores on the ground came off the same concept. Their Counter OG/OF, getting the backside guard and fullback pulling and the back running downhill. Let’s take a look at both plays.
Here’s the first one for the first points of the 2018 season.