The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t a franchise that often retires jersey numbers but 23 is one that needs to be banished. Not in celebration but as a hopeful escape. For the past two years, the Steelers have finished exactly 23rd in red zone offense and that’s not a number that’ll win them enough games in the future. A fitting number to talk about here on January 23rd.
The correlation is obvious. Finish more red zone drives means putting up more points which means winning more games. It isn’t any more complicated than that. There’s a reason why the Steelers have ranked in the 20’s in points-per-game each of the last two years, 21st and 26th.