The Steelers’ 2020 season is a tale as old as time: after starting 11-0, the team went 1-4 in its last five regular season matchups before an ignominious defeat against the historically fallible Cleveland Browns.
What proved to be Pittsburgh’s Achilles’ heel a year ago was the end of its season, particularly December and January, in which the team went 2-3 (excluding postseason play). Sure, things went south because of fundamental team weaknesses—e.g., an inability to run the ball, an extremely short passing game, weak coverage from linebackers—but the Steelers could have performed better towards the back-end regardless.