A near loss to the decimated Baltimore Ravens running out a combination of Robert Griffin III and Trace McSorley at quarterback followed by a loss to the 4-7 Washington Football Team is cause for some self-evaluation. And considering the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense allowed just 37 points across those two games, the fingers are pointed at their offense.
No one was mistaking the offense for the strength of the team, but it’s also a group that hasn’t stuck out as a major problem for much of the season. It’s near impossible to rattle off 11 straight wins in today’s NFL with an incompetent offense, and these Steelers don’t have to go back too far to point out one of those (see: the 2019 iteration of the team).