When people talk about offensive balance, they often try to equate it with being 50-50 in a run-pass ratio.
But that's not exactly something that is sustainable -- or preferable -- in today's NFL.
The rules, despite an increase in both offensive pass interference and holding penalties, are set up for offenses to throw the ball.
The Steelers ran the ball 29 times in their 27-14 win Monday night against the Dolphins. They threw it 36 times -- 38 if you count a pair of sacks they gave up.
That's a 56-43 split, far preferable to the 67-33 pass-run split they had last season.