If you glanced at any fourth-down aggressiveness chart this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers were an outlier—sitting alone on the conservative extreme. For years, they’ve prioritized field position and trusted their defense to carry them. But the way Monday night unfolded may signal a philosophical shift.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Ray Fittipaldo thinks we will see more of that risk taking moving forward.
“Whatever it was, it was much needed,” Fittipaldo said Wednesday via 93.7 The Fan’s Morning Show. “The Steelers aren’t there yet with the analytics, but maybe what happened on Monday night sparked something. I think maybe we’ll see more of that so-called gambling or risk taking.