Down the stretch of the 2022 season, one position group stood out above the rest when it came to overall production and play, helping the Steelers remain in the playoff hunt.
That position group would be the offensive line, which controlled the line of scrimmage consistently from the Week 9 bye week through the season finale against the Cleveland Browns in Week 18, turning it on in the second half as they continued to gel and really come together under first-year position coach Pat Meyer.
After being heavily criticized and scrutinized throughout the offseason, training camp, the preseason and the early portion of the regular season as the Steelers got off to a 2-6 start, the young offensive line came together at the perfect time, taking off in the run game after the Week 9 bye while settling in from a pass protection standpoint in front of rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett, helping the Steelers go 7-2 in the second half of the season to finish 9-8 and just barely miss out on the playoffs thanks to a Miami Dolphins win over the New York Jets in the final week of the season.