While the Pittsburgh Steelers offense was largely successful moving the ball between the 20s, as they long have been through the length of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s career, the team once again struggled inside the red zone, or within opponent territory in general.
And one of the more understated, but significant, problems that the offense faced during the season opener was the offensive line’s inability to play penalty-free. The Steelers were flagged five times on the offensive side of the ball, and all of them came at the expense of an offensive lineman.
Worryingly, three of them came against starting left tackle Kelvin Beachum, who also had some issues with penalties throughout his career, leading the offensive line, and the offense as a whole, with seven penalties on the season a year ago.