Steelers Depot · Sep 20, 2025
Study: Pittsburgh’s Rushing Attack Is As Bad As It Looks
Kenneth Gainwell Pittsburgh rushingThe Pittsburgh Steelers’ rushing attack has been discouraging to begin the 2025 season. The goal of this article is to provide some stat context for what has occurred in the first two games and see how it compares to the rest of the league.
First, I wanted to look at rushing on a team level, providing several data point ranks:
Far from a rosy picture, no doubt. Pittsburgh certainly wants to run the ball under HC Mike Tomlin and OC Arthur Smith. But seeing so many poor ranks really points to how much of a struggle it has been. The Steelers rank as a bottom-three team in attempts, yards, yards per attempt (YPA), yards before contact, and ten-plus runs.
