Things might not have looked all that good at first glance on Sunday from a protection standpoint from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive line.
The Steelers allowed five sacks, nine quarterback hits and 23 total pressures in 51 drop backs in a 30-7 loss to the San Francisco 49ers at Acrisure Stadium. Three of the five starting offensive linemen — those being left tackle Dan Moore Jr., center Mason Cole and right guard James Daniels — all graded out at 27.9 overall or worse in pass blocking from Pro Football Focus in the Week One loss.
The numbers aren’t pretty at all, but for head coach Mike Tomlin, he believes that the Steelers did “an awesome job” from a protection standpoint until the team became one-dimensional late.