In Week 1, the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t have the kind of game most people expected them to. Many guessed the defense would carry an offense shedding its rust. However, the opposite ended up occurring. The Steelers’ offense powered them to victory, picking up the slack left by their defense. Even more surprising was how much they leaned on their passing game. According to Calvin Austin III, they did that by design.
“I think that was one thing that Coach [Arthur] Smith and [Aaron Rodgers] definitely wanted to do going out, especially first game of the year, sending a message,” Austin said Tuesday on Chalk Talk on 102.