Relying on playmakers to create yards after catch (YAC) can fuel a successful passing offense. However, Pittsburgh’s play has lacked consistency in this area, to say the least, including a 28th-place ranking in the 2024 regular season.
Today, I wanted to look at and add context to how the Steelers fared across the NFL with total YAC and YAC percentage (YAC/total passing yards). Here are the results from Week One:
Right away, we see that the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week One passing offense was one of the best in both stats. Their 173 total YAC tied for second-most league-wide.