![]() ![]() The Steelers have young talent that is growing together and playing better right now, they need to fill in the gaps with better support players and. The Steelers offense was by far the best it has been this season, and yet there are problems that are easy to point out. Steven Sims struggled in this game, failing to catch either of his two targets and running for -3 yards to go with some rough plays on returns, and Gunner Olszewski saw more snaps as the game went on, where he was more effective, catching two of three targets for 39 yards. Johnson dropped from the Steelers leading receiver to third place in this game. And now George Pickens has passed Johnson in receiving yards on the season despite Johnson being targeted 62% more times than Pickens. Fifteen tight end targets compared to 16 wide receiver targets is an interesting balance, and really shows that Kenny Pickett knows the tight end position and Pat Freiermuth in specific are a key strength of the Steelers offense.ĭiontae Johnson caught 4 passes on 5 targets, and George Pickens caught 4 of his 6, but their results were very different, with Pickens recording 83 yards and a touchdown and Diontae Johnson managing only 21 yards. Pat Freiermuth led the team in targets, gaining 79 yards and taking over the title of the Steelers leading receiver. ![]() The Steelers tight ends played less than they did in Week 10, and dropped back to 1.2 snaps per play, with Derek Watt getting more snaps than Connor Heyward. Benny Snell saw his first three snaps of the season with Warren out, but did not touch the football. Harris now has 2 TDs and 189 yards on 40 carries (4.7ypc) the last two weeks, compared to 361 yards on 108 carries (3.3ypc) and 1 TD the previous 8 games. ![]() With Jaylen Warren out after only three snaps, the Steelers kept Najee Harris on the field for all but 6 snaps, and again Harris delivered, running for 90 yards on 20 carries. Kenny Pickett has played better, throwing for 262 yards per game, 1 TD and 0 INT for an 83.3 passer rating the last two games, compared to 192 yards a game, 2 TDs and 8 INTs for a 66.8 passer rating in the first five games he played. The 30 points the Steelers scored was the 6th time in the last two seasons, they allow 30 points in less than 20% of their games. They scored the second most points the Bengals have allowed also. The Steelers ran for the 6th most yards the Bengals have given up this year, and passed for the 4th most yards the Bengals have given up. The offensive line played well, especially when you consider the quality of the Bengals defensive line. The offensive line outside of Mason Cole and Kenny Pickett all played the entire game again. We don’t usually take moral victories in Pittsburgh, but the growth of the young talent on offense is heartening, with their best two games on offense coming the last two weeks. The Bengals asserted themselves as the better team often in this game, and yet the Steelers only lost by a touchdown. The Steelers highest scoring offensive output in a year came right with their defense giving up the most points they have given up in.5 weeks.
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