I’ll reiterate the title because it’s worth repeating. The Pittsburgh Steelers are the league’s worst short yardage team. That’s not opinion. That’s fact. Numbers based. They don’t lie. And when it comes to this offense, like most aspects of it, things ain’t pretty.
On the season, the Steelers have had 16 plays of 3rd/4th and 1. You would assume most teams are successful there. You’d be right. The Baltimore Ravens, for example, have converted 90% of the time (prior to this weekend) and the league average is 66.7%, two-thirds of the chances. Even teams who rank objectively poor, like the Cleveland Browns (who are 30th) are still at 47%.
The Steelers? Just 25%. Four first downs on 16 attempts. They’re finding themselves in the easiest situations to convert yet failing time and time again.
https://steelersdepot.com/2019/11/th...its-not-close/