It’s 2nd and 11.
And the offense runs the football.
It’s a playcall that can infuriate most fans. If you felt that way all too often last year, you’re right. The Pittsburgh Steelers were among the worst offenders in running the ball on 2nd and 10+ doing so 34.1% of the time, 42 of 123 plays. That was tied for 7th most in the league.
Here are the top ten “leaders” in 2nd and long runs in 2019.
Team
2nd & 10+ Run Rate
Minnesota Vikings
48.3%
Baltimore Ravens
41.7%
New York Jets
39.8%
Arizona Cardinals
37.1%
Indianapolis Colts
36.9%
San Francisco 49ers
36.7%
Seattle Seahawks
34.1%
Pittsburgh Steelers
34.1%
Green Bay Packers
33.8%
Buffalo Bills
33.1%
…..
Getting Ben Roethlisberger back should solve those issues. Here were their 2nd and 10+ run rate the last three years with Roethlisberger.
2018 – 23.4%
2017 – 37.7%
2016 – 28.8%
read more
https://steelersdepot.com/2020/05/st...-2nd-and-long/
Nothing more frustrating to see an offense to run the ball on the 2nd down and 10 or more but of course in 2019 I understand why it was the case .... No excuse for 2017, the last season of Todd Haley as OC too.