There’s only so much of 2020 I can handle. What’s putting me over the top is the realization the Pittsburgh Steelers’ kick return game might actually not suck.
For the last three seasons, Pittsburgh has finished in the bottom five in kick return average. For the past two, they’ve been 31st. Even with Ray-Ray McCloud, there was no reason to expect anything different this season. New returner, same terrible output.
Not so fast.
It’s only been six weeks, five games for the Steelers, but Pittsburgh’s kick return game is among the best in football. They currently sit with the fifth best average. Here are those top five.
1. Baltimore – 33.9
2. Indianapolis – 29.9
3. Chicago – 28.6
4. Detroit – 27.4
5. Pittsburgh – 27.1
In 2017, 2018, and 2019, the average was under 20 yards. Now it’s way over.
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Steelers KR average 2017-2020 (minimum five returns)
Ray-Ray McCloud: 27.5
JuJu Smith-Schuster: 26.7
Terrell Watson: 20.0
Ryan Switzer: 19.8
Kerrith Whyte Jr.: 18.7
Martavis Bryant: 16.8
Fitzgerald Toussaint: 15.7
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