12-01-2015, 06:34 AM
Kind of surprised so many people thought the Seahawks would lose that game.
Anyway.
This game continued to show the Steelers biggest weakness, their secondary. If you block the blitz well enough, there's passing lanes. The Bengals struggled against that defensive line and it forced quick throws. Limited the playbook.
The Steelers have a tough schedule ahead of them. They play the Colts, Bengals, and Broncos all in a row. They're 3-4 in the conference. The Colts, Texans, Jags, Bills, Jets, and Chiefs all have better conference records. Plus, the Chiefs beat them.
There's a chance the Steelers could end up losing 3 games in a row. They have a good offense, no doubt about it. But they haven't really blown any teams away besides the Browns and 49ers. Dangerous offense, but that secondary scares no one.
22 touchdowns to 9 interceptions. QBs have a rating of 98.9 against them. That's 27th overall. That's below the Ravens and Browns.
Teams are completing 67.1% of their passes against them. That's the worst in the AFC.
Plus, they're turnover machines in the passing game. They've had 16 passing touchdowns to 14 interceptions. Tied for 2nd worst in the NFL.
You may say "Well that's because Ben didn't play". Ben has 11 TDs and 9 INTs.
They're really not as great a team some people make them out to be. They have great potential on offense. But they do struggle quite a bit.
Anyway.
This game continued to show the Steelers biggest weakness, their secondary. If you block the blitz well enough, there's passing lanes. The Bengals struggled against that defensive line and it forced quick throws. Limited the playbook.
The Steelers have a tough schedule ahead of them. They play the Colts, Bengals, and Broncos all in a row. They're 3-4 in the conference. The Colts, Texans, Jags, Bills, Jets, and Chiefs all have better conference records. Plus, the Chiefs beat them.
There's a chance the Steelers could end up losing 3 games in a row. They have a good offense, no doubt about it. But they haven't really blown any teams away besides the Browns and 49ers. Dangerous offense, but that secondary scares no one.
22 touchdowns to 9 interceptions. QBs have a rating of 98.9 against them. That's 27th overall. That's below the Ravens and Browns.
Teams are completing 67.1% of their passes against them. That's the worst in the AFC.
Plus, they're turnover machines in the passing game. They've had 16 passing touchdowns to 14 interceptions. Tied for 2nd worst in the NFL.
You may say "Well that's because Ben didn't play". Ben has 11 TDs and 9 INTs.
They're really not as great a team some people make them out to be. They have great potential on offense. But they do struggle quite a bit.
