12-22-2020, 06:29 PM
(12-22-2020, 06:15 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I'll eat crow on this one also. I didn't see anyway the Bengals could even cover the -14.5.
But our O-line didn't maul anyone. We had 230 yards of offense, and our 3 first half scoring drives covered a combined 68 yards.
Our RBs averaged 3.3 per carry.
ProFootballReference credits the Steelers with 6 QB hits (knocking QB to ground after pass attempts) and 2 sacks on just 13 pass attempts. Even taking into account the Steelers #1 ranked pass rush those are horrible numbers. Pittsburgh is leading the league in sacks by getting one every ten attempts, and they did much better than that against us with 1 every 6.5.
Twenty percent of our total offense was rushing yards by Ryan Finley.
Roethlisberger played like he was hungover the first half and we ended up winning the turnover ratio 3 to 0. Our O-line looked better in run blocking, but still not really impressive. And they got chewed up by the pass rush.
Well said.
I get that people are giddy because of beating the Squealers, and it was fun to watch, but this team still has a shitload of issues, and the coaching staff is still one of the biggest issues. The o-line still needs at least a couple major upgrades, and even though the D looked good last night, they are way too inconsistent. It was a nice win in another wasted season, but it means nothing to the overall state of things.
