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Analytics Quick Hit: The Steelers’ Disappearing Rushing Attack

There is no gentle way to put this: the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rushing game is terrible, especially since week seven of this season.

Prior to week seven, the Steelers averaged roughly 136 rushing yards per game. Since week seven? That average has dropped to just a hair under 60-yards per game.

But, what about location specific numbers? Or, in other words: are the Steelers having more success running to the left, middle, or right side of the field?

To find the answer to that, some quick data science work does the trick. For the first time on Steelers Depot, I will share a picture of the code used to pull this information as it seems people enjoy seeing “under the hood” of my work when I post stuff on Twitter (@BradCongelio).