The Pittsburgh Steelers are a team that has won this season with a strong run game and controlling the ball, and today they won the time of possession battle 33:51 to 26:09 against a team that plays a very similar style in the Los Angeles Chargers. The Chargers’ defense was tired out by Pittsburgh’s approach as QB Justin Fields told reporters that a Chargers linebacker thanked the Steelers for not running a play ahead of the two-minute warning in the first half.
“Any time you can stay on the field as long as possible, definitely tires them out.