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Ben Roethlisberger: ‘Defenses Can Play Fast If You Can’t Run The Ball’

Not to put too fine a spin on it, but the Pittsburgh Steelers suck at running the football, not just right now, but for the bulk of the season. After rushing for just 47 yards last night against the Buffalo Bills on 17 rushing attempts, they have now been held to under 100 yards rushing in seven of their last eight games, and under 50 yards in five of their last five.

This is after they started the season with five consecutive games of more than 100 yards on the ground, which even featured four individual 100-yard games from their running backs, three by James Conner and one by Benny Snell.