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Buccaneers prove to the Steelers, and the rest of the NFL, the importance of an offensive line

The Pittsburgh Steelers, along with 30 other NFL franchises, were sitting on their couches watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs play in Super Bowl 55 Sunday night.

During the game, one thing became increasingly obvious, and something the Steelers should seriously take note. If you want to win in the NFL, you need to have an offensive line.

Period.

The Steelers deployed an offensive line in 2020 which did a tremendous job in pass protection, but couldn’t run the football to save their lives. In fact, the Steelers ranked dead last in rushing yards per game, and rushing yards per attempt.