If you feel like the Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t used much playaction this year, you’re not wrong. According to this graphic tweeted out by ESPN’s NFL Matchup has the Steelers running playaction only 27 times this season, by far the fewest in the league.
For our friend @evansilva: Teams running the most/least PLAY ACTION and their yards per attempt when doing it.
— NFL Matchup on ESPN (@NFLMatchup) October 23, 2018
What’s even more interesting is how effective it’s been for Pittsburgh. They’re averaging 11.