Van Jefferson has only 18 receptions. Ben Skowronek has just two. Look at a box score, and glossing over their numbers is easy. Neither are nor will be high-impact wide receivers. But their contributions to a still-gritty Pittsburgh Steelers offense don’t appear in a box score. They’re doing the dirty work to make others go.
Below is a quick breakdown from last Sunday’s win over the Cleveland Browns and the plays those two made that don’t necessarily show up on the stat sheet.
Van Jefferson
The Steelers’ longest run of the game came early—a 20-yard run by RB Najee Harris, the team’s longest of the day.