Throughout much of the 2024 season, questions about the Pittsburgh Steelers have centered on the offense under Arthur Smith being good enough to elevate the team to a legitimate contender in the AFC. More often than not, the answer to that question has been “no” this season despite the Steelers being one of the best teams in the league — record-wise.
Those questions and the noise about the Steelers grew very loud after their Week 12 loss to the Cleveland Browns, but on Sunday in Week 13, the Steelers had an emphatic answer offensively, scoring 44 points and winning a shootout against arguably the best offense in the league in the Cincinnati Bengals.