Throughout the season, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has talked time and time again about “weighty downs” and how important they are in games. That means third downs, getting off the field defensively, or continuing drives offensively by converting on third downs.
More often than not throughout the season, the Steelers haven’t been able to perform all that well on the “weighty downs” on offense. That changed on Sunday in the first game following the firing of offensive coordinator Matt Canada.
Co-offensive coordinators Eddie Faulkner and Mike Sullivan, along with second-year quarterback Kenny Pickett had a great plan for third downs, and the Steelers executed at a high level on those “weighty downs.