Lately, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been abysmal when it comes to situational football. In their past two games against Baltimore and Washington, they’ve been below average on third down, horrific in the red zone, and losing the turnover battle.
They’ve also been a mess on 4th down for the past several games. Over the last five weeks, beginning Week 9 against Dallas, Pittsburgh is just 1/7 on 4th down. Six of their seven failed fourth downs this season have come over that span. And they’re losing in short-yardage situations, not 4th and a mile late in a game where teams realistically won’t pick it up.