For the first time in franchise history, the Pittsburgh Steelers fired a coordinator midseason. Even the “1941” stat you heard buzzing around that time, that was a head-coaching change, Bert Bell resigning to continue coaching Duquesne when the NFL gave him a one-or-the-other ultimatum.
In that sense, it made Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals unique. How would the much-maligned Steelers offense look with the shift to interim OC Eddie Faulkner and play caller/quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan? Would there be a difference? There was as the Steelers racked up 421 yards of offense and moved the ball as well as they have all season, even if the final product of 16 points was disappointing.