The leg of Chris Boswell and the excellent performance by the vaunted Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense may have been the primary reasons the team won the game, but the offense more than did its part.
The lack of a touchdown brings back bad memories of the Steelers’ offense in years past, but they showed large improvements in two key statistics that go hand in hand – time of possession and third-down percentage.
Let’s start with the 2023 offense and some key numbers. The Steelers averaged 29:28 in time of possession in 2023, and they had just a 36.