Many saw the tide turning for JuJu Smith-Schuster and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense following their first game off of the bye week, or at least they hoped they had. Up to that point in time, the passing game had been predicated almost entirely upon short screens and checkdowns with the occasional selected deep shot.
For whatever reason, perhaps with something to do with the way that the Miami Dolphins were choosing to play them, perhaps also due to the in-game circumstances, Mason Rudolph was attacking the ball further down the field, ending up with an average intended air yards per pass attempt figure north of 13.