The Pittsburgh Steelers must have six factors on their side to play in Super Bowl 53: Keeping Big Ben upright; Stopping the run; Boswell’s performance; Staying healthy; Getting lucky; and Better team chemistry. The first three “must haves” will be discussed here in Part I. The remaining factors will be discussed in the next article (Part II).
Keeping Big Ben upright
As Ben Roethlisberger goes, so go the Steelers. It’s imperative to limit the number of punishing hits Ben takes. To do so, four things must occur:
- Alejandro Villanueva must reduce the number of sacks allowed (led team with 6 last year).