On the heels of the Pittsburgh Steelers releasing much of their 75-man roster to attempt to reach the league mandated mark of 53 players, I decided to look back at the Steelers preseason offense from an analytical and personnel usage perspective. I’ll explain everything as clearly as I can while including personnel packages, player snap counts, and other pertinent information you may find interesting.
General Offensive Numbers
The Steelers ran 285 plays this preseason (317 counting penalties), while averaging just 4.3 yards per play. I won’t get into overall preseason statistics too much, but it is worth noting that Pittsburgh ran for just 2.