It’s fair to say that the Pittsburgh Steelers are not going to be submitting any game balls to Canton from Sunday’s loss to the Oakland Raiders based on their success on the ground. They gained just 40 yards on 19 rushing attempts, though one of those attempts was a sweep from Darrius Heyward-Bey for a seven-yard loss.
Even still, 47 yards on 18 carries is not what you’re after, and that includes 15 yards on two scrambles by backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs. Rookie Jaylen Samuels, who started the game and played almost 90 percent of the running back snaps, was limited to just 28 yards on 11 rushes.