There’s a little football secret on how to win on third and long. Avoid third and long. No matter the strength of the personnel or the wizardy of the coordinator, there aren’t many ways to wiggle out of 3rd and 13. Recapping the Pittsburgh Steelers’ ugly offensive showing scoring just three points in Saturday night’s loss to the Buffalo Bills, QB Russell Wilson detailed how the offense can improve.
“I think the biggest thing is staying on schedule,” Wilson said post-game via the team’s YouTube channel. “I think we had too many third and longs in the first two drives in particular.