The Los Angeles Chargers, outside of a fluky 46-yard touchdown that was greatly aided by an uncalled false start penalty that surely affected how the defense would play, looked like they were going to have a rough night on offense by halftime. Part of the reason for that was because they weren’t able to move the ball on the ground at all.
Absent Pro Bowler Melvin Gordon, who suffered a minor injury in the Chargers’ last game, Los Angeles couldn’t get anything going on the ground. With Austin Ekeler at the helm, they managed just two net rushing yards by halftime, which was the third-fewest the Steelers had allowed at Heinz Field history.