In the division-clinching victory over the Ravens on Christmas, the Pittsburgh Steelers broke out the end-around, with Eli Rogers taking the ball out of the quarterback’s mitts before sharply turning upfield for an otherwise unspectacular six-yard play. I wondered after the game if the offense was looking to put more curiosities such as that on tape in advance of the playoffs.
On Sunday, in the regular-season finale against the Browns, the Steelers put a few more curiosities of the, perhaps, gadget variety, this time involving rookie wide receiver Demarcus Ayers—and the old-man running back, DeAngelo Williams, from whom one might not expect such things.