With their record at 0-3, the Steelers went back to school. College to be exact.
Both James Conner and Jaylen Samuels, the Steelers' top two running backs, had played for Matt Canada in college, Conner in his final year at Pitt and Samuels in his first two seasons at N.C. State.
Canada's offense featured Wildcat sets, where the running backs take direct snaps, and plenty of jet sweeps.
So when Steelers offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner showed the offense the team's game plan for Monday night's game against the Bengals, neither running back was upset.