As we’ll do every week to get you ready for the upcoming game, our X-Factor of the week. Sometimes it’s a player, unit, concept, or scheme. Here’s our X-Factor for Sunday’s Week One opener against the Cincinnati Bengals.
X-FACTOR: Run Fits
It’d be easy for me to choose what’s flashy and a little more obvious. The Steelers’ secondary defending the big play potential of Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. Or the pass protection against Trey Hendrickson, especially focusing on Dan Moore Jr., who could wreck the Steelers’ pass game plans.
But I’ll be a little different and get back to football’s roots.