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. Our X Factor for tomorrow’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
X Factor: Vertical Pass Game
If the Steelers can’t get the deep ball going against the Cincinnati Bengals, man, I don’t know what defense they can jumpstart it against. There’s no question the vertical passing game has been an underwhelming element of the team’s offense, the one question mark Ben Roethlisberger hasn’t been able to answer.
That’s not all on the quarterback.