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Tackle-Eligible, Fullback Sighted Late In Steelers’ Victory

You may recall that last week after the victory over Washington, I wondered why the Pittsburgh Steelers had chosen to use an inexperienced third tight end over a tackle-eligible option, which seemed to be their preferred method of getting an extra blocker on the field over the course of the past three seasons.

Xavier Grimble was used on 16 of 68 offensive snaps in the opener, while only the five starting offensive linemen saw any snaps on offense, in spite of the fact that they dressed all eight linemen who were healthy, though two of them did contribute on special teams.