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‘That’s Our Achilles Heel:’ Van Jefferson Knows Steelers Offense Needs To Be Better In Red Zone

Russell Wilson has given the Pittsburgh Steelers a little extra juice on offense, but they haven’t been perfect. Their biggest struggle with Wilson starting has been in the red zone. In the last two games, the Steelers are 5-for-10 on scoring touchdowns in the red zone. That number isn’t awful, but there are some possessions that skew the number. Van Jefferson knows that the offense needs to start finishing better.

“Russ [Wilson’s] doing a great job coming in,” Jefferson said Thursday on The Drive on Steelers Nation Radio. “He’s spreading the ball around, getting it downfield, so it’s something that we’re definitely gonna need down the road.