As we wrote yesterday, there’s no team in football worse on 3rd/4th and 1 than the Pittsburgh Steelers. The fact they’re as successful on third and long (27%) as they are on third and short (28%) is, frankly, baffling, and speaks to the struggles the offense has endured throughout the entire season, even for the brief time Ben Roethlisberger was healthy.
Asked about those problems during his Tuesday press conference, Mike Tomlin chalked it up to a unit-wide execution failure.
“We realize that short yardage has been an issue for us,” Tomlin said.