The Pittsburgh Steelers had 10 different players catch a pass in their Week 13 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, and one reason for that was getting players who usually have a large role in the run game involved in the passing game. WR Ben Skowronek, who serves as a blocking wide receiver and has also lined up at fullback this season, and TE MyCole Pruitt both had receptions, and OC Arthur Smith called what the Steelers were doing “unconventional warfare” with going to some pass looks with players usually involved in the rushing attack.
“Yeah, a thing that we try to work really hard on is if you’re going to operate that way, you have to have enough counter punches off it.