Gaining just 251 yards of total offense and scoring just 13 points in Sunday’s 13-6 win over the Denver Broncos on the road, it’s understandable if one looking from the outside in sees the offensive performance and wonders if the Steelers were being conservative for the second week in a row offensively under coordinator Arthur Smith.
That wasn’t the case, though.
The Steelers were rather aggressive against the Broncos, consistently pushing the football down the field in the passing game. But in the end, penalties killed the Steelers offensively, leading to the limited production from the unit.