![]() ![]() He lost his job as the safety in victory formations to Miles Boykin, and with Boykin out, he got to play that snap again. On a positive note, Minkah Fitzpatrick played a snap on offense this week. When backup running backs have almost doubled the receiving output of your depth receivers, your team has a serious problem, because on 50% of the Steelers snaps this week (more in most weeks) the defense has one player they know they can dump their worst defender on and be fine. That’s on 285 snaps, more snaps than the three backup running backs have recorded, and those backs have done more as receivers than the backup WRs, recording 154 yards on 21 targets. It’s pretty clear to any team facing the Steelers that the only thing you really need to worry about with these depth receivers is the jet sweep.įor the season, wide receivers not named Pickens, Johnson or Claypool have accounted for 17 targets, 10 receptions and 79 yards. Gunner Olszewski’s jet sweep (the only one of the game) gained 9 rushing yards. You have to wonder why the Steelers are playing their backup receivers so much, when combined they accounted for 4 targets and 11 yards in this game. Meanwhile George Pickens recorded 9.5 yards per target, a very good mark that happens to be only the 6th best mark of his 11-game career. Johnson and Kenny Pickett are playing better together, but that’s more an indictment of how poorly they were teaming up before the bye than actual praise. Diontae Johnson again led all non-QBs and lineman in offensive snaps, and while he averaged a paltry 6.13 yards per target, that number is the third best mark of his season. Interestingly, in that lower receiver snap situation, the backup receivers played more snaps (55 combined) than George Pickens played (54). With the heavier set the Steelers averaged only 2.5 wide receivers per play, meaning roughly half the game they only played two receivers. The Steelers led for all but 5 minutes of the game, and with their running backs producing, it makes sense that they would focus on running the ball. Pat Freiermuth played his normal ~70% of snaps, Zach Gentry played half the game and Connor Heyward got a decent number of snaps. The Steelers went more tight end heavy this week. With Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren currently injured and a short week looming, the Steelers might need Snell and/or McFarland to carry the load against the Falcons. ![]() It also shows well in the stats Benny Snell and Anthony McFarland put up, as each averaged 5 yards a carry for the game. It’s always good to have your offensive line and quarterback playing together consistently, and it has showed in how Kenny Pickett is looking more comfortable maneuvering the pocket and avoiding danger. The Indianapolis Colts have an older, and more decorated roster than the Pittsburgh Steelers, but even with the Colts playing better under new Head Coach Jeff Saturday, the Steelers were the better team on Monday night. ![]()
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