Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Three Things We Learned

Steelers Offense continues to struggle, missing Le’Veon Bell

The Steelers had no balance on offense as James Connor had nine carries for 19 yards, while Ben Roethlisberger had to throw 47 times and had an up and down game. Other than Week 1, where Connor had 31 carries for 135 yards and two touchdowns, the Steelers run game has been quiet and has not been used enough, especially in this game.

Connor is no Le’Veon Bell, especially as a threat in the passing game as he has been a pain for the Ravens to cover and stop the last few years. Not having Bell out there helped the Ravens to focus on Antonio Brown and confusing Big Ben with different blitzes and coverages as Anthony Levine had the game-sealing interception along with a few pass deflections.

JuJu Smith-Schuster had a few catches early but dropped some easy passes that could have been first downs and then one that was almost a touchdown but was popped out by Carr. Antonio Brown was contained most of the game by Humphery, as he gave up only one touchdown as both their top receivers had five catches for under 70 yards.

Their most productive offensive weapon was attacking the middle of the field with Ryan Switzer (seven catches for 32 yards) in the slot and Vance McDonald with five catches for 62 yards.

Big Ben and Brown were just not on the same page as the Ravens double-teamed him most of the time and shut down their other threats in the second half of the game.