In 2018, the Pittsburgh Steelers were one of the prolific offenses in the NFL in large part because they completely abandoned the run game and just let quarterback Ben Roethlisberger air it out. This season, when Roethlisberger went down with a season-ending elbow injury, you might have thought it would have prompted the Steelers staff to really focus on running the ball.
But if you thought that, you would be wrong. Instead the Steelers had one of the worst rushing seasons in recent history and certainly the worst under head coach Mike Tomlin. Here’s how the run game broke down (literally).
James Conner-This was supposed to be Conner’s breakout year. But as with 2018, injuries were just too much for Conner and there are serious questions if he can really be this team’s feature back. Conner missed six games with various injuries.
464 rushing yards, 4 rushing touchdowns