With the Bengals bringing Joe Burrow to Cincinnati, Lamar Jackson showing the Ravens he has what it takes, and a new, offensive-minded head coach in Kevin Stefanski with the Cleveland Browns, the AFC North is likely to be the most competitive it’s been in recent history.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will need to step up their game on offense to compete in what will be a tough division.
Here are four areas where the Steelers need to improve to remain steady on the road to the playoffs.
Passing yards per attempt
This number should automatically recover with Ben Roethlisberger back at the helm of the Steelers offense. In 2019, between Mason Rudolph and Duck Hodges, the offense had to claw their way to a paltry 2,981 yards on 510 attempts (5.84 yards/attempt). Yards per attempt were down from 7.26 in Roethlisberger’s career 2018 season when he threw for 5,008 yards on 689 attempts.