The Steelers have spent the entire 2023 season falling behind in games. Sure, sometimes they come back for a close victory at the end. But in the past two weeks, the Steelers started slow against a couple of bad teams in Arizona and New England, and they couldn't come back. They have been outscored by 36 points in the first quarter (28th) and 35 points in the second quarter (25th). Then they have outscored opponents by 31 points in the second half of games," Schatz writes.
"You can see this split in DVOA as well, showing that it's a problem on both offense and defense. Pittsburgh ranks 30th in offensive DVOA in the first quarter of games, which improves to 15th in the second quarter and a surprising fifth after halftime. On defense, the Steelers go from 18th in DVOA before halftime to third after halftime."
The Steelers offense is bad, but the fact they're fifth in DVOA after halftime shows that they have the capacity to be a solid offense. If they can somehow sustain a consistent performance over all four quarters, this is a group that can win some games down the stretch and make the playoffs. The problem is they've shown nothing this season that proves they can do
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