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Pittsburgh Steelers: 3 keys to a Week 5 win over the Jaguars

By Zack Goncz

CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 24: Antonio Brown #84 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates after scoring against the Chicago Bears in the second quarter at Soldier Field on September 24, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 24: Antonio Brown #84 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates after scoring against the Chicago Bears in the second quarter at Soldier Field on September 24, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – OCTOBER 01: Running back Le’Veon Bell #26 of the Pittsburgh Steelers carries the ball against defensive back Marlon Humphrey #29 and linebacker Tyus Bowser #54 of the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth quarter at M&T Bank Stadium on October 1, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – OCTOBER 01: Running back Le’Veon Bell #26 of the Pittsburgh Steelers carries the ball against defensive back Marlon Humphrey #29 and linebacker Tyus Bowser #54 of the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth quarter at M&T Bank Stadium on October 1, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) /

Convert!

By convert, I mean third downs into first downs, and drives into touchdowns. The Steelers have some offensive players if you haven’t noticed. Antonio Brown is Antonio Brown, nuff said. Le’Veon Bell has finally caught up from missing preseason, having run for 144 yards and caught 42 worth as well against the Ravens. But…

The Steelers were expecting to score 30 points per game when the season began. They’re averaging 22.5 at this point, 18th in the league. But even worse is the 3rd down conversion rate, 36.54%, 25th in the league. The Steelers need to do a better job using their weapons if they want to be the top-tier team they should be.

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