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Pittsburgh Steelers: 5 things we learned in Week 6 win over Bengals

By Zack Goncz

CINCINNATI, OH - OCTOBER 14: James Conner #30 of the Pittsburgh Steelers breaks a tackle by Geno Atkins #97 of the Cincinnati Bengals during the third quarter at Paul Brown Stadium on October 14, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH - OCTOBER 14: James Conner #30 of the Pittsburgh Steelers breaks a tackle by Geno Atkins #97 of the Cincinnati Bengals during the third quarter at Paul Brown Stadium on October 14, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – DECEMBER 10: Chris Boswell #9 of the Pittsburgh Steelers kicks a 46 yard field goal in the fourth quarter during the game against the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field on December 10, 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA – DECEMBER 10: Chris Boswell #9 of the Pittsburgh Steelers kicks a 46 yard field goal in the fourth quarter during the game against the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field on December 10, 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) /

Special Teams needs to be more consistent

The Steelers gave up a few long kick returns on Sunday. Alex Erickson averaged 40.7 yards per return. That’s on kickoff returns. Kickoff returns, thanks to Goodell’s incessant tinkering with the game, are barely even part of NFL football anymore. Yet the Steelers gave up over 122 yards on just 3 kick returns.

On the other hand, Boswell did make both his field goals and both his extra points. And Jordan Berry pulled off a 69 yard boot. Last game the Steelers blocked a kick but also missed an extra point kick of their own. The Steelers special teams unit is by no means hopeless, they’re just all over the place. Inconsistent is better than consistently awful. However, we’ve seen every part of special teams do well and they need to be more consistent at playing that way.

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