4 biggest problems Steelers offense must fix before the playoffs

The Steelers offense was abysmal against the Ravens in Week 12. Here are four major problems that need to be fixed.

I know the Steelers are an undefeated football team going into the final stretch of the season, but this offense has been painful to watch on more than one occasion this year. They were able to put up just 24 points in Week 9 against a Dallas Cowboys defense that was among the worst in the league. Three weeks later, Pittsburgh managed just 19 points against a completely decimated Ravens roster – and that was with the Steelers scoring a defensive touchdown.

While the defense continues to impress, the offense is leaving way too many opportunities on the table, and it’s starting to get concerning. Though we would have liked to see this unit grow as the season went on, it’s been the opposite. The Steelers have managed more than 28 points just once in the past 6 games, and they need to get their issues fixed before the playoffs. Here are the four biggest problems with Pittsburgh’s offense:

Steelers downfield passing game

Ben Roethlisberger is doing what can be expected of him at his age and coming off a major injury, but the downfield passing attach has just not been there for this football team in 2020. Despite the thoroughly impressive flashes from Chase Claypool down the sidelines, the Steelers have just not been able to connect on these throws at a high rate.

According to Playerprofiler.com, Big Ben is 32nd in the league in deep ball completion percentage. Considering there are only 32 teams, this is not where we would like the Steelers to be. There are several factors that go into play here and drops down the field by wide receivers haven’t helped, but this is certainly an area that must improve by the time playoffs come – especially if Pittsburgh wants to be able to go toe-to-toe with the Kansas City Chiefs.