4 statistical categories Steelers must improve upon in 2021

Steelers adjusted net yards per attempt

While the Steelers getting the deep ball going (at least more so than it did in 2020), it doesn’t mean the offense will be fixed instantly. Finding a way to better their offensive adjusted net yards per attempt would signify a more efficient and potent passing game as a whole. For those that don’t know, adjusted net yards per attempt essentially looks at every aspect of the passing game (from yards to interceptions and scores) and it gives you a general number that represents how good a passing game was as a whole. The higher a number is on offense, the better a passing game is performing.

Last year, Roethlisberger only averaged 6.6 adjusted net yards per attempt. Going back to our Super Bowl winners, Brady posted an 8.0 adjusted net yards per attempt while Mahomes had an 8.9. League-wide, Roethlisberger was in the bottom third in this category and posted an identical number to Nick Mullens. Simply put, if this team wants to win, this number will have to go up.

This can happen in a myriad of ways. For starters, getting some deeper passes will move that number in the right direction. As well, lowering the drops that this team had can also aid in increasing this number. If the Steelers can get their adjusted net yards per passing attempt number up, this offense as a whole will be far more potent.