4 Steelers stats that were completely unacceptable vs Packers in Week 4

Steelers lost the turnover battle yet again

For the third game in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers lost the turnover battle. By no coincidence, they lost all three games. Perhaps a more high-powered offense can still overcome being -1 or maybe even -2 in the turnover department as they can make up for it with quick, efficient scoring. The Steelers cannot.

Ben Roethlisberger lost a fumble and threw a costly interception in this contest. Though the Steelers did force and recover a fumble on defense, even being -1 in the turnover department this year could be enough to do them in.

I don’t put this solely on the offense. While Ben needs to take better care of the ball (and the offensive line clearly needs to hold up better), Pittsburgh’s defense has not done a good job of making plays on the ball this year, and their defense has suffered as a result.

From what we’ve seen from the team this season, it’s going to be incredibly difficult to win games if Pittsburgh can’t win the turnover battle. Let’s hope they have better success here moving forward.

By the end of Week 4, there weren’t a lot of statistics to get excited about, but these four stats were unacceptable against the Packers. The Steelers must improve in these areas if they want to see any success this year.