Najee Harris finally breaks out in Steelers' convincing win over Raiders

The Pittsburgh Steelers have made it very clear that they want to pound the rock on offense, but injuries and ineffectiveness have plagued them all season. Najee Harris has been struggling more than just about anybody on the offense, averaging a career-low 3.3 yards per attempt. While it hasn't been all on him, he just hasn't been able to get it done behind a beat-up offensive line.

With the team traveling to Las Vegas to face a severely hindered Raiders team missing key pieces on offense and defense, fans were no doubt hoping to finally see him get things going. Luckily, he did not disappoint in the 32-13 victory.

That play was just one of several big plays from Harris as he rumbled for 106 yards on a career-high 7.6 yards per attempt. It's no secret that Harris doesn't have the same burst and vision that Jaylen Warren or even Cordarelle Patterson has, but what he is great at is running through tacklers once he gets in the open field.

Just look at the way he was able to break tackles and keep his feet moving on this run.

He even had another run for 26 yards where he juked Raiders cornerback Jack Jones out of his shoes. It was an all-around banner day for Harris, helping the offense to a season-high 32 points despite the passing game struggling. The big question moving forward, however, is whether the Steelers and Harris can learn from this game.

Steelers need to keep feeding Najee until other backs get back to full health

A big reason why Harris was getting so much attention for his poor start was the lack of options behind him. Jaylen Warren has been the more efficient player for the entire time they have shared a backfield, but he has battled injuries all season. Cordarelle Patterson was showing he still had some juice left before he too went down with an injury.

With Harris being the last man standing, all the pressure was on him to perform even with the injuries along the offensive line. Now that the line settled down (barring an extended absence from center Zach Frazier), Arthur Smith needs to keep riding Harris until at least the other backs are fully healthy. Jaylen Warren did come back this week but had just four carries, so the coaching staff clearly didn't want to use him too much.

Hopefully, this is just the beginning of a resurgence for Harris and the Steelers run game.