Then that's a horrendous game plan on multiple levels, especially when you're NOT RUNNING THE BALL which is my overall point. Was the 6 rushes in the 2nd half a legit stat I heard? We had 23 in the game and one of the backs was going for about 7 a pop. We weren't down 2 scores until the 4th and it still wasn't time to pack the running game in. Not acceptable to me when that's clearly our path to offensive success.
Review the drive summary's. I expect you to find a few plays to criticize (I mentioned 3), but I think the above summary is much less egregious once context is applied.
*Drive 1 - good drive - no qualms with going to the air 2nd & goal at the 6, FG
*Drive 2 - great play by Pittsburgh on the 3rd & 4 play to Hunt, punt
*Drive 3 - great drive, TD
*Drive 4 - stupid 3rd & long play #1, punt
*Drive 5 - end of the half, Hunt ran for 32 yards with the defense in prevent which inflated the overall ypc line you cited
*Drive 6 - drive went fine until that very questionable holding penalty, running on 2nd & 20 would be stupid and that was the play Baker fumbled
*Drive 7 - actually, found a 4th play I hated - the 2nd & 7 play to Demetrius Harris , precursor to the 3rd & 7 play
@lod001's mentioned at least twice, punt
*Drive 8 - good drive, Harris dropped a TD on 2nd down, FG
*Drive 9 - great play by Edmunds on 2nd down, he doesn't make that play and Hunt scores - next play is one of those bad 3rd & long's though, punt
*Drive 10 - desperation thwarted by Landry's bad route, INT
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So, did we run less than week 11? Yep, we were also playing 2 scores behind instead of ahead. So of course we will. And if you discount the runs on the end of first half drive when Pittsburgh was very clearly not playing the run we net 70 yards on 21 carries (3.3 ypc). That's fine when you're playing with a lead, but from behind? Nope.