Dissecting Most Crucial Matchups in Steelers’ Week 7 Contest with Texans

October 15, 2014   ·   Chris Gazze   ·   Jump to comments

A blowout loss last week has the Pittsburgh Steelers in last place in the AFC North. As the Houston Texans come to town, Mike Tomlin has a lot of work to do to get his team back in the win column.
One of the major issues plaguing the Steelers right now is their production in the red zone. They rank 31st in the league after failing in all three trips inside of the 20 against the Cleveland Browns. Besides the offense, the defense had problems last week.
Cleveland’s offense had plenty of success on the ground with 158 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Brian Hoyer made the most of his limited opportunities, throwing for 217 yards on just eight completions. These areas highlight several of Pittsburgh’s problems and what Tomlin hopes to change for the upcoming game against the Houston Texans, via Bob Labriola of Steelers.com:
For us moving forward, we have to put ourselves into a position where we make more plays. We need to look critically at what we’re...

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