On Monday night, it came down to a huge performance by the Pittsburgh Steelers kicker and a final scoring drive by the offense to pull out a victory over the Chicago Bears.
After the game, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger spoke to the media about the win and he didn’t pull any punches in how he characterized the offense in the win and during the team’s four-game winning streak.
“We’re playing well enough,” Roethlisberger said. “Not great. You know, offensively speaking we’re doing enough right now.”
Roethlisberger was efficient on Monday night but not highly productive. Big Ben had two passing touchdowns and no interceptions but only mustered 205 yards and only 6.8 yards per attempt. Running back Najee Harris fought for every inch as his offensive line let him down and finished with only 62 yards and a 2.8 yard per carry average.
Pittsburgh can squeak by teams like the Bears with subpar offensive performances but this sort of production doesn’t bode well down the stretch against offenses that can put up points in bunches. This offense will go as far as the offensive line takes it.
