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 | | Subject: Rushing rankings atypical this year Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:16 am | |
| By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Steelers long have talked about December football as if they owned it, which means running the ball well on offense and stopping it on defense, and as they prepare for January football their strengths have switched on both sides to the passing game.
Despite their 169 yards rushing Saturday against the St. Louis Rams -- the worst run defense in the league -- they rank 16th in the NFL on the run, ninth passing. They rank ninth stopping the run and No. 1 on pass defense. The rankings are based on yards.
The questions are twofold as they head to Cleveland to play the No. 30 run defense in the league before heading into the playoffs: Can they run the ball and stop it well enough to make a difference, or can their passing offense and defense carry them to another Super Bowl?
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11362/1199638-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml#ixzz1ho7gCTKp
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