Steelers are aiming for the perfect balance

By Mark Kaboly, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

Steelers' offensive coordinator Bruce Arians once said that he would never ram his head into a brick wall when it comes to calling run plays just for the sake of calling run plays.

Arians was obviously not referring to when the Steelers play Baltimore because running your head into a brick wall works quite well against them.

The Steelers have called more run plays against the Ravens than any other team over the past three years despite having limited success other than in the win column.

The Steelers have won six of their past eight meetings against Baltimore by averaging only 2.4 yards per carry.

"It is hard to run on Baltimore's defense," receiver Hines Ward said. "It has always been like that over the years. But we also aren't going to shy away from it, either."

For the Steelers, it's the commitment to the run against the Ravens that's made them so successful.

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