PITTSBURGH (AP) – This is one week where the Pittsburgh Steelers truly are convinced that numbers lie.
Glance at an NFL statistics sheet, and it would appear the Steelers (5-1) simply won’t be able to keep up with the New Orleans Saints (4-3) during their Sunday night matchup of the past two Super Bowl champions.
The Saints with quarterback Drew Brees are No. 1 with a 69.7 pass completion rate. The Steelers are fifth from the bottom among defenses, allowing opponents to complete 66.2 percent of their passes. In the almost-always-important fourth quarter, the Steelers rank a dreadful 31st as opponents complete nearly 70 percent of their passes as games wind down.
What skews the numbers is this: Nobody runs the ball on the Steelers. And the Steelers are in the lead so often, their opponents are forced to throw just to stay in games.
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