With Arthur Smith as the offensive coordinator, the Pittsburgh Steelers are going to run the ball and run play-action more than they have in the past. But if the Steelers are going to run the ball a lot, they’d ideally like to do so against less stacked boxes than in 2023, as the Steelers ran into a stacked box, classified as seven-plus defenders in the box, on 76% of their run plays last season, according to Warren Sharp. That was the eighth-highest rate in the league, although Smith’s Falcons team had the 11th-highest rate at 74%. Warren Sharp posted the data on Twitter.
Steelers Had Eighth-Highest Rate Running Into Stacked Boxes In 2023
