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{"id":7127805,"date":"2019-09-22T16:32:24","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T20:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.insidethe49.com\/?p=7127805"},"modified":"2019-09-22T16:54:18","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T20:54:18","slug":"the-49ers-keys-to-attacking-the-steelers-offense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidethe49.com\/news-highlights\/the-49ers-keys-to-attacking-the-steelers-offense\/","title":{"rendered":"The 49ers\u2019 Keys to Attacking the Steelers\u2019 Offense"},"content":{"rendered":"After reviewing the Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 offense during their game last week against the Seattle Seahawks last week, it\u2019s obvious the Steelers run a fairly vanilla offense compared to years past. Besides one trick play, the Steelers weren\u2019t very creative with their play calling during Week 2.<\/p>\n
They ran some basic screen plays, but nothing that the 49ers\u2019 defense shouldn\u2019t be able to quickly recognize and diagnose during Sunday\u2019s matchup. One glaring difference between the Steelers and the majority of NFL teams is their use of the shotgun formation. The Steelers have lined up in shotgun formations on a whopping 86 percent of their plays in 2019, which ranks third in the NFL behind only the Baltimore Ravens and the Arizona Cardinals.<\/p>\n
Their use of shotgun formations saw little change when quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was replaced by Mason Rudolph in the third quarter of last week\u2019s game. In addition to utilizing shotgun formations more than the majority of teams in the league, they also run a lot of heavy sets with six offensive linemen, Most teams use these types of formations when they need minimal yardage on third-and-short or third-and-goal, but the Steelers run it in a variety of situations including on first downs.<\/p>\n