A HUGE gold star thank you goes out to Barry Blyler for generously digitizing the 2019 season for the rest of us to enjoy. Kudos, Barry!
2019 Pittsburgh Steelers Season
Season Summary: The 2019 Steelers were undone by injuries, most notably Big Ben's season-ending elbow surgery in week 2. Mason Rudolph and undrafted rookie Devlin "Duck" Hodges rotated at QB, but both struggled with inconsistency and turnovers. The offense collapsed (30th in yards, 27th in points) with James Conner and JuJu Smith-Schuster both hampered by injuries.
The defense kept the season afloat. The trade for Minkah Fitzpatrick after week 2 transformed the unit, and TJ Watt delivered an All-Pro season. Opportunism defined them, as Pittsburgh led the NFL with 38 takeaways and ranked top 5 in both points and yards allowed, keeping the Steelers competitive in games they had no business being in.
Despite somehow climbing to 8-5, the offense scored just 10 points in each of the final 3 games, all losses, and missed the playoffs for the 2nd straight year.
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