The Pittsburgh Steelers not only managed to rush for a 167 yards as a team in the Sunday night win over the Cincinnati Bengals, but they also were able to get a lot of those yards on the ground in chunks.
Heading into the game against the Bengals, the Steelers had only recorded 7 runs of over 10 yards and none over 20. Thanks to the efforts of Jonathan Dwyer and the offensive line play in Cincinnati, they now 15 runs of over 10 yards on the season and they recorded their first 2 running explosive plays as Dwyer had runs of 32 and 21 in the game.
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