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The Steelers distributed several game balls after their 30-23 triumph over the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on Sunday, one week after Mason Rudolph was awarded one for his efforts in a victory over the Bengals.

This time, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was praising the offensive line.

Furthermore, why not? After controlling the ball for 37:33 of the 60-minute game and amassing a season-high 202 yards on the ground, the Steelers had just raced their way to victory over the Seahawks.

The Steelers, who moved to 9-7 and maintained their hopes of making the playoffs, had exactly what they needed when they faced off against an explosive Seattle offense with a wounded defense.

“I thought the offensive line provided the wave that we rode,” stated Tomlin.

The problem is that the line repeatedly swept Seattle defenders off the line of scrimmage, acting very much like a wave.

Dan Moore Jr., a left tackle, stated, “Coach put the onus on the big guys.” The intention was to run the ball, as we knew. We simply wanted to deliver and emerged with our ears pinned back.”

That isn’t how things always work out. Like they did in this game, the Steelers have entered many games eager to run the ball. However, they realized quickly that they had the Seahawks cornered. And for a line, it’s a fantastic feeling.

“100 percent, especially when you see those guys huffing and puffing with their hands on their hips,” Moore stated. “You’re making runs of ten yards or more. Nothing feels better than this.

But even then, the line wasn’t willing to claim full ownership of this game. Of course, Jaylen Warren and Najee Harris, the running backs, also contributed significantly.

The other attacking players did, too, though. Without wide receivers and tight ends blocking both downfield and at the point of attack, second-level runs cannot be successfully completed.

“We’ve always had it in us,” Broderick Jones, a rookie right tackle, stated. “It simply comes down to the offense’s ability to click as a unit, with all 11 players on the field playing as one cohesive unit, on the same chord. and then simply showing up and acting. One important component in it is that we imposed our will on the game throughout.”

Throughout the entire game, the offense rode that wave and did almost anything against Seattle. Ultimately, it resulted in a second consecutive 30-point performance and a season-high 468 yards.

Additionally, it assisted the defense because it gave the Steelers control over the game’s tempo. 71 plays were run by the Steelers. 49 offensive plays were run by the Seahawks.

That increased the burden on Seattle’s attack beyond anything a weakened Steelers defense could muster.

Wide receiver Tyler Lockett of Seattle commented, “I don’t know how many times we actually had the ball the entire game.”

In actuality, that number was nine times. Seattle possessed nine items. On three of those, it was a three-and-out, and on the first play of the next possession, it was turned over.

Furthermore, the Steelers’ constant ball movement forced the Seahawks to press for points because they never had a three-and-out offensively during the whole game.