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Youth Maurkice Pouncey Jersey , by the numbers 50%The Steelers had a perfectly balanced run vs. pass attack against the Falcons on Sunday. There were 29 rushing attempts and 29 passing attempts. The next best run/pass ratio this season was Week 1 against the Browns with 43.8%. In Weeks 2, 3, and 4, the rushing attempts were 17.6%, 34.9%, and 18.6% of the total offense respectively.34.4%While the percentage of rushing attempts tells the story if it was a balanced attack, percentage of rushing yards of the total yards gained by an offense tells if it was an “effectively balanced” running game. A balanced attack would be 50%, but being effectively balanced running the ball would be 33.3% of the offensive yards. For example T. J. Watt Jersey , if a team rushes for 150 yards and passes for 300 yards, there’s a perfect ratio of balance yardage-wise between the two.The Steelers had 130 yards rushing and 250 yards passing for a total of 381 yards against the Falcons. Breaking it down, the Steelers averaged 4.51 yards per carry and 8.62 yards per pass attempt. Coupled with a 65.5% completion percentage, the offense was effective across the board. Also remember the last of the 29 rushes lost 3 yards with a kneel-down to end the game.9/12The Steelers third-down conversions on Sunday might have been the highlight of the game from a statistical standpoint. With nine conversions, it was actually one more third down conversion than in the previous three games, total. An astounding 40% of the Steelers’ third-down conversions thus far on the season have come against the Falcons.To break down the Steelers’ third-down conversions even more, they were a perfect 5/5 in the first quarter. During the second quarter when the Steelers failed to score, it could be attributed to going 0/2 on third down on their two drives. The third quarter brought another perfect 2/2 Authentic Chukwuma Okorafor Jersey , while the Steelers finished up the final quarter going 2/3 on third down. The only time in the second half when the Steelers didn’t convert on third down was with just over four minutes left in the game when they held a 17-point lead.+6Not only did the Steelers manage six sacks against the Falcons, their OL didn’t surrender any. Both the offensive and defensive lines received game balls from Coach Tomlin on Sunday. With a 6-sack advantage, those game balls were well deserved.46:16This was the time elapsed in the game before Julio Jones recorded his first catch. Joe Haden followed Jones wherever he lined up and shut him down. It wasn’t until the score was 27-10 when Jones finally ended up with a reception.47.7 yards Jordan Berry needs a quick shout-out for a great day of punting. An average of 47.7 yards with two punts inside the 20, one of which was downed at the two yard line, made for a nice performance. Are there any other numbers from Sunday’s win that stand out to you? Feel free to share any in the comments below. The Pittsburgh Steelers were well represented in the 2019 Pro Bowl voting. While fans of the black-and-gold hoped the team would be preparing for the Super Bowl, and not be available for the annual All-Star game, this wasn’t the case yet again.Of the Steelers who were initially voted, two of them have since backed out due to injury. Antonio Brown backed out due to a reported injury http://www.authenticspittsburghsteelers.com/cheap-alejandro-villanueva-jersey , and teammate JuJu Smith-Schuster is taking his place. Fans might be skeptical of Brown’s “injury” considering he has posted a ton of rigorous workout videos of himself on his social media platforms, which no visible injury to mention.The latest player to take a step away from the Pro Bowl was guard David DeCastro. News broke Thursday afternoon of DeCastro’s decision, but initially it wasn’t known why he wouldn’t be participating in the festivities.Thankfully, ESPN’s Pat McManamon noted DeCastro has chosen to skip the game due to an injury, and Browns guard Joel Bitonio will replace DeCastro on the roster.We might never know what the injury is DeCastro is dealing with, and fans might think DeCastro is just blowing off the game, as many do, but the All-Pro guard went to the game last year and was an active participant. Regardless http://www.authenticspittsburghsteelers.com/cheap-david-decastro-jersey , as of now, the following Steelers will be representing the Steelers organization, and the AFC, in just a few weeks:James ConnerJuJu Smith-Schuster (Alternate)Alejandro VillanuevaMaurkice PounceyCameron HeywardSo, stay tuned to BTSC as we cover this meaningless football game which will be held Jan. 27 from Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. Custom New York Jets Jerseys